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

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: Ypsilanti and Inkster, MI (University of Michigan); Boston, MA (Massachusetts General Hospital); Chicago, IL (Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center); Alameda and Contra Costa County, CA (University of California-Davis, and Kaiser Permanente); Los Angeles, CA (University of California-Los Angeles); Hackensack, NJ (Hackensack University Medical Center); and Pittsburgh, PA (University of Pittsburgh). 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）是一项多中心的纵向流行病学调查，旨在探究女性在中年期间的健康状况。该研究对这一过渡时期内的生理、生物学、心理学和社会变化进行了考察。SWAN研究的目的是协助科学家、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，如更年期前、围更年期和更年期后的年龄、自我态度、情感以及与更年期相关的常见身体问题。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卫生研究院（NIH）及其女性健康研究办公室联合资助。研究始于1994年。在1996年至1997年间，通过7个指定的研究中心，共有3,302名参与者加入了SWAN研究。这些研究中心位于以下社区：密歇根州的伊普西兰蒂和英克斯特（密歇根大学）、马萨诸塞州的波士顿（马萨诸塞州总医院）、伊利诺伊州的芝加哥（拉什长老会-圣卢克医疗中心）、加利福尼亚州的阿拉米达和康特拉科斯塔县（加州大学戴维斯分校和凯撒永久医疗集团）、加利福尼亚州的洛杉矶（加州大学洛杉矶分校）、新泽西州的哈肯萨克（哈肯萨克大学医疗中心）以及宾夕法尼亚州的匹兹堡（匹兹堡大学）。SWAN参与者代表了五个种族/民族群体，以及多样的背景和文化。这是在原始筛查数据（ICPSR 4368）收集之后的下一阶段数据收集工作。