Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology Reporting Standards (ISLE-ReSt) statement.

Journal: Health & place
PMID: 32329723

Abstract

Spatial lifecourse epidemiology is an interdisciplinary field that utilizes advanced spatial, location-based, and artificial intelligence technologies to investigate the long-term effects of environmental, behavioural, psychosocial, and biological factors on health-related states and events and the underlying mechanisms. With the growing number of studies reporting findings from this field and the critical need for public health and policy decisions to be based on the strongest science possible, transparency and clarity in reporting in spatial lifecourse epidemiologic studies is essential. A task force supported by the International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE) identified a need for guidance in this area and developed a Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology Reporting Standards (ISLE-ReSt) Statement. The aim is to provide a checklist of recommendations to improve and make more consistent reporting of spatial lifecourse epidemiologic studies. The STrengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement for cohort studies was identified as an appropriate starting point to provide initial items to consider for inclusion. Reporting standards for spatial data and methods were then integrated to form a single comprehensive checklist of reporting recommendations. The strength of our approach has been our international and multidisciplinary team of content experts and contributors who represent a wide range of relevant scientific conventions, and our adherence to international norms for the development of reporting guidelines. As spatial, location-based, and artificial intelligence technologies used in spatial lifecourse epidemiology continue to evolve at a rapid pace, it will be necessary to revisit and adapt the ISLE-ReSt at least every 2-3 years from its release.

Authors

  • Peng Jia
    GeoHealth Initiative, Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, 7500, the Netherlands; International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands. Electronic address: p.jia@utwente.nl.
  • Chao Yu
    Link Sense Laboratory, Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology, Nanjing, China.
  • Justin V Remais
    Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
  • Alfred Stein
    GeoHealth Initiative, Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, 7500, the Netherlands.
  • Yu Liu
    Research Center of Information Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, China.
  • Ross C Brownson
    Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA; Department of Surgery (Division of Public Health Sciences) and Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
  • Jeroen Lakerveld
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, the Netherlands; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, the Netherlands; Global Geo Health Data Center, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CB, the Netherlands; International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands.
  • Tong Wu
    National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
  • Lijian Yang
    Center for Statistical Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
  • Melody Smith
    International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
  • Sherif Amer
    International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management, ITC, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500, the Netherlands.
  • Jamie Pearce
    Centre for Research on Environment Society and Health, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, UK.
  • Yan Kestens
    Social and Preventive Medicine Department, Montreal University School of Public Health, Montréal, H3N 1X9, Canada; University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montréal, H2X 0A9, Canada.
  • Mei-Po Kwan
    Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CB, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
  • Shengjie Lai
    WorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom; Flowminder Foundation, Stockholm, SE-113 55, Sweden; School of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200032, China.
  • Fei Xu
    GeoHealth Initiative, Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, 7500, the Netherlands; International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210003, China; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211100, China.
  • Xi Chen
    Department of Critical care medicine, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, Shenzhen, China.
  • Andrew Rundle
    Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, NY, 10032, USA.
  • Qian Xiao
    International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
  • Hong Xue
    International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
  • Miyang Luo
    International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 117549, Singapore.
  • Li Zhao
    International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; Department of Health Policy and Management, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Research Center for Healthy City Development, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
  • Guo Cheng
    International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), the Netherlands; Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China; State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
  • Shujuan Yang
    Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan 250101, China.
  • Xiaolu Zhou
    Department of Geography, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, 76129, USA.
  • Yan Li
    Interdisciplinary Research Center for Biology and Chemistry, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China.
  • Jenna Panter
    MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK; Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • Simon Kingham
    Department of Geography and Geohealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand.
  • Andy Jones
    Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK.
  • Blair T Johnson
    Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
  • Xun Shi
    Department of Geography, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
  • Lin Zhang
    Laboratory of Molecular Translational Medicine, Centre for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Clinical Research Center for Birth Defects of Sichuan Province, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. Electronic address: zhanglin@scu.edu.cn.
  • Limin Wang
    Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China.
  • Jianguo Wu
    School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA; School of Sustainability, Julie A. Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA; Center for Human-Environment System Sustainability (CHESS), State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
  • Suzanne Mavoa
    Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3000, Australia.
  • Tuuli Toivonen
    Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland; Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
  • Kevin M Mwenda
    Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4), Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA; Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
  • Youfa Wang
    The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Public Health Institute, Global Health Institute, School of Public Health, International Obesity and Metabolic Disease Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, People's Republic of China.
  • W M Monique Verschuren
    Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, the Netherlands; Center for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
  • Roel Vermeulen
    Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, the Netherlands; Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Julius Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CG, the Netherlands; MRC/PHE Center for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, W2 1PG, UK.
  • Peter James
    Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.

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