Assessment of the climacteric syndrome: a narrative review.

Purpose: Many menopausal women suffer from a variety of estrogen deficiency-related symptoms and chronic medical conditions. Health care professionals should be able to identify and quantify symptoms to facilitate diagnosis, indicate and monitor treatment. Therefore, various questionnaires have been developed and are used as a simple, time-saving and cost-effective mean to assess and monitor menopausal complaints.

Chronic non-communicable disease risk calculators - An overview, part I.

This review identifies the different risk assessment tools that stratify the individual's risk of four of the eight leading causes of death in women: breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer and osteoporosis. It will be followed by the publication of a second paper that summarizes the risk assessment tools for the other four leading causes of death (myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes mellitus type 2 and dementia). The different tools were compared by their use of different variables and validation criteria.

Developing an ICF Core Set for Climacteric Syndrome based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a globally accepted framework for the assessment of problems in functioning in relation to health conditions. ICF Core Sets are internationally accepted shortlists of the most relevant and essential ICF categories that can be used to assess and document the functioning of patients living with specific health conditions.

Objectives: The objective of this paper is to outline the process of developing an ICF Core Set for Climacteric Syndrome.

Chronic Non-Communicable Disease Risk Calculators - An Overview, Part II.

The aim of this review was to identify the different risk assessment tools that stratify the individual's risk of four of the eight leading causes of death: stroke, ischaemic heart diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and dementia. It follows part I, which summarized the risk assessment tools for the other four leading causes of death (breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer and osteoporosis). As in part I, the different tools were compared by their variables and validation criteria and an overview table was designed for each illness.

Linking the menopause rating scale to the International classification of functioning, disability and health - A first step towards the implementation of the EMAS menopause health care model.

Objectives: To link the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS-II) to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and present a clinical application of an ICF-based tool.

Study Design: The MRS-II was linked to the corresponding ICF category. The linked items were used to generate an ICF Categorical Profile.

Towards ICF implementation in menopause healthcare: a systematic review of ICF application in Switzerland.

Aims Of The Study: To present a systematic literature review on the application and degree of implementation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) across different health conditions and regions in Switzerland in order to develop an ICF classification of the climacteric syndrome in the medium term.

Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted through Embase and Medline covering the period between 2011 and August 2016. Inclusion criteria were the term ICF in title or abstract and Switzerland as the workplace of the first author.