Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN): Baseline Dataset, [United States], 1996-1997

The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), is a multi-site longitudinal, epidemiologic study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years. The study examines the physical, biological, psychological, and social changes during this transitional period. The goal of SWAN's research is to help scientists, health care providers, and women learn how mid-life experiences affect health and quality of life during aging. The data include questions about doctor visits, medical conditions, medications, treatments, medical procedures, relationships, smoking, and menopause related information such as age at pre-, peri- and post-menopause, self-attitudes, feelings, and common physical problems associated with menopause.The study is co-sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health. The study began in 1994. Between 1996 and 1997, 3,302 participants joined SWAN through 7 designated research centers. The research centers are located in the following communities: Detroit, MI; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Oakland and Los Angeles, CA; Newark, NJ; and Pittsburgh, PA. SWAN participants represent five racial/ethnic groups and a variety of backgrounds and cultures. This is the next phase of data collection after the original collection of the screening data (ICPSR 4368).

《全国女性健康研究》（SWAN）是一项多中心纵向流行病学调查，旨在探究女性中年期间的健康状况。研究内容涵盖该过渡时期的生理、生物、心理和社会变化。SWAN研究的宗旨在于协助科学家、医疗保健提供者和女性了解中年经历如何影响衰老过程中的健康与生活质量。数据内容涵盖医生就诊、医疗状况、药物、治疗、医疗程序、人际关系、吸烟以及与更年期相关的信息，如围绝经前期、围绝经期和绝经后期年龄、自我态度、情感以及与更年期相关的常见生理问题。该研究由美国国家老龄化研究所（NIA）、国家护理研究所以及国家健康研究所（NIH）和NIH女性健康研究办公室共同资助。研究始于1994年。在1996年至1997年间，通过7个指定研究中心，共有3,302名参与者加入了SWAN研究。研究中心分别位于底特律、波士顿、芝加哥、奥克兰和洛杉矶、纽瓦克以及匹兹堡等社区。SWAN的参与者代表了五个种族/民族群体，以及多样化的背景和文化。这是在原始筛查数据收集（ICPSR 4368）之后的下一阶段数据收集工作。