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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Non-response in a nationwide follow-up postal survey in Finland: a register-based mortality analysis of respondents and non-respondents of the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) Study (2012)
- BMJ Open
Sakari Suominen, Karoliina Koskenvuo, Lauri Sillanmäki, Jussi Vahtera, Katariina Korkeila, Mika Kivimäki, Kari J Mattila, Pekka Virtanen, Markku Sumanen, Päivi Rautava, Markku Koskenvuo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Organisational justice and cognitive function in middle-aged employees: the Whitehall II study (2012)
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Elovainio M, Singh-Manoux A, Ferrie JE, Shipley M, Gimeno D, De Vogli R, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Jokela M, Marmot MG, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Organizational Justice in Primary-Care Health Centers and Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (2012)
- Medical Care
Virtanen M, Oksanen T, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Elovainio M, Suominen S, Linna A, Koponen A, Pentti J, Kivimaki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Pupils with special educational needs in basic education schools and teachers' sickness absence: a register-linkage study (2012)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Ervasti J, Kivimäki M, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Pentti J, Ahola K, Oksanen T, Pohjonen T, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Quantifying neighbourhood socioeconomic effects in clustering of behaviour-related risk factors: a multilevel analysis (2012)
- PLoS ONEPLoS ONE
Halonen J, Kivimäki M, Kawachi I, Virtanen M, Martikainen P, Subramanian SV, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
School environment as predictor of teacher sick leave: data-linked prospective cohort study (2012)
- BMC Public Health
Ervasti J, Kivimäki M, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Puusniekka R, Pohjonen T, Vahtera J, Virtanen MA1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Sleep problems and sickness absence among middle-aged employeesWork-Related Violence, Lifestyle, and Health Among Special Education Teachers Working in Finnish Basic Education (2012)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and HealthJournal of School Health
Rahkonen O, Lallukka T, Kronholm E, Vahtera J, Lahelma E, Laaksonen MT
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Social participation and maintaining recommended waist circumference: prospective evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2012)
- Journal of Aging and HealthBiological Psychiatry
Kouvonen A, Swift JA, Stafford M, Cox T, Vahtera J, Väänänen A, Heponiemi T, De Vogli R, Griffiths A, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Social Participation and Maintaining Recommended Waist Circumference: Prospective Evidence From the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (2012)
- Journal of Aging and Health
Kouvonen A, SWIFT JA, STAFFORD M, COX T, Vahtera J, VAANANEN A, Heponiemi T, De Vogli R, GRIFFITHS A, KIVIMAKI M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Social support and the likelihood of maintaining and improving levels of physical activity: the Whitehall II Study (2012)
- European Journal of Public Health
Kouvonen A, De Vogli R, Stafford M, Shipley MJ, Marmot MG, Cox T, Vahtera J, Väänänen A, Heponiemi T, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trajectories of Sleep Complaints From Early Midlife to Old Age: Longitudinal Modeling Study (2012)
- Sleep
Salo Paula, Vahtera Jussi, Ferrie Jane E, Akbaraly Tasnime, Goldberg Marcel, Zins Marie, Pentti Jaana, Virtanen Marianna, Shipley Martin J, Singh-Manoux Archana, Dauvilliers Yves, Kivimäki Mika
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Trajectories of sleep complaints from early mid-life to old age: longitudinal modelling study (2012)
- Sleep
Salo P, Vahtera J, Ferrie JE, Akbaraly T, Goldberg M, Zins M, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Shipley MJ, Singh-Manoux A, Dauvilliers Y, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Työkyvyttömyys ja sen ehkäisy (2012) Hyvinvointihavaintoja - tutkimustietoa kunta-alalta Salo Paula, Vahtera Jussi, Saltychev Mikhail, Kivimäki Mika
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
Työkyvyttömyys ja sen ehkäisy. [Preventing work disability.] (2012) Hyvinvointihavaintoja - tutkimustietoa kunta-alalta Salo P, Vahtera J, Saltychev M, Kivimäki M
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
Using Repeated Measures of Sleep Disturbances to Predict Future Diagnosis-Specific Work Disability: A Cohort Study (2012)
- Sleep
Salo Paula, Vahtera Jussi, Hall Martica, Hulvej Rod Naja, Virtanen Marianna, Pentti Jaana, Sjösten Noora, Oksanen Tuula, Kivimäki Mika
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Voimavarat ja hyvinvointi. [Resources and wellbeing] (2012) Hyvinvointihavaintoja - tutkimustietoa kunta-alalta Virtanen M, Ervasti J, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis: effects on sick leaves and cost of lost workdays (2012)
Halonen J, Kivimäki M, Oksanen T, Virtanen P, Virtanen Mikko, Pentti J, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Workplace social capital and risk of chronic and severe hypertension: a cohort study (2012)
- Journal of Hypertension
Oksanen T, Kawachi I, Jokela M, Kouvonen A, Suzuki E, Takao S, Virtanen M, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2012)
Ervasti J, Kivimaki M, Pentti J, Salmi V, Suominen S, Vahtera J, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Antidepressant Medication Use and Risk of Hyperglycaemia and Diabetes Mellitus - A Non-causal Association? (2011)
Kivimäki M, Batty GD, Jokela M, Ebmeier K, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Brunner E, Tabak A, Witte D, Kumari M, Singh-Manoux A, Hamer
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)