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dc.contributor.authorSievert, Lynnette Leidy
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Debra
dc.contributor.authorMelby, Melissa K
dc.contributor.authorObermeyer, Carla Makhlouf
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-04T23:03:55Z
dc.date.available2018-01-04T23:03:55Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.issn0378-5122
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.07.012
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/172355
dc.description.abstractThis paper is the third in a series of reviews of cross-cultural studies of symptoms at midlife. The goal of this review is to examine methods used previously in cross-cultural studies of menopause and women's health at midlife to (1) identify challenges in the measurement of somatic symptoms across cultures and (2) recommend questions and tools that can be used in future research. This review also aims to examine the determinants of somatic symptoms. The review concludes that methods used for assessing somatic symptoms differ across studies. Somatic symptoms, particularly, aches, pain, and fatigue have a high prevalence. Statistically significant differences were seen in the prevalence of somatic symptoms across cultures. Based on the number of studies that demonstrated cross-cultural differences in symptom prevalence, we recommend that the following symptoms be included in future studies of symptoms at midlife: headaches, aches/pain, palpitations, dizziness, fatigue, breathing difficulties, numbness or tingling, and gastrointestinal difficulties. We also recommend that objective measures of physical function be administered when possible to supplement subjective self-evaluation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom127
dc.relation.ispartofpageto134
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMaturitas
dc.relation.ispartofvolume70
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320299
dc.titleMethods used in cross-cultural comparisons of somatic symptoms and their determinants
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAnderson, Debra J.


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