Lise Gauvin

Poste(s) actuel(s)

Professeure titulaire
Département de Médecine sociale et préventive, Université de Montréal

Chercheure régulière
Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en santé (GRIS), Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal

Programme de recherche

Lise Gauvin’s research focuses on socio-environmental determinants of involvement physical activity, interventions to promote physical activity at the population level, and social determinants of disordered eating and eating disorders. Methodologically, her work draws upon innovative quantitative methods including multilevel modeling methods and eco-metrics. She is currently principal investigator on 2 projects, co-principal investigator on 1 project, and co-investigator on two another project that deal directly with social and health inequities. A first project focuses on exploring the issue of disordered eating and eating disorders from a population perspective. A sample of 1501 women living on the Island of Montreal and aged 20 to 40 years old responded to a telephone survey probing their eating habits and attitudes as well as their perceptions of the degree to which the socio-cultural standard for thinness is thriving in their residential neighbourhood. In addition to exploring issues of prevalence of the eating disorders, analyses are focussed on describing and explaining social and economic disparities and their association with disordered eating. A second project is designed to collect data on the active living potential of neighbourhoods on the island of Montreal. In this project, trained observers have performed systematic social observation of over 112 neighbourhoods using an analysis grid including items measuring density of destinations, activity-friendliness, and safety. A large-scale survey of of adults aged 45 years and over (n= 2614) living in the areas observed was also conducted and was linked with observational and survey data bases. Results showed that the likelihood of walking regularly for utilitarian purposes varied significantly across neighbourhoods. However, walking regularly for recreational purposes did not vary significantly across neighbourhoods. Over and above individual level characteristics, a greater likelihood of walking regularly for utilitarian purposes was associated with living in a neighbourhood with a greater density of destinations and with a higher proportion of people who had completed a university degree. None of the neighbourhood characteristics measured here were associated with a greater likelihood of walking regularly for recreational purposes. A third project, involved collecting 20-year follow-up data on fitness and lifestyle indicators in a cross-Canada cohort. In this project we are also examining how social and economic disparities are associated with the natural evolution of lifestyle indicators. In a fourth project (Lucie Richard is PI), we are studying health promotion and disease prevention programming for seniors across the province. Implicitly we are interested in describing inequalities in the offer of programmes across geographical areas. In a fifth project (Louise Potvin and Penny Hawe, PIs), we are conducting an inventory of databases and methods of linking these population health databases for studying health and place.

II. Thème(s) de recherche abordé(s) par le programme

Environnement et santé | État de santé de la population | Espaces urbains | Prévention et promotion de la santé |

Lieux d'influence

Étudiant-e(s) membre(s) du Centre

Postdoctorat

Tracie Barnett (directrice), 2004 - 2006)

Doctorat

Michael Spivock (en co-direction avec J.-M. Brodeur) Santé Publique, UdeM, 2002-2006)

Johanne Filiatrault (en co-direction avec L. Richard) Santé Publique, UdeM, 2000-2006)

Mylène Riva (en co-direction avec J.-M. Brodeur) Santé Publique, UdeM, 2003-2007)

Geneviève Petit (en co-direction avec M-F Raynault) Santé Publique, UdeM, depuis 2003-2007)

Mathieu Roy (santé publique, UdeM, 2005-2008)

Patrick Morency (santé publique, UdeM, 2003-2007)

Roman Pabayo (santé publique, UdeM, 2006-2010)

Maîtrise

Raymond Nkorerimana (avec codirection de Louise Séguin) Santé Communautaire, UdeM, 2004-2006)

Geneviève, Perreault (avec codirection de Louise Séguin) Santé Communautaire, UdeM, 2004-2006)

Johanne Rivest (avec codirection de Louise Séguin) Santé Communautaire, UdeM, 2004-2006)

Yvonne Richard (directrice, avec codirection de L. Séguin) Santé publique, UdeM, 2001-2007

Publications choisies

Gauvin, L., Richard, L., Craig, C. L., Spivock, M., Riva, M., Forster, M., Laforest, S., Laberge, S., Potvin, L., Fournel, M.-C., & Gagnon, H. (2005). From " Walkability " to "Active Living Potential": An Ecometric Validation Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28/2S2 : 126-133.

Craig, C. L., Gauvin, L., Cragg, S., Katzmarzyk, P. T., Stephens, T., Russell, S. J., Keast, M., Bentz, L., & Potvin, L. (2005). Towards A Social Epidemiological Perspective on Physical Activity and Health: The Aims, Design, and Methods of the Physical Activity Longitudinal Study (PALS). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3, 272-284.

Séguin, L., Gauvin, L., Potvin, L., Xu, Q., Zunzunegui, M. V., Frohlich, K. L. (2005). Understanding which dimensions of socio-economic status influence toddlers' health: Unique impact of lack of money for basic needs in Quebec’s birth cohort. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 59, 42-48.

Richard, L., & Gauvin, L. (2006, In press). Building and Implementing Ecological Health Promotion Interventions: Some Canadian Examples and Emerging Challenges. In M. O’Neill & S. Dupéré (Eds.), Health Promotion in Canada (2nd Edition).

Steiger, H., Gauvin, L., Joober, R., Israel, M., Ng Ying Kin, N.M.K., Bruce, K. R., Richardson, J., Young, S. N., & Hakim, J. (2006). Intrafamilial correspondences on platelet [3H-] paroxetine-binding indices in bulimic probands and their unaffected first-degree relatives”. Neuropsychopharmacology,31, 1785-1792.

Gauvin, L., & Dassa, C. (2004). L’analyse multiniveaux : avancées récentes et retombées anticipées pour l’étude des inégalités sociales de la santé. Santé, Société et Solidarité, 2, 187-195.