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Table 3 Symptom Dimensions Assessed by Measurement Toola

From: Review of menopausal palpitations measures

Measurement Tool

Article n (citation)

Presence

Severity

Distress or Bother

Frequency

Interference or Impact

Menopause Rating Scale

66 [31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40, 42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81, 84,85,86,87,88, 90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100]

X

X

   

3 [82, 83, 89]

X

    

Blatt-Kupperman Menopause Index

4 [44, 101,102,103]

X

X

   

1 [12]

X

  

X

 

1 [104]

 

X

X

X

X

1 [106]

 

X

X

 

X

1 [105]

–

–

–

–

–

Kaczmarek menopause-specific questionnaire

2 [107, 108]

X

    

Simplified Menopause Index

2 [109, 110]

–

–

–

–

–

Cardiovascular Symptom Index for Midlife Women

1 [111]

X

X

   

Menopausal-Specific Quality of Life

1 [112]

X

    

Survey adapted from the menopause symptom list

1 [113]

 

X

 

X

 

Women’s Health Questionnaires

1 [114]

X

    

Unspecified self-administered questionnaire

2 [123, 124]

X

X

   

6 [119,120,121,122, 127, 128]

X

    

1 [125]

X

  

X

 

1 [126]

X

X

  

X

4 [115,116,117,118]

–

–

–

–

–

Interview

1 [7]

X

X

   

4 [131, 132, 135, 137]

X

    

1 [133]

X

 

X

X

 

4 [129, 130, 134, 136]

–

–

–

–

–

Unspecified

2 [138, 139]

X

X

   
  1. Blank boxes = concept not assessed
  2. -- Measurement details were not specified in article, concepts assessed are unclear
  3. a No articles addressed symptoms dimensions of duration / temporal pattern, degree of unpredictability, perceived control over, and symptom representations