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
Sex-related differential item functioning of the Jenkins Sleep Scale : a cross-sectional study among 77 967 employees in the Finnish public sector (2024)
BMJ Open
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Are changes in sleep problems associated with changes in life satisfaction during the retirement transition? (2024)
European Journal of Ageing
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Association Between Depression and Physical Conditions Requiring Hospitalization (2023)
JAMA Psychiatry
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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
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Downsizing and purchases of psychotropic drugs: A longitudinal study of stayers, changers and unemployed (2023)
PLoS ONE
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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
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Association of working hours with accelerometer-based sleep duration and sleep quality on the following night among older employees (2023)
Sleep epidemiology
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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
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Residential green environments are associated with human milk oligosaccharide diversity and composition (2023)
Scientific Reports
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Workplace Psychosocial Resources and Risk of Sleep Disturbances Among Employees (2023)
JAMA Network Open
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