A Life Course Approach to Women's Health

by Gita Mishra (Editor), Rebecca Hardy (Editor), Diana Kuh (Editor)

Overview

The second edition of A Life Course Approach to Women's Health is a timely addition to the literature, reflecting extraordinary gains in the evidence on women's health across the life course. This new edition provides an up to date and comprehensive review of scientific evidence and methodological developments in life course epidemiology, as well as new fields of research, such as integrative omics. This text reflects the focus of recent research, advances in technology, and the evolving nature of the field with its application in practice and policy. There are new chapters on endometriosis, lung function, cognition, gynaecological cancer, integrative omics, structural sexism, violence, health service use, and knowledge translation. Each chapter reflects the views of individual authors, within a common life course framework to provide a consistent approach across the book. This conceptual framework is summarised in the introductory chapter, with an outline of each topic covered. Key findings, common themes, and theoretical and methodological challenges are highlighted in the concluding chapter. Over 50 international researchers working on women's health and well-being from diverse fields have contributed to this new edition which is highly recommended as essential reading for anyone with an interest in women's health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192679932
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	06/25/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Gita Mishra, Director, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, School of Public Health The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia,Rebecca Hardy, Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK,Diana Kuh, Emeritus Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, MRC Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, UK

Table of Contents

Part 1 - Introduction1. A life course approach to women's health, Gita D Mishra, Diana Kuh, and Rebecca HardyPart 2 - Reproductive Health2. A life course approach to women's reproductive health, Maria C Magnus and Abigail Fraser3. A life course approach to endometriosis, Gita D Mishra, Ingrid J Rowlands, Hsiu-Wen Chan, and Grant W Montgomery4. Menopause and hysterectomy: a life course perspective, Gita D Mishra, Hsin-Fang Chung, Martha Hickey, Diana Kuh, and Rebecca HardyPart 3 - Health, Ageing, and Disease5. A life course approach to cardiovascular disease, Jane A Masoli and Rebecca Hardy6. A life course approach to diabetes, Emily Papadimos, Jedediah I Morton, Jessica L Harding, and Elizabeth Barr7. A life course approach to musculoskeletal ageing, Rachel Cooper, Kate A Ward, and Avan Aihie Sayer8. A life course approach to lung function impairment and COPD, Dinh S Bui and Shyamali C Dharmage9. Depression and psychological distress, Barbara Maughan10. Cognition function and dementia: a life course perspective, Erin E Sundermann, Sarah J Banks, and Carlos Araujo Menedez11. The life course epidemiology of breast cancer, Lauren C Houghton, Nancy Potischman, and Rebecca Troisi12. Gynaecological cancers: a life course perspective, Susan J Jordan and Penelope M WebbPart 4 - Biological and Behavioural Pathways13. Integrative omics for women's health, Anna Murray and Katherine S Ruth14. Endocrine pathways across the life course, Marta Bianchini, Alfonsina Chiefari, Rosa Lauretta, Marilda Mormando, Guilia Puliani, and Marialuisa Appetecchia15. A life course perspective on women's health behaviours, Hsin-Fang Chung and Gita D Mishra16. A life course approach to body weight, Rebecca Hardy and Laura D HowePart 5 - Social Issues Impacting Women's Health17. Social inequalities and life course socioeconomic pathways, Rebecca Hardy18. Women's social relationships and links with health and wellbeing over the life course, Anne McMunn19. Structural sexism across the life course: how social inequality shapes women's later-life health, Jessica Kelley and Marissa Gilbert20. The influence of gender-based violence across the life course, Elizabeth McLindon, Minerva Kyei-Onanjiri, and Kelsey HegartyPart 6 - From Evidence to Practice21. A life course approach to women's health care, Judith Stephenson, Jennifer Hall, and Louise F Wilson22. Translating women's health research into policy and practice, Helen Brown, Stephanie Best, and Trina HinkleyPart 7 - Conclusion23. A life course approach to women's health: conclusion, Rebecca Hardy, Diana Kuh, and Gita D Mishra