Jussi
Vahtera
Senior Advisor, Public Health
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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
Clustering of job strain, effort−reward imbalance, and organizational injustice and the risk of work disability: A cohort study (2018)
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Obesity and loss of disease-free years owing to major non-communicable diseases: a multicohort study (2018)
Lancet Public Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Self-rated Health of the Temporary Employees in a Nordic Welfare State: Findings from the Finnish Public Sector Study (2018)
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
The effect of retirement on subjective and objective sleep characteristics: the Finnish Retirement and Aging study (2018)
Journal of Sleep Research
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Changes in Sleep Difficulties During the Transition to Statutory Retirement (2018)
Sleep
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Change in physical activity and accumulation of cardiometabolic risk factors (2018)
Preventive Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Changes in non-occupational sedentary behaviours across the retirement transition: The Finnish Retirement and Aging (FIREA) study (2018)
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Association of changes in work shifts and shift intensity with change in fatigue and disturbed sleep: a within-subject study (2018)
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Downsizing and purchases of psychotropic drugs: A longitudinal study of stayers, changers and unemployed (RETRACTED) (2018)
PLoS ONE
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Workplace bullying and violence as risk factors for type 2 diabetes: a multicohort study and meta-analysis (2018)
Diabetologia
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))