Sonya S Brady1, Amanda Berry2, Deepa R Camenga3, Colleen M Fitzgerald4, Sheila Gahagan5, Cecilia T Hardacker6, Bernard L Harlow7, Jeni Hebert-Beirne8, D Yvette LaCoursiere9, Jessica B Lewis10, Lisa K Low11, Jerry L Lowder12, Alayne D Markland13,14, Gerald McGwin15, Diane K Newman16, Mary H Palmer17, David A Shoham18, Ariana L Smith16, Ann Stapleton19, Beverly R Williams13, Siobhan Sutcliffe20. 1. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3. Department of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. 4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California. 6. Howard Brown Health, Chicago, Illinois. 7. Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. 8. Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. 9. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California. 10. Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut. 11. Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 12. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. 13. Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama. 14. Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama. 15. Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama. 16. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 17. School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 18. Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois. 19. Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Disease, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 20. Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Abstract
AIMS: Although lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may occur at different periods during the life course of women, a little research on LUTS has adopted a life course perspective. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to demonstrate how life course theory and life course epidemiology can be applied to study bladder health and LUTS trajectories. We highlight conceptual work from the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium to enhance the understanding of life course concepts. METHODS: Consortium members worked in transdisciplinary teams to generate examples of how life course concepts may be applied to research on bladder health and LUTS in eight prioritized areas: (a) biopsychosocial ecology of stress and brain health; (b) toileting environment, access, habits, and techniques; (c) pregnancy and childbirth; (d) physical health and medical conditions; (e) musculoskeletal health; (f) lifestyle behaviors; (g) infections and microbiome; and (h) hormonal status across the life span. RESULTS: Life course concepts guided consortium members' conceptualization of how potential risk and protective factors may influence women's health. For example, intrapartum interventions across multiple pregnancies may influence trajectories of bladder health and LUTS, illustrating the principle of life span development. Consortium members also identified and summarized methodologic and practical considerations in designing life course research. CONCLUSIONS: This paper may assist researchers from a variety of disciplines to design and implement research identifying key risk and protective factors for LUTS and bladder health across the life course of women. Results from life course research may inform health promotion programs, policies, and practices.
AIMS: Although lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may occur at different periods during the life course of women, a little research on LUTS has adopted a life course perspective. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to demonstrate how life course theory and life course epidemiology can be applied to study bladder health and LUTS trajectories. We highlight conceptual work from the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium to enhance the understanding of life course concepts. METHODS: Consortium members worked in transdisciplinary teams to generate examples of how life course concepts may be applied to research on bladder health and LUTS in eight prioritized areas: (a) biopsychosocial ecology of stress and brain health; (b) toileting environment, access, habits, and techniques; (c) pregnancy and childbirth; (d) physical health and medical conditions; (e) musculoskeletal health; (f) lifestyle behaviors; (g) infections and microbiome; and (h) hormonal status across the life span. RESULTS: Life course concepts guided consortium members' conceptualization of how potential risk and protective factors may influence women's health. For example, intrapartum interventions across multiple pregnancies may influence trajectories of bladder health and LUTS, illustrating the principle of life span development. Consortium members also identified and summarized methodologic and practical considerations in designing life course research. CONCLUSIONS: This paper may assist researchers from a variety of disciplines to design and implement research identifying key risk and protective factors for LUTS and bladder health across the life course of women. Results from life course research may inform health promotion programs, policies, and practices.
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