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Nancy E. Avis
Researcher at Wake Forest University
Publications - 165
Citations - 14019
Nancy E. Avis is an academic researcher from Wake Forest University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Menopause. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 149 publications receiving 12197 citations. Previous affiliations of Nancy E. Avis include University of California, Davis & American Institutes for Research.
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Longitudinal Analysis of the Association Between Vasomotor Symptoms and Race/Ethnicity Across the Menopausal Transition: Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation
Ellen B. Gold,Alicia Colvin,Nancy E. Avis,Joyce T. Bromberger,Gail A. Greendale,Lynda H. Powell,Barbara Sternfeld,Karen A. Matthews +7 more
TL;DR: Vasomotor symptoms were reported most often in all racial/ethnic groups in late perimenopause and nearly as often in postmenopause, and among the risk factors assessed, vasomotor Symptoms were most strongly associated with menopausal status.
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Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition.
Nancy E. Avis,Sybil L. Crawford,Gail A. Greendale,Joyce T. Bromberger,Susan A. Everson-Rose,Ellen B. Gold,Rachel Hess,Hadine Joffe,Howard M. Kravitz,Ping G. Tepper,Rebecca C. Thurston +10 more
TL;DR: Frequent VMS lasted more than 7 years during the menopausal transition for more than half of the women and persisted for 4.5 years after the FMP, and they may last longer for African American women.
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Is there a menopausal syndrome? Menopausal status and symptoms across racial/ethnic groups.
Nancy E. Avis,Rebecca K. Stellato,Sybil L. Crawford,Joyce T. Bromberger,Patricia A. Ganz,Virginia S. Cain,Marjorie Kagawa-Singer +6 more
TL;DR: Evaluation of the extent to which symptoms group together and consistently relate to menopausal status across five samples provides evidence for or against a universal menopausal syndrome, as well as racial/ethnic differences in symptom reporting.
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Distinguishing between quality of life and health status in quality of life research: A meta-analysis
TL;DR: It is concluded that quality of life and health status are distinct constructs, and that the two terms should not be used interchangeably.
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Quality of life among younger women with breast cancer.
TL;DR: Younger breast cancer survivors are at risk for impaired QOL up to several years after diagnosis, and may need interventions that specifically target their needs related to menopausal symptoms and problems with relationships, sexual functioning, and body image.