Supplement 1 Search strategy Medline (Via PubMed)
(climacteric[mh:noexp] OR menopause[mh:exp] OR perimenopaus*[tiab] OR
menopaus*[tiab] OR (menopaus*[tiab] AND transition*[tiab]) OR (premature[tiab] AND menopaus*[tiab]) OR postmenopaus*[tiab]) AND (vasomotor system[mh] OR (adrenergic [tiab] AND system*[tiab]) OR (vasomotor[tiab] AND symptom*[tiab]) OR hot flashes[mh] OR (hot[tiab] AND flash*[tiab]) OR (hot[tiab] AND flush*[tiab]) OR (night[tiab] AND
sweat*[tiab])) AND (mood disorders[mh:noexp] OR (mood[tiab] AND disorder*[tiab]) OR (affective[tiab] AND disorder*[tiab]) OR depression[mh:exp] OR depress*[tiab] OR
depressive disorder[mh] OR (depress*[tiab] AND disorder*[tiab]) OR (depress*[tiab] AND symptom*[tiab])) AND (epidemiologic studies[mh:noexp] OR cohort studies[mh:noexp] OR longitudinal studies[mh:noexp] OR follow-up studies[mh:noexp] OR prospective
studies[mh:noexp] OR retrospective studies[mh:noexp] OR cohort[tiab] OR longitudinal*[tiab] OR prospective*[tiab] OR retrospective*[tiab])
EMBASE (via www.embase.com)
('climacterium'/exp OR climacteri*:ab,ti OR menopaus*:ab,ti OR perimenopaus*:ab,ti OR (menopaus*:ab,ti AND transition*:ab,ti) OR (premature:ab,ti AND menopaus*:ab,ti) OR postmenopaus*:ab,ti) AND ('adrenergic system'/exp OR (vasomotor:ab,ti AND
system*:ab,ti) OR (vasomotor:ab,ti AND symptom*:ab,ti) OR 'hot flush'/exp OR (hot:ab,ti AND flush*:ab,ti) OR (hot:ab,ti AND flash*:ab,ti) OR (night:ab,ti AND sweat*:ab,ti)) AND ('mood disorder'/de OR (mood:ab,ti AND disorder*:ab,ti) OR (affective:ab,ti AND disorder*:ab,ti) OR 'depression'/exp OR depress*:ab,ti OR (depress*:ab,ti AND
disorder*:ab,ti) OR (depress*:ab,ti AND symptom*:ab,ti)) AND ('cohort analysis'/de OR 'longitudinal study'/de OR 'prospective study'/de OR 'retrospective study'/de OR cohort:ab,ti OR longitudinal*:ab,ti OR prospective*:ab,ti OR retrospective*:ab,ti) PsycINFO
(Index Terms: menopause OR Abstract: menopaus* OR Abstract: perimenopaus* OR Abstract: (premature AND menopaus*) OR Abstract: (menopaus* AND transition*) OR Abstract: postmenopaus*) AND (Abstract: (vasomotor AND system*) OR Abstract:
(adrenergic AND system*) OR Abstract: (vasomotor AND symptom*) OR Abstract: (hot AND flash*) OR Abstract: (hot AND flush*) OR Abstract: (night AND sweat*) AND (Index Terms:
affective disorders OR Abstract: (mood AND disorder*) OR Index Terms: depression (emotion) OR Abstract: depress* OR Abstract: (depress* AND disorder*) OR Abstract:
(depress* AND symptom*)) CINAHL
(MH climacteric OR AB climacteri* OR MH menopause+ OR AB menopaus* OR MH
perimenopause OR AB perimenopaus* OR MH “menopause, premature” OR AB menopaus*
AND AB transition* OR AB (premature AND AB menopaus*) OR MH postmenopause OR AB postmenopaus*) AND (AB vasomotor AND AB system*) OR (AB adrenergic AND AB system*) OR (AB vasomotor AND AB symptom*) OR MH “hot flashes” OR MH “perimenopausal symptoms” OR (AB hot AND AB flush*) OR (AB hot AND AB flash*) OR (AB night AND AB sweat*)) AND (MH “affective disorders” OR (AB mood AND AB disorder*) OR MH
depression+ OR AB depress* OR (AB depress* AND AB disorder*) OR ((AB depress* AND AB symptom*))
Web of Science
(TOPIC: (climacteri*) OR TOPIC: (menopaus*) OR TOPIC: (perimenopaus*) OR TOPIC:
(premature AND menopaus*) OR TOPIC: (menopaus* AND transition*) OR TOPIC:
(postmenopaus*)) AND (TOPIC: (vasomotor AND system*) OR TOPIC: (adrenergic AND system*) OR TOPIC: (vasomotor AND symptom*) OR TOPIC: (hot AND flash*) OR TOPIC: (hot AND flush*) OR TOPIC: (night AND sweat*)) AND (TOPIC: (affective AND disorder*) OR TOPIC: (mood AND disorder*) OR TOPIC: (depress*) OR TOPIC: (depress* AND disorder*) OR TOPIC: (depress* AND symptom*))
