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What Makes an Intervention a Life Course Intervention?

Shirley A Russ1,2, Emily Hotez1,3, Mary Berghaus1,2

  • 1Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.

Pediatrics
|May 3, 2022
PubMed
Abstract

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Researchers identified 12 key characteristics for life course interventions to optimize child development and health trajectories. These interventions focus on equity, integration, and collaboration for better health outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Life course interventions aim to improve long-term health and development.
  • A growing need exists for structured research in life course intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an initial list of characteristics for life course interventions.
  • To inform the emerging discipline of life course intervention research.

Main Methods:

  • A collaborative national network (Life Course Intervention Research Network) was established.
  • A modified Delphi review process was used to iteratively develop intervention characteristics.

Main Results:

  • Twelve characteristics of life course interventions were identified.
  • Key characteristics include optimizing health trajectories, developmental and longitudinal focus, strategic timing, multi-level ecosystem engagement, integrated design, support for development, transdisciplinary co-design with stakeholders, and incorporation of family-centered, strengths-based, antiracist, and health equity approaches.

Conclusions:

  • The identified characteristics provide a foundation for life course intervention research.
  • Incorporating these characteristics may improve developmental trajectories and prevent adverse outcomes.

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