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
Body-mass index and risk of obesity-related complex multimorbidity: an observational multicohort study (2022)
Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Changes in the 24-h movement behaviors during the transition to retirement: compositional data analysis (2022)
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Association of job strain with accelerometer-based sleep duration and timing of sleep among older employees (2022)
Journal of Sleep Research
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Association of changes in work due to COVID-19 pandemic with psychosocial work environment and employee health: a cohort study of 24 299 Finnish public sector employees (2022)
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Neighbourhood characteristics as a predictor of adherence to dietary recommendations: A population-based cohort study of Finnish adults (2022)
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Diet quality in preschool children and associations with individual eating behavior and neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage. The STEPS Study (2022)
Appetite
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Clustering of social disadvantage with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in young adults: A register-based study in Sweden (2022)
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
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Clustering of disability pension and socioeconomic disadvantage in Sweden: a geospatial analysis (2022)
European Journal of Public Health
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Why do men extend their employment beyond pensionable age more often than women? a cohort study (2022)
European Journal of Ageing
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Heavy alcohol consumption before and after negative life events in late mid-life: longitudinal latent trajectory analyses (2022)
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))