Jussi Vahtera
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.
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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- Trajectories of work ability and associated work unit characteristics from pre-COVID to post-COVID pandemic period (2024)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Association Between Depression and Physical Conditions Requiring Hospitalization (2023)
- JAMA Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Association of social isolation and loneliness with risk of incident hospital-treated infections: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank and Finnish Health and Social Support studies (2023)
- Lancet Public Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Association of working hours with accelerometer-based sleep duration and sleep quality on the following night among older employees (2023)
- Sleep epidemiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Association of workplace violence and bullying with later suicide risk: a multicohort study and meta-analysis of published data (2023)
- Lancet Public Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Changes in ambulatory blood pressure during the transition to retirement (2023)
- Journal of Hypertension
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Climate Change, Summer Temperature, and Heat-Related Mortality in Finland: Multicohort Study with Projections for a Sustainable vs Fossil-Fueled Future to 2050 (2023)
- Environmental Health Perspectives
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Concurrent changes in physical activity and physical functioning during retirement transition-a multi-trajectory analysis (2023)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Does work-related and commuting physical activity predict changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during the transition to retirement? GPS and accelerometer study (2023)
- Health and Place
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Do Sleep Problems Explain the Association Between Work Stress and the Trajectories of Work Ability From Midlife to Pensionable Age? (2023)
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Downsizing and purchases of psychotropic drugs: A longitudinal study of stayers, changers and unemployed (2023)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Early-life environment and the risk of eczema at 2 years-Meta-analyses of six Finnish birth cohorts (2023)
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Educational level and the use of mental health services, psychotropic medication and psychotherapy among adults with a history of physician diagnosed mental disorders (2023)
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Finnish Retirement and Aging Study: a prospective cohort study (2023)
- BMJ Open
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Modifications of 24-h movement behaviors to prevent obesity in retirement: a natural experiment using compositional data analysis (2023)
- International Journal of Obesity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Neighbourhood deprivation in childhood and adulthood and risk of arterial stiffness: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study (2023)
- Blood Pressure
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Physical activity and self-rated health during retirement transition: a multitrajectory analysis of concurrent changes among public sector employees (2023)
- BMJ Open
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Predicting long-term sickness absence with employee questionnaires and administrative records: a prospective cohort study of hospital employees (2023)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Predicting work disability among people with chronic conditions: a prospective cohort study (2023)
- Scientific Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Residential green environments are associated with human milk oligosaccharide diversity and composition (2023)
- Scientific Reports
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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