Publications by authors named "J Airaksinen"
Objective: We examined the relationships between psychosocial factors and employee wellbeing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Survey data were from Finnish public sector employees from 2018 (T1 = before), 2020 (T2 = during), and 2022 (T3 = after the pandemic) (n = 29,360). Employee wellbeing was measured with self-rated health, work ability, and recovery from work.
Objectives: To identify trajectories of work ability from pre-COVID to post-COVID-19 pandemic period and to examine work unit characteristics associated with these trajectories.
Methods: The study population was a cohort of Finnish public sector employees (n=54 651) followed from 2016 until 2022. We used trajectory analysis to identify trajectories of work ability and multinomial regression to examine their associations with prepandemic work unit characteristics and pandemic-related changes at workplaces.
Novel troponin fragmentation assay to discriminate between Takotsubo syndrome and acute myocardial infarction.
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Cardiac troponin levels, elevated in Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), show significant overlap with acute myocardial infarction (MI), prompting a study on their fragmentation.
- The study measured long forms of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) in TTS (24 patients) versus Type 1 MI (84 patients), finding a notably lower troponin ratio in TTS, which indicates different cTnT fragmentation patterns.
- Results suggest that the troponin ratio is more effective than total cTnT in differentiating between TTS and MI, highlighting its potential as a diagnostic tool for elevated cTnT levels.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to investigate how survey data can be used to identify factors that influence people's choices of transportation for their daily commutes, specifically among public sector employees in Finland.
- Researchers used data from a large survey involving over 42,000 employees, focusing on those commuting 5 km or less, to create a prediction model for commuting behaviors in various weather conditions.
- Results showed that factors such as commute length, physical activity levels, BMI, and demographics like sex and age significantly predict whether individuals choose active transport (bike or walking) or passive transport (car) in summer and winter.
Background: In many workplaces, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic changed work arrangements, but there is scarce longitudinal evidence on whether psychosocial work environment and employee well-being were affected.
Aims: To examine the psychosocial work environment and employee well-being before, during and after the pandemic in relation to pandemic-induced changes (working from home, change to other tasks and team reorganization).
Methods: Survey data from a cohort of 20 944 public sector employees in Finland were collected before (2016-2018), during (2020) and after the pandemic (2022).