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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Salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase: Is there consistency between psychosocial stress test and burdensome work shifts? (2017)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Kati Karhula, Mikko Härmä, Mikael Sallinen, Harri Lindholm, Ari Hirvonen, Marko Elovainio, Mika Kivimäki, Jussi Vahtera, Sampsa Puttonen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sleep Apnea, Disability Pensions, and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Swedish Nationwide Register Linkage Study (2017)
- American Journal of Epidemiology
Rod NH, Kjeldgård L, Åkerstedt T, Ferrie JE, Salo P, Vahtera J, Alexanderson K
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Social networks and patterns of health risk behaviours over two decades: A multi-cohort study (2017)
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Kauppi M, Elovainio M, Stenholm S, Virtanen M, Aalto V, Koskenvuo M, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The joint contribution of cardiovascular disease and socioeconomic status to disability retirement: A register linkage study (2017)
- International Journal of Cardiology
Virtanen M, Lallukka T, Ervasti J, Rahkonen O, Lahelma E, Pentti J, Pietiliainen O, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trajectories of risky drinking around the time of statutory retirement: a longitudinal latent class analysis (2017)
- Addiction
Halonen JI, Stenholm S, Pulakka A, Kawachi I, Aalto V, Pentti J, Lallukka T, Virtanen M, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trajectory analyses of sickness absence among industrial and municipal employees (2017)
- Occupational Medicine
Virtanen P, Siukola A, Lipiäinen L, Liukkonen V, Pentti J, Vahtera J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trends in work disability due to mental diagnoses among social workers in Finland and Sweden in 2005-2012. (2017)
- Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
O. Rantonen, K. Alexanderson, J. Pentti, L. Kjeldgård, J. Hämäläinen, E. Mittendorfer-Rutz, M. Kivimäki, J. Vahtera, P. Salo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Työhön paluu polven tekonivelleikkauksen jälkeen (2017)
- Suomen ortopedia ja traumatologia
Lankinen P, Laasik R, Aalto V, Saltychev M, Vahtera J, Mäkelä K
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
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)