Review of menopausal palpitations measures
Abstract Palpitations are reported commonly by women around the time of menopause as skipped, missed, irregular, and/or exaggerated heartbeats or heart pounding. However, much less is known about palpitations than other menopausal symptoms such as vasomotor symptoms. The objective of this review was...
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| author | Ying Sheng Janet S. Carpenter Charles D. Elomba Jennifer S. Alwine Min Yue Caitlin A. Pike Chen X. Chen James E. Tisdale |
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| description | Abstract Palpitations are reported commonly by women around the time of menopause as skipped, missed, irregular, and/or exaggerated heartbeats or heart pounding. However, much less is known about palpitations than other menopausal symptoms such as vasomotor symptoms. The objective of this review was to integrate evidence on menopausal palpitations measures. Keyword searching was done in PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO for English-language, descriptive articles containing data on menopause and palpitations and meeting other pre-specified inclusion criteria. Of 670 articles, 110 met inclusion criteria and were included in the review. Results showed that 11 different measures were used across articles, with variability within and between measures. Inconsistencies in the wording of measurement items, recall periods, and response options were observed even when standardized measures were used. Most measures were limited to assessing symptom presence and severity. Findings suggest that efforts should be undertaken to (1) standardize conceptual and operational definitions of menopausal palpitations and (2) develop a patient-friendly, conceptually clear, psychometrically sound measure of menopausal palpitations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-810801ad473c46528cc3c0056ec693ea2022-12-21T22:53:13ZengBMCWomen's Midlife Health2054-26902021-05-017111210.1186/s40695-021-00063-6Review of menopausal palpitations measuresYing Sheng0Janet S. Carpenter1Charles D. Elomba2Jennifer S. Alwine3Min Yue4Caitlin A. Pike5Chen X. Chen6James E. Tisdale7School of Nursing, Indiana UniversitySchool of Nursing, Indiana UniversitySchool of Nursing, Indiana UniversitySchool of Nursing, Indiana UniversityCollege of Pharmacy, Purdue UniversityUniversity Library, Indiana UniversitySchool of Nursing, Indiana UniversityCollege of Pharmacy, Purdue UniversityAbstract Palpitations are reported commonly by women around the time of menopause as skipped, missed, irregular, and/or exaggerated heartbeats or heart pounding. However, much less is known about palpitations than other menopausal symptoms such as vasomotor symptoms. The objective of this review was to integrate evidence on menopausal palpitations measures. Keyword searching was done in PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO for English-language, descriptive articles containing data on menopause and palpitations and meeting other pre-specified inclusion criteria. Of 670 articles, 110 met inclusion criteria and were included in the review. Results showed that 11 different measures were used across articles, with variability within and between measures. Inconsistencies in the wording of measurement items, recall periods, and response options were observed even when standardized measures were used. Most measures were limited to assessing symptom presence and severity. Findings suggest that efforts should be undertaken to (1) standardize conceptual and operational definitions of menopausal palpitations and (2) develop a patient-friendly, conceptually clear, psychometrically sound measure of menopausal palpitations.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40695-021-00063-6MenopausePalpitationsSymptom assessmentOutcome assessmentPatient-reported outcome measures |
| spellingShingle | Ying Sheng Janet S. Carpenter Charles D. Elomba Jennifer S. Alwine Min Yue Caitlin A. Pike Chen X. Chen James E. Tisdale Review of menopausal palpitations measures Women's Midlife Health Menopause Palpitations Symptom assessment Outcome assessment Patient-reported outcome measures |
| title | Review of menopausal palpitations measures |
| title_full | Review of menopausal palpitations measures |
| title_fullStr | Review of menopausal palpitations measures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of menopausal palpitations measures |
| title_short | Review of menopausal palpitations measures |
| title_sort | review of menopausal palpitations measures |
| topic | Menopause Palpitations Symptom assessment Outcome assessment Patient-reported outcome measures |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40695-021-00063-6 |
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