Jussi Vahtera - UTU Research Portal

Jussi Vahtera

- Senior Advisor,
- Professor
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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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 M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sleep problems and sickness absence among middle-aged employees (2012)
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and 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 Health
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)
- PLoS ONE
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)
Work-Related Violence, Lifestyle, and Health Among Special Education Teachers Working in Finnish Basic Education (2012)
- Journal of School Health
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)
- Biological Psychiatry
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)
Authors’ reply: Overcrowding in Psychiatric Wards and Physical Assaults on Staff (2011)
- British Journal of Psychiatry
Virtanen M, Vahtera J, Batty D, Tuisku K, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Salo P, Ahola K, Kivimäki M
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Development of sense of coherence in adulthood: a person-centered approach. The population-based HeSSup cohort study (2011)
- Quality of Life Research
Feldt T, Leskinen E, Koskenvuo M, Suominen S, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Differences in the association between sickness absence and long-term sub-optimal health by occupational position: a 14-year follow-up in the GAZEL cohort (2011)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Ferrie JE, Kivimäki M, Westerlund H, Head H, Melchior M, Singh-Manoux A, Zins M, Goldberg M, Alexanderson K, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Does adding information on job strain improve risk prediction for coronary heart disease beyond the standard Framingham risk score? The Whitehall II study (2011)
- International Journal of Epidemiology
Kivimäki M, Nyberg ST, Batty GD, Shipley MJ, Ferrie JE, Virtanen M, Marmot MG, Vahtera J, Singh-Manoux A, Hamer M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Early retirement from work among employees with a diagnosis of personality disorder compared to anxiety and depressive disorders (2011)
- European Psychiatry
Korkeila J, Oksanen T, Virtanen M, Salo P, Nabi H, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)