Spatial lifecourse epidemiology in chronic non-communicable disease research.
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20220108-00013
- Author:
Shu Juan YANG
1
;
Peng JIA
2
Author Information
1. West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
2. School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China International Institute of Spatial Life-course Epidemiology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Artificial Intelligence;
Epidemiology;
Forecasting;
Geography;
Health Status;
Humans;
Noncommunicable Diseases/epidemiology*
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2022;43(5):755-760
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In recent years, the research focus on determinants of chronic non-communicable diseases has shifted from non-spatial factors (e.g., lifestyle behaviors) to spatial factors (e.g., natural and built environments). As the intersection of lifecourse epidemiology and spatial epidemiology, spatial lifecourse epidemiology is a research area in the field of health geography. It combines advanced spatial technologies, including geographic information systems, surveying, remote sensing, location-based services and artificial intelligence, to accurately retrace, measure, and simulate individuals' exposures across the life course (i.e., exposome); and adopts lifecourse models, including the accumulation of risk model and critical/sensitive period models, to investigate the impact of individuals' exposures in the past on their health status at different stages of life. This paper introduces the theories, main analysis approaches and focus of spatial lifecourse epidemiology in the research of chronic non-communicable diseases for the purpose of better understanding and applications of spatial lifecourse epidemiology in the research of determinants of chronic non-communicable diseases, providing important reference for future research, facilitating the development of health geography to eventually achieve precise health management over the lifecourse.
