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Cederroth CR, Earp BD, Gómez Prada HC, Jarach CM, Lir SA, Norris CM, Pilote L, Raparelli V, Rochon P, Sahraoui N, Simmon C, Vissandjee B, Mour C, Arbogast M, Armengol JM, Mason R. Integrating gender analysis into research: reflections from the Gender-Net Plus workshop. EClinicalMedicine 2024; 74:102728. [PMID: 39105192 PMCID: PMC11299571 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Gender equality has been a crosscutting issue in Horizon 2020 with three objectives: gender balance in decision-making, gender balance and equal opportunities in project teams at all levels, and inclusion of the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Between 2017 and 2022, the EU funded, in collaboration with national agencies, 13 transnational projects under "GENDER-NET Plus" that explored how to best integrate both sex and gender into studies ranging from social sciences, humanities, and health research. As the projects neared completion, forty researchers from these interdisciplinary teams met in November 2022 to share experiences, discuss challenges, and consider the best ways forward to incorporate sex and gender in research. Here, we summarize the reflections from this workshop and provide some recommendations for i) how to plan the studies (e.g., how to define sex and/or gender and their dimensions, rationale for the hypotheses, identification of data that can best answer the research question), ii) how to conduct them (e.g., adjust definitions and dimensions, perform pilot studies to ensure proper use of terminology and revise until consensus is achieved), and iii) how to analyze and report the findings being mindful of any real-world impact.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher R. Cederroth
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Translational Hearing Research, Tübingen Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
- Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Laboratory of Lifestyle Research, Department of Medical Epidemiology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
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- Faculties of Nursing, Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University Center for Studies on Gender Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Women's Age Lab, Women's College Hospital, Department of Medicine and RTO/ERO Chair in Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Sociological and Political Research in Paris, CRESPPA, CNRS, Paris, France
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- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, Austria
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- Faculté des Sciences Infirmières, Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Centre de Recherche SHERPA, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Mission pour la Place des femmes au CNRS, France
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- Mission pour la Place des femmes au CNRS, CEMS, Cresppa-GTM, France
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- Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
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Hu Q, Chen X, Fu W, Fu Y, He K, Huang H, Jia N, Jin M, Liu E, Shi X, Song C, Su N, Tan W, Tang W, Wu Y, Xie H, Zhang M, Zou M, Shen K, Cai S, Li J. Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma in women across life. J Thorac Dis 2024; 16:773-797. [PMID: 38410605 PMCID: PMC10894401 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-23-1069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
Abstract
Background The epidemiology and severity of asthma vary by sex and age. The diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma in female patients are quite challenging. However, there is hitherto no comprehensive and standardized guidance for female patients with asthma. Methods Corresponding search strategies were determined based on clinical concerns regarding female asthma. Search terms included "sex hormones and lung development", "sex hormone changes and asthma", "hormones and asthma immune response", "women, asthma", "children, asthma", "puberty, asthma", "menstruation, asthma", "pregnancy, asthma", "lactation, asthma", "menopause, asthma", "obesity, asthma", and "women, refractory, severe asthma". Literature was retrieved from PubMed/Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, China Biology Medicine disc, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data with the search date of July 30, 2022 as the last day. This consensus used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation to evaluate the strength of recommendation and quality of evidence. Results We collected basic research results and clinical evidence-based medical data and reviewed the effects of sex hormones, classical genetics, and epigenetics on the clinical presentation and treatment response of female patients with asthma under different environmental effects. Based on that, we formulated this expert consensus on the management of female asthma throughout the life cycle. Conclusions This expert consensus on the management of asthma in women throughout the life cycle provides diagnosis, treatment, and research reference for clinical and basic medical practitioners.
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- Qiurong Hu
- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, The Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease of Zhejiang Province, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Allergy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism disease, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Respiratory Department, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, China National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Chronic Airways Diseases Laboratory, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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