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ArticleFertility and sterility2014

Daily physical activity and hot flashes in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Flashes Study.

Carolyn Gibson, Karen Matthews, Rebecca Thurston

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Article in Fertility and sterility, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Factors Associated With Menopause Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026
    Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Physical Activity and Physical Function: Moving and Aging.Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America · 2018
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carolyn GibsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: gibsoncj@upmc.edu.
Karen MatthewsDepartments of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Rebecca ThurstonDepartments of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

WOMENS HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION--COORDINATING CENTERU01AG012553 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BROOKS, MARIA MORI · 1994 to 2019
$37.7M
WOMENS HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION--ENDOCRINE LABU01AG012495 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MCCONNELL, DANIEL S · 1994 to 2018
$18.8M
WOMENS HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION--PITTSBURGHU01AG012546 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MATTHEWS, KAREN · 1994 to 2019
$16.2M
WOMENS HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION--UCDAVISU01AG012554 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI GOLD, ELLEN B. · 1994 to 2019
$14.5M
WOMENS HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION--UCLAU01AG012539 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GREENDALE, GAIL A · 1994 to 2018
$13.7M
THE STUDY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION-MICHIGANU01NR004061 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HARLOW, SIOBAN D · 1994 to 2018
$12.9M
WOMENS HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION--CHICAGOU01AG012505 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI KRAVITZ, HOWARD M · 1994 to 2019
$11.9M
CARDIOVASCULAR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE RESEARCH TRAININGT32HL007560 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Peter J Gianaros, REBECCA C THURSTON · 1985 to 2026
$11.3M
WOMENS HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION--MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HU01AG012531 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI FINKELSTEIN, JOEL S · 1994 to 2019
$10.7M
Women's Health Across the Nation-New Jersey SiteU01AG012535 · NIA · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI DERBY, CAROL A. · 1994 to 2019
$9.2M
A Biopsychosocial Approach to Racial/Ethnic Differences in Menopausal Hot FlashesK23AG029216 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI THURSTON, REBECCA C · 2007 to 2011
$763k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the role of physical activity in menopausal hot flashes.

designPhysiologic hot flash monitor and activity monitor over two 48-hour periods, with self-report in an electronic diary.

settingCommunity. PATIENT(S): 51 midlife women. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Physiologically detected hot flashes and reported hot flashes with and without physiologic corroboration. RESULT(S): Competing models conceptualize physical activity as a risk or protective factor for hot flashes, but few studies have examined this relationship prospectively using physiologic measures of hot flashes and physical activity. When physiologic hot flashes, reported hot flashes, and reported hot flashes without physiologic corroboration were related to activity changes using hierarchic generalized linear modeling, adjusting for potential confounders, hot flash reports without physiologic corroboration were more likely after activity increases, particularly among women with higher levels of depressive symptoms. No other types of hot flashes were related to physical activity. CONCLUSION(S): Acute increases in physical activity were associated with increased reporting of hot flashes that lacked physiologic corroboration, particularly among women with depressive symptoms. Clinicians should consider the role of symptom perception and reporting in relations between physical activity and hot flashes.

Indexed as

Motor ActivityActigraphyAdultCausalityComorbidityDepressionFemaleHot FlashesHumansMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsStatistics as TopicUnited StatesWomen's HealthHot flashesmenopausephysical activity

Identifiers

PMID24491454
PMCPMC3972358
OpenAlexW2038732282

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