Table 3.

Symptom Dimensions Assessed by Measurement Tool^a

Measurement Tool	Article n (citation)	Presence	Severity	Distress or Bother	Frequency	Interference or Impact
Menopause Rating Scale	66 [31–40, 42–81, 84–88, 90–100]	X	X
	3 [82, 83, 89]	X
Blatt-Kupperman Menopause Index	4 [44, 101–103]	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 [119–122, 127, 128]	X
	1 [125]	X			X
	1 [126]	X	X			X
	4 [115–118]	–	–	–	–	–
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

Blank boxes = concept not assessed

-- Measurement details were not specified in article, concepts assessed are unclear

^a No articles addressed symptoms dimensions of duration / temporal pattern, degree of unpredictability, perceived control over, and symptom representations