Jussi Vahtera - UTU Research Portal

Jussi Vahtera

- Senior Advisor,
Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

jussi.vahtera@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2030

+358 40 592 9990

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-061X

Areas of expertise

Public health, Epidemiology, Neighborhood influences on health, Life-course research, Psychosocial stress, Psychosocial work environment, Social Determinants of Health.

Research

My studies focus on work and living environments, psychosocial
risks, and behaviors as determinants of health and longevity from a life-course
perspective. I have experience in working with large longitudinal datasets and have a strong
record of research collaboration both nationally and internationally. My recent research has contributed to the understanding
of the effects of social, built and natural neighborhoods on cardiovascular health.

Publications

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Validity of self-reported exposure to shift work (2017)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Härmä M, Koskinen A, Ropponen A, Puttonen S, KarhulaK, Vahtera J, Kivimäki M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Work stress, anthropometry, lung function, blood pressure, and blood-based biomarkers: a cross-sectional study of 43,593 French men and women (2017)
- Scientific Reports
Linda L. Magnusson Hanson, Hugo Westerlund, Marcel Goldberg, Marie Zins, Jussi Vahtera, Naja Hulvej Rod, Sari Stenholm, Andrew Steptoe, Mika Kivimäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Antidepressant use and work-related injuries (2016)
- Psychological Medicine
Kouvonen A, Vahtera J, Pentti J, Korhonen MJ, Oksanen T, Salo P, Virtanen M, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association Between Distance From Home to Tobacco Outlet and Smoking Cessation and Relapse (2016)
- JAMA Internal Medicine
Anna Pulakka, Jaana I. Halonen, Ichiro Kawachi, Jaana Pentti, Sari Stenholm, Markus Jokela, Ilkka Kaate, Markku Koskenvuo, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of Job Strain With Cortisol and Alpha-Amylase Among Shift-Working Health Care Professionals in Laboratory and Field (2016)
- Biological Research For Nursing
Karhula K, Harma M, Sallinen M, Lindholm H, Hirvonen A, Elovainio M, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Puttonen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Attachment to employment and education before work disability pension due to a mental disorder among young adults (2016)
- BMC Psychiatry
Mattila-Holappa P, Joensuu M, Ahola K, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Change in Neighborhood Disadvantage and Change in Smoking Behaviors in Adults: A Longitudinal, Within-individual Study (2016)
- Epidemiology
Jaana I. Halonen, Anna Pulakka, Sari Stenholm, Jaana Pentti, Ichiro Kawachi, Mika Kivimäki, Jussi Vahtera
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Changes in physical activity during transition to retirement : a cohort study (2016)
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Sari Stenholm, Anna Pulakka, Ichiro Kawachi, Tuula Oksanen, Jaana I. Halonen, Ville Aalto, Mika Kivimaki, Jussi Vahtera
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Changes in sleep duration during transition to statutory retirement (2016)
- Journal of Sleep Research
Myllyntausta S, Salo P, Kronholm E, Oksanen T, Aalto V, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Stenholm S
(Other publication)
Characteristics associated with initiation of hormone replacement therapy among Finnish women: A register-linkage study (2016)
- Maturitas
Jaana Jalava-Broman, Juha Mäkinen, Lauri Sillanmäki, Jussi Vahtera, Päivi Rautava
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Clustering of adversity in young adults on disability pension due to mental disorders: a latent class analysis (2016)
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Joensuu M, Mattila-Holappa P, Ahola K, Ervasti J, Kivimäki M, Kivekäs T, Koskinen A, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Comorbidity and work disability among employees with diabetes: Associations with risk factors in a pooled analysis of three cohort studies. (2016)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Ervasti J, Kivimäki M, Dray-Spira R, Head J, Goldberg M, Pentti J, Jokela M, Vahtera J, Zins M, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effectiveness of legislative changes obligating notification of prolonged sickness absence and assessment of remaining work ability on return to work and work participation: a natural experiment in Finland (2016)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Halonen JI, Solovieva S, Pentti J, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Viikari-Juntura E
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Health- and work-related predictors of work disability among employees with a cardiometabolic disease - A cohort study (2016)
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Ervasti J, Kivimaki M, Pentti J, Salo P, Oksanen T, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Hospital Admissions Before an Alcohol-Related Death Among Middle-Aged Employed Men and Women: A Cohort Study Using Routine Data (2016)
- Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Paljarvi T, Martikainen P, Vahtera J, Leinonen T, Makela P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Increased risk of cause-specific work disability prior to the diagnosis of sleep apnea (2016)
- Journal of Sleep Research
Salo P, Alexanderson K, Pentti J, Kjeldgard L, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J
(Other publication)
Job insecurity and risk of diabetes: a meta-analysis of individual participant data (2016)
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
Jane E Ferrie, Marianna Virtanen, Markus Jokela, Ida E H Madsen, Katriina Heikkilä, Lars Alfredsson, G David Batty, Jakob B Bjorner, Marianne Borritz, Hermann Burr, Nico Dragano, Marko Elovainio, Eleonor I Fransson, Anders Knutsson, Markku Koskenvuo, Aki Koskinen, Anne Kouvonen, Meena Kumari, Martin L Nielsen, Maria Nordin, Tuula Oksanen, Krista Pahkin, Jan H Pejtersen, Jaana Pentti, Paula Salo, Martin J Shipley, Sakari B Suominen, Adam Tabak, Töres Theorell, Ari Väänänen, Jussi Vahtera, Peter J M Westerholm, Hugo Westerlund, Reiner Rugulies, Solja T Nyberg, Mika Kivimäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long working hours and cancer risk: a multi-cohort study (2016)
- British Journal of Cancer
Katriina Heikkila, Solja T Nyberg, Ida EH Madsen, Ernest de Vroome, Lars Alfredsson, Jacob J Bjorner, Marianne Borritz, Hermann Burr, Raimund Erbel, Jane E Ferrie, Eleonor I Fransson, Goedele A Geuskens, Wendela E Hooftman, Irene L Houtman, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Anders Knutsson, Markku Koskenvuo, Thorsten Lunau, Martin L Nielsen, Maria Nordin, Tuula Oksanen, Jan H Pejtersen, Jaana Pentti, Martin J Shipley, Andrew Steptoe, Sakari B Suominen, Töres Theorell, Jussi Vahtera, Peter JM Westerholm, Hugo Westerlund, Nico Dragano, Reiner Rugulies, Ichiro Kawachi, G David Batty, Archana Singh-Manoux, Marianna Virtanen, Mika Kivimaäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Onset of Impaired Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Longitudinal Study (2016)
- Sleep
Clark AJ, Salo P, Lange T, Jennum P, Virtanen M, Pentti J, Kivimaki M, Rod NH, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Organizational justice and disability pension from all-causes, depression and musculoskeletal diseases: A Finnish cohort study of public sector employees (2016)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Juvani A, Oksanen T, Virtanen M, Elovainio M, Salo P, Pentti J, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)