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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Do pre-employment influences explain the association between psychosocial factors at work and coronary heart disease? The Whitehall II study (2010)
- Occupational and Environmental MedicineHeart
Hintsa T, Shipley M, Gimeno D, Elovainio M, Chandola T, Jokela M, Keltikangas-Järvinen L, Vahtera J, Marmot M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Do socioeconomic factors shape weight and obesity trajectories over the transition from midlife to old age? Results from the French GAZEL cohort studyEmployee control over working times and risk of cause-specific disability pension: the Finnish Public Sector Study (2010)
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Dugravot A, Sabia S, Stringhini S, Kivimäki M, Westerlund H, Vahtera J, Guéguen A, Zins M, Goldberg M, Nabi H, Singh-Manoux A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effect of retirement on major chronic conditions and fatigue: The French GAZEL occupational cohort studyEmployment trajectories and changes in sense of coherence (2010)
- BMJ: General Practice EditionEuropean Journal of Public Health
Westerlund H, Vahtera J, Ferrie JE, Singh-Manoux A, Pentti J, Melchior M, Leineweber C, Jokela M, Siegrist J, Goldberg M, Zins M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effects of depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease and their interactive associations on mortality in middle-aged adults: The Whitehall II cohort study2010
Nabi H, Shipley MJ, Vahtera J, Hall M, Korkeila J, Marmot M, Kivimäki M, Singh-Manoux AA1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
(2010)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Vahtera J, Laine S, Virtanen M, Oksanen T, Koskinen A, Pentti J, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
2010
Liukkonen V., Virtanen P., Vahtera J., Suominen S., Sillanmäki L., Koskenvuo M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Is shift work a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis? The Finnish Public Sector study (2010)
- Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Puttonen S, Oksanen T, Vahtera J, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Salo P, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Justice at Work and Metabolic Syndrome: the Whitehall II Study (2010)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Gimeno D, Tabák A, Ferrie JE, Shipley M, De Vogli R, Elovainio M, Vahtera J, Marmot M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Locality differences of sickness absence in the context of health and social conditions of the inhabitantsPredictive Factors of Rehabilitation in Working Population: the Finnish Public Sector Study (2010)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Virtanen P, Vahtera J, Nygård CH
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Low Pessimism Protects Against Stroke The Health and Social Support (HeSSup) Prospective Cohort Study (2010)
- StrokeEuropean Heart JournalJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Nabi H, Koskenvuo M, Singh-Manoux A, Korkeila J, Suominen S, Korkeila K, Vahtera J, Kivimaki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Organizational justice and markers of inflammation: The Whitehall II study (2010)
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Elovainio M, Ferrie JE, Singh-Manoux A, Gimeno D, De Vogli R, Shipley M, Vahtera J, Brunner E, Marmot M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Overtime work and incident coronary heart disease: the Whitehall II prospective cohort study (2010)
Virtanen M, Ferrie JE, Singh-Manoux A, Shipley MJ, Vahtera J, Marmot M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Patient Overcrowding in Hospital Wards as a Predictor of Diagnosis-specific Mental Disorders among Staff: Prospective Cohort StudyProspective study of workplace social capital and depression: are vertical and horizontal components equally important? (2010)
- Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Virtanen M, Batty GD, Pentti J, Vahtera J, Oksanen T, Tuisku K, Salo P, Terho K, Ahola K, Elovainio M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2010) The 17th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ECPRM) Saltychev M, Laimi K, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Virtanen M, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
(2010)
Oksanen T, Kouvonen A, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Psychosocial work environment and hospital admissions due to mental disorders: a 15-year prospective study of industrial employees (2010)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Joensuu M, Väänänen A, Koskinen A, Kivimäki M, Virtanen M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Psychosocial Work Environment as a Risk Factor for Sickness Absence with a Psychiatric Diagnosis: An Instrumental Variables Analysis (2010)
- American Journal of EpidemiologyEpidemiology
Kivimäki M, Vahtera J, Kawachi I, Ferrie JE, Oksanen T, Joensuu M, Pentti J, Salo P, Elovainio M, Virtanen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Rasittuuko äiti, kun lapsi sairastaa? Seurantatutkimus tilapäisen hoitovapaan vaikutuksesta ylirasittuneisuuteen työssäkäyvillä äideillä (2010)
- Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
Toivonen M, Väänänen A, Pentti J, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Retirement and trajectories of mental health and physical functioning from midlife to early old age: the Whitehall II prospective cohort study (2010)
Jokela M, Ferrie JE, Gimeno D, Chandola T, Shipley MJ, Head J, Vahtera J, Westerlund H, Marmot M, Kivimäki M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
School Neighborhood Disadvantage as a Predictor of Long-term Sick Leave among Teachers: Prospective Cohort Study (2010)
- American Journal of Epidemiology
Virtanen M, Kivimäki M, Pentti J, Oksanen T, Ahola K, Linna A, Kouvonen A, Salo P, Vahtera J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)