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Jussi Vahtera
Researcher at Turku University Hospital
Publications - 680
Citations - 43694
Jussi Vahtera is an academic researcher from Turku University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 109, co-authored 646 publications receiving 38715 citations. Previous affiliations of Jussi Vahtera include Finnish Institute of Occupational Health & University of Turku.
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Association of physical activity with future mental health in older, mid-life and younger women
Amanda Griffiths,Anne Kouvonen,Jaana Pentti,Tuula Oksanen,Marianna Virtanen,Paula Salo,Paula Salo,Ari Väänänen,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera +12 more
TL;DR: This study adds to the evidence for the protective effect of physical activity for later mental health in women by suggesting that increasing physical activity levels may be beneficial in terms of mental health among mid-life and older women.
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Job Strain, Sleep and Alertness in Shift Working Health Care Professionals —A Field Study
Kati Karhula,Mikko Härmä,Mikael Sallinen,Christer Hublin,Jussi Virkkala,Mika Kivimäki,Jussi Vahtera,Sampsa Puttonen +7 more
TL;DR: High job strain is associated with difficulties initiating sleep and reduced psychomotor vigilance in night shifts, and individual and organization-based actions are needed to promote sufficient sleep in shift working nurses, especially with high job strain.
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Work stress, anthropometry, lung function, blood pressure, and blood-based biomarkers: a cross-sectional study of 43,593 French men and women
Linda L. Magnusson Hanson,Hugo Westerlund,Hugo Westerlund,Marcel Goldberg,Marcel Goldberg,Marie Zins,Marie Zins,Jussi Vahtera,Naja Hulvej Rod,Sari Stenholm,Andrew Steptoe,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki +12 more
TL;DR: A cross-sectional study including 43,593 working adults from a French population-based sample aged 18–72 years indicates that work stress is associated altered metabolic profile, increased systemic inflammation, and, in men, poorer liver function, which is a marker of high alcohol consumption.
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Obesity, unexplained weight loss and suicide: The original Whitehall study
Marko Elovainio,Martin J. Shipley,Jane E. Ferrie,David Gimeno,David Gimeno,Jussi Vahtera,Michael Marmot,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki +8 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that both obesity and unexplained weight loss may be important predictors of suicide, and lack of adjustment for weight Loss may suppress the observed association between obesity and suicide.
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Length of sickness absence and sustained return-to-work in mental disorders and musculoskeletal diseases: a cohort study of public sector employees.
Johanna Kausto,Jaana Pentti,Jaana Pentti,Tuula Oksanen,Lauri J. Virta,Marianna Virtanen,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera +9 more
TL;DR: This large cohort study adds scientific evidence on the length of sickness absence and SRTW in four important diagnostic categories among public sector employees in Finland.