A Life Course Perspective on Health Trajectories and Transitions.

• Superior document: Life Course Research and Social Policies Series ; v.4
• Author: Burton-Jeangros, Claudine.
• TeilnehmendeR: Cullati, Stéphane.; Sacker, Amanda.; Blane, David.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2015.; ©2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Life Course Research and Social Policies Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (215 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- The Ambitions of Life Course Epidemiology -- The Added Value of the Life Course Perspective to the Analysis of Health -- Theoretical Models in Life Course Epidemiology -- Methodological Considerations in the Study of Health Trajectories -- Policy Implications of Knowledge Gained on Health Trajectories and Transitions -- State of the Field and Contributions of the Volume -- References -- 2 Trajectories and Transitions in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity -- Introduction -- When Do Children Become Overweight or Obese? -- Once a Child Becomes Overweight or Obese, How Likely is He/She to Remain So? -- Aetiological Insight from Studying Childhood Adiposity Trajectories -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Oral Health Over the Life Course -- Introduction -- Oral Health Over the Life Course: Evidence from Empirical Studies -- Developmental Defects of Enamel -- Early Life Conditions and Adult Oral Health -- Childhood Socio-economic Background and Adult Levels of Disease -- Impact of Social Mobility on Oral Health Outcomes -- Trajectories of Oral Disease -- Pathways Between Childhood Socio-economic Conditions and Adult Oral Health -- Early Malnutrition and Dental Caries -- Psychosocial Pathways and Oral Health-Related Behaviours -- Access to Dental Care -- A Life Course Framework for Oral Health -- Policy Implications -- Summary -- References -- 4 A Life Course Perspective on Body Size and Cardio-metabolic Health -- Introduction -- The Life Course Perspective -- Definition -- From Conceptual Models to Trajectories -- Deleterious Body Size Trajectories -- Gestation -- Infancy -- Childhood -- Adolescence -- Adulthood -- Summary -- Determinants and Mechanisms of Deleterious Trajectories -- Environmental Exposures -- Biological Pathways -- Critical Periods and Transitions -- Transgenerational Transmission.

Public Health Relevance and Conclusion -- References -- 5 Health Trajectories in People with Cystic Fibrosis in the UK: Exploring the Effect of Social Deprivation -- Cystic Fibrosis As a Case for Studying Health Inequalities -- Key Features of Cystic Fibrosis -- Clinical Management of CF -- Previous Research on Health Inequalities and CF -- Using the Diderichsen Model to Study Inequalities in CF Outcomes in the UK -- The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis in the UK -- The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Treatment and Healthcare Use in the UK -- Longitudinal Employment Status in People with CF -- Social Inequalities, Even for Genetic Diseases -- Inequalities from the Start -- Health Services and Heath Inequalities in CF -- What Are the Implications for Policy and Clinicians? -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Moving Towards a Better Understanding of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Preventive Health Care Use: A Life Course Perspective -- Introduction -- Theoretical Models on Preventive Health Care Inequalities -- Traditional Approaches to Preventive Health Care Inequalities -- Cultural (Health) Capital Theory -- Health Lifestyle Theory -- Preventive Health Care Inequalities Along the Five Principles of the Life Course Perspective -- Principle 1: Life-Span Development -- Principle 2: Timing of Outcomes -- Principle 3: Agency Versus Structure Debate -- Principle 4: Linked Lives -- Principle 5: Principle of Time and Place -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Inter-Cohort Variation in the Consequences of U.S. Military Service for Men's Mid- to Late-Life Body Mass Index Trajectories -- Military Service and Physical Health -- Military Service and Body Weight -- The Current Investigation -- Methods -- Data -- Measures -- Analysis Plan -- Results -- Sample Description -- BMI Trajectories in Later Life -- Discussion -- References.

8 Linear Mixed-Effects and Latent Curve Models for Longitudinal Life Course Analyses -- Introduction -- The Rationale and Objectives of Longitudinal Research -- A Linear Model of Change -- The Linear Mixed-Effects Model -- The Latent Curve Model -- Inclusion of Covariates -- LMEM or LCM? -- An Illustration from the Swiss Household Panel -- LMEM Notation -- LCM Notation -- Three Notable Extensions -- Incomplete Data -- Multivariate Extensions -- Multiple Group Analyses -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- 9 The Analysis of Individual Health Trajectories Across the Life Course: Latent Class Growth Models Versus Mixed Models -- Introduction -- The Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study -- Focus of the Cohort for This Chapter -- Analysis of Health Trajectories Over Time: Mixed Models -- Model Assumptions -- The Modelling of Time -- Comparing Models -- Strategy and Results: Mixed Models -- Incorporation of Life Course Phases -- Comparing Groups -- Analysis of Health Trajectories Over Time: Latent Class Growth Models -- Model Assumptions -- Choosing the Optimal Number of Classes -- Comparing Models -- Choosing the Optimal Number of Classes Is Not Straightforward in LCGM -- Strategy and Models: Latent Class Growth Models -- Incorporation of Life Course Phases -- The Final Model -- Comparing Mixed Models and Latent Class Growth Models -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Age, Period and Cohort Processes in Longitudinal and Life Course Analysis: A Multilevel Perspective -- Introduction -- The Age-Period-Cohort Identification Problem -- `Solutions' to the APC Identification Problem -- How to Model APC Effects Robustly -- Example: APC Effects on Mental Health with the BHPS -- Conclusions -- References.