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This work was promoted and sponsored by the Spanish Menopause Society (SMS). Statistical analyses were conducted by Manuel Monroy and Miguel Ruiz from the Universidad Aut ' onoma de Madrid, funded by a restricted grant from Pfizer, S.L.U.

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Population-based norms for the Cervantes-SF short-form questionnaire assessing health-related quality of life in menopause

Publicated to:MATURITAS. 146 34-41 - 2021-04-01 146(), DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.01.004

Authors: Coronado, Pluvio J.; Monroy, Manuel; Fasero, Maria; Sanchez-Borrego, Rafael; Palacios, Santiago; Rejas, Javier; Ruiz, Miguel A.;AEEM Collaborative Grp Study

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Objectives: To develop the population-based norms for the Cervantes-SF scale, which measures the impact of menopause on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of women in Spain. Methods: We used a sample obtained from representative studies of the Spanish population according to geographic density and autonomous community. This sample was composed of 5,237 non-institutionalized periand post-menopausal women, aged 40-75 years. Measures of central tendency, dispersion and percentiles were calculated for the total score and its dimensions, in 11 three-year age categories. Construct validity was analyzed based on a comparison with known groups to confirm the validity of the normative scales. Results: The norms show a monotonic gradient, with an incremental impact on HRQOL as age increases, as shown by an increase in the total score and each of the dimensions. Fifty percent of women showed that peri-/postmenopausal symptomatology interfered with HRQOL> 39 %, ranging from 25 % (40-44 years) to 47 % (72-75 years). The population norms showed significant differences between groups according to generic HRQOL, number of comorbidities, history of osteoporotic fracture, educational level, and presence of obesity. Conclusions: These results support the validity of the population-based norms for the Cervantes-SF scale, a valid instrument for measuring the impact of menopause on HRQOL in Spain. The norms obtained facilitate the interpretation of these scores in clinical practice, research, and health management.

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cervantes-sfhealth-related quality of lifemenopauseCervantes-sfHealth-related quality of lifeMenopauseNormative scales

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal MATURITAS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 11/85, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Obstetrics & Gynecology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.04, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 4.84 (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-29, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 12
  • OpenCitations: 11

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-29:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 43.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 41 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.85.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 7 (Altmetric).