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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Association of job strain with working hours, shift-dependent perceived workload, sleepiness and recovery (2013)
- ErgonomicsScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Karhula K, Harma M, Sallinen M, Hublin C, Virkkala J, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Puttonen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2013)
- Canadian Medical Association JournalOccupational and Environmental Medicine
Kivimaki M, Nyberg ST, Fransson EI, Heikkila K, Alfredsson L, Casini A, Clays E, De Bacquer D, Dragano N, Ferrie JE, Goldberg M, Hamer M, Jokela M, Karasek R, Kittel F, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Salo P, Siegrist J, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Westerholm PJM, Westerlund H, Zins M, Steptoe A, Singh-Manoux A, Batty GD
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Asthma and long-term work disabilityDo obesity and sleep problems cluster in the workplace? A multivariate multilevel study (2013)
- Treatment Strategies. Respiratory
Kauppi P, Hakola R, Leino T, Ojajärvi A, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Haahtela T, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Chronic workplace stress and insufficient physical activity: a cohort study (2013)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Kouvonen A, Vahtera J, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Vaananen AKP, Heponiemi T, Salo P, Virtanen M, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Depression-Related Work Disability: Socioeconomic Inequalities in Onset, Duration and Recurrence (2013)
- PLoS ONE
Ervasti J, Vahtera J, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Ahola K, Kivimaki M, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does perceived work ability improve after a multidisciplinary preventive program in a population with no severe medical problems? The Finnish Public Sector Study. (2013)
Saltychev M, Laimi K, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does transfer of work from a public sector organisation to a commercial enterprise without staff reductions increase risk of long-term sickness absence among the staff? A cohort study of laboratory and radiology employees (2013)
Kokkinen L, Virtanen M, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2013)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Oksanen T, Kawachi I, Subramanian S, Kim D, Shirai K, Kouvonen A, Pentti J, Salo P, Virtanen M, Vahtera J, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effect of depression onset on adherence to medication among hypertensive patients: a longitudinal modelling study (2013)
- Journal of HypertensionIndustrial Health
Sjosten N, Nabi H, Westerlund H, Salo P, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2013)
- Human Molecular GeneticsYhteiskuntapolitiikka
Sulkava S, Ollila HM, Ahola K, Partonen T, Viitasalo K, Kettunen J, Lappalainen M, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Lindstrom J, Harma M, Puttonen S, Salomaa V, Paunio T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Increased risk of coronary heart disease among individuals reporting adverse impact of stress on their health: the Whitehall II prospective cohort study (2013)
- European Heart Journal
Nabi H, Kivimaki M, Batty GD, Shipley MJ, Britton A, Brunner EJ, Vahtera J, Lemogne C, Elbaz A, Singh-Manoux A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Influence of retirement on nonadherence to mediation for hypertension and diabetes (2013)
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
Kivimäki M, Batty GD, Hamer M, Nabi H, Korhonen M, Huupponen R, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Kawachi I, Virtanen M, Westerlund H, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Job Strain and Health-Related Lifestyle: Findings From an Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis of 118 000 Working Adults (2013)
- American Journal of Public Health
Katriina Heikkilä, Eleonor I Fransson, Solja T Nyberg, Marie Zins, Hugo Westerlund, Peter Westerholm, Marianna Virtanen, Jussi Vahtera, Sakari Suominen, Andrew Steptoe, Paula Salo, Jaana Pentti, Tuula Oksanen, Maria Nordin, Michael G Marmot, Thorsten Lunau, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Markku Koskenvuo, Anders Knutsson, France Kittel, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Marcel Goldberg, Raimund Erbel, Nico Dragano, Dirk DeBacquer, Els Clays, Annalisa Casini, Lars Alfredsson, Jane E Ferrie, Archana Singh-Manoux, G David Batty, Mika Kivimäki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2013)
- BMJ OpenBMJ
Koponen A, Vahtera J, Pitkäniemi J, Virtanen M, Pentti J, Simonsen-Rehn N, Kivimäki M, Suominen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Job Strain, Sleep and Alertness in Shift Working Health Care Professionals – A Field Study (2013)
Karhula K, Härmä M, Sallinen M, Hublin C, Virkkala J, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J, Puttonen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Koulujen henkilöstövoimavarat ja opettajien vaihtuvuus – Rekisteritutkimus kymmenen kaupungin peruskouluista (2013)
Jenni Ervasti, Mika Kivimäki, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera, Marianna Virtanen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Living in proximity of a bar and risky alcohol behaviours – a longitudinal study (2013)
- Addiction
Halonen JI, Kivimaki M, Virtanen M, Pentti J, Subramanian SV, Kawachi I, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Obesity and Occupational Injury – A Prospective Cohort Study of 69,515 Public Sector Employees (2013)
- PLoS ONE
Kouvonen A, Kivimaki M, Oksanen T, Pentti J, De Vogli R, Virtanen M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Organizational justice, sickness absence and employee age (2013)
- Journal of Managerial Psychology
Aino Tenhiälä, Anne Linna, Monika von Bonsdorff, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera, Mika Kivimäki, Marko Elovainio
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis (2013)
Virtanen M, Nyberg ST, Batty GD, Jokela M, Heikkila K, Fransson EI, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Casini A, Clays E, De Bacquer D, Dragano N, Elovainio M, Erbel R, Ferrie JE, Hamer M, Jockel KH, Kittel F, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Lunau T, Madsen IEH, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pahkin K, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Salo P, Shipley MJ, Siegrist J, Steptoe A, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Toppinen-Tanner S, Vaananen A, Vahtera J, Westerholm PJM, Westerlund H, Slopen N, Kawachi I, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)