Table 1 Summary of included systematic reviews
Author/Year | No. of studies included in overview* (Population) | Intervention type | Duration / Frequency / Session Length | Symptom category | AMSTAR2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carcelen-Fraile et al. (2020) [37] | 11 studies: 8 RCTs, 1 feasibility, 1 prospective, 1 pre-post study (1548) | Pelvic floor muscle training (PFM) Aerobic exercise Yoga Mind-body therapy. | Duration 12 weeks (range = 8 weeks - 24 months) Frequency: 1-5 times per week Length: 30–120 min | Total Vasomotor Physical Sexual | Low |
Capel-Alcaraz et al. (2023) [49] | 4 RCTs (274) | Resistance training | Duration: 12 – 52 weeks Frequency: 1-3 times per week Length: 55–60 min | Vasomotor Total | Low |
Cramer et al. (2018) [38] | 13 RCTs (1306) | Yoga | Duration: 4–16 (median 12) weeks, Frequency: 1–14 (median 2) times per week, Length: 20–120 (median 60) minutes per session | Total Vasomotor Psychological Physical Urogenital | High |
Daley et al. (2014) [6] | 5 RCTs (733) | Aerobic exercise | Duration: 3-6 months Frequency: 3-7 times per week Length: 40–60 min | Vasomotor | High |
Innes et al. (2010) [39] | 9 studies: 3 RCTs, 5 uncontrolled clinical trials, 1 nonrandomised controlled trial (484) | Mind-body therapy Yoga | Duration: 16-week programme (Tai Chi) Frequency: 1/2 - 5 sessions/week Length: 60–150 min | Total Vasomotor Psychological Physical | Moderate |
Kalra et al. (2022) [40] | 10 RCTs (833) | Aerobic exercise Yoga Resistance training Mind-body therapy | Duration: 6-52 weeks Frequency: 2-3 per week Length: 40–60 min | Total Psychological Physical | Critically low |
Lee et al. (2009) [41] | 7 studies, 3 RCTs, 1 controlled clinical trial, 3 uncontrolled clinical trial (470) | Yoga | Duration: 8-12 weeks Frequency: 2-3 times per week Length: 60–90 min | Total Vasomotor Psychological Physical | Low |
Liu et al. (2022) [51] | 21 RCTs (2884) | Aerobic exercise Yoga Resistance training Mind-body therapy | Duration: 3-48 weeks Frequency: 1-7 sessions a week Length: 30–120 min | Vasomotor | High |
Martinez-dominguez et al. (2018) [48] | 10 RCTs (1463) | Yoga Aerobic exercise Resistance training Moderate-high intensity Low intensity Medium-term Long-term | Duration ranged from 12 weeks to 14 months. ‘Mid-term exercise intervention’ (MTEI) = 12 weeks - 4 months ‘Long-term exercise intervention’ (LTEI) = 6-14 months | Psychological | High |
Nedrow et al. (2006) [42] | 3 RCTs (284) | Aerobic exercise | Duration: 6-52 weeks Frequency: 3 per week or 225 min per week. Length: Not reported | Total Vasomotor Psychological Physical | Moderate |
Nguyen et al. (2020) [14] | 9 RCTs (882) | Pelvic floor muscle training (PFM) Yoga Aerobic exercise | Duration: 4 weeks – 6 months, Frequency: 1-7 times per week Length: 20–90 min | Total Vasomotor Psychological Physical Sexual Urogenital | High |
Nigdelis et al. (2018) [43] | 5 RCTs (2112) | Aerobic exercise Resistance training Mind-body therapy Medium-term exercise Long-term exercise Moderate-high intensity Low intensity | Duration: 6 - 24 months Frequency: 3-5 per week Length: 30–60 min | Vasomotor Psychological Physical | Critically low |
Perez-Lopez et al. (2017) [44] | 11 RCTs (1943) | Medium-term exercise Long-term exercise | Duration: 6 weeks - 12 months (MTEI = 12 weeks - 4 months & LTEI = 6-12mths) Frequency: 2-5 per week Length: 40–90 min | Psychological | Low |
Sa et al. (2022) [50] | 2 RCTs (94) | Resistance training Aerobic exercise | Duration: 8 weeks & 15 weeks Frequency: 3 per week Length: Not reported | Vasomotor | High |
Shepherd-Banigan et al. (2017) [45] | 8 RCTs (927) | Yoga Mind-body therapy | Duration: 10-13 weeks Frequency: 1-7 per week Length: 15–90 min | Vasomotor Psychological | High |
Shorey et al. (2020) [46] | 15 RCTs (1337) | Mind-body therapy Aerobic exercise Resistance training Yoga | Duration: 1-24 weeks Frequency: Not reported Length: Not reported | Total Vasomotor | High |
Woods et al. (2014) [47] | 7 RCTs (1056) | Yoga Mind-body therapy Aerobic exercise | Duration: 3 weeks - 12 months Frequency: 1-5 weeks Length: 20–60 min | Vasomotor Psychological Physical | Critically low |