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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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Work‐Related Violence, Lifestyle, and Health Among Special Education Teachers Working in Finnish Basic Education
Jenni Ervasti,Mika Kivimäki,Jaana Pentti,Venla Salmi,Sakari Suominen,Jussi Vahtera,Marianna Virtanen +6 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that special education teachers may benefit from training for handling violent situations and interventions to prevent violence at schools.
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Prediction of long-term absence due to sickness in employees: development and validation of a multifactorial risk score in two cohort studies
Jaakko Airaksinen,Markus Jokela,Marianna Virtanen,Tuula Oksanen,Markku Koskenvuo,Jaana Pentti,Jussi Vahtera,Mika Kivimäki +7 more
TL;DR: Individual's risk of a long-term sickness absence that lasts ≥90 days can be estimated using a brief risk score that is comparable to those for established multifactorial risk algorithms for cardiovascular disease, such as the Framingham risk score.
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Sleep duration and sleep disturbances partly explain the association between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular mortality: the Whitehall II cohort study
Marine Azevedo Da Silva,Archana Singh-Manoux,Martin J. Shipley,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera,Eric J. Brunner,Jane E. Ferrie,Jane E. Ferrie,Mika Kivimäki,Hermann Nabi +9 more
TL;DR: Sleep seems to have a role, as a mediator or confounder, in explaining the association between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular mortality, in studies with longer follow-up.
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Association between adverse childhood experiences and adult diseases in older adults: a comparative cross-sectional study in Japan and Finland
Airi Amemiya,Takeo Fujiwara,Kokoro Shirai,Katsunori Kondo,Tuula Oksanen,Jaana Pentti,Jussi Vahtera +6 more
TL;DR: The association between ACEs and poor SRH, adult diseases and health behaviours was similar among older adults in both Japan and Finland, suggesting that the impact of ACEs on health is noteworthy and consistent across cultural and social environments.
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Sleep Duration and Sleep Disturbances as Predictors of Healthy and Chronic Disease-Free Life Expectancy Between Ages 50 and 75: A Pooled Analysis of Three Cohorts.
Sari Stenholm,Sari Stenholm,Sari Stenholm,Jenny Head,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Linda L. Magnusson Hanson,Jaana Pentti,Jaana Pentti,Naja Hulvej Rod,Alice Jessie Clark,Tuula Oksanen,Hugo Westerlund,Jussi Vahtera +14 more
TL;DR: Sleeping 7-8.5 hours and having no sleep disturbances between ages 50 to 75 are associated with longer healthy and chronic disease-free LE.