Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between menqol scores and the kupperman index to assess criterionrelated validity. Numerous studies show that changes occurring in a womans organism during menopause may lower her quality of life. Testretest reliability in application of the blatt and. Kupperman index modified kupperman index as shown in table ii14. Contents preface xi chapter i biology and human behavior 1 reading 1. A comparison of the mrs with the kupperman index produced a high correlation of raw scores r 0. Karen ordahl kupperman was born in devils lake, north dakota on 23 april 1939, of swedish and norwegian ancestry. Joel jay kupperman may 18, 1936 april 7, 2020 was a professor of philosophy at the university of connecticut and author of six myths about the good life, a popular philosophical.
Jan 16, 2006 each symptom on the kupperman index was rated on a scale from 0 to 3 for no, slight, moderate, and severe complaints. Ethics and qualities of life, about ethical theory, and six mistakes about the good life, which centers on simple but misleading ideas concerning what is most desirable in life and incorporates recent psychological research. While interesting and very readable, the book presents no new information, but is the same story as told by her mentor david beers quinn and other predecesors. Results a comparison of the mrs with the kupperman index produced a high correlation of raw scores r 0. Efficacy and safety of isopropanolic black cohosh extract fo. Another bit of magic that pdf editors unlock is the ability to modify text. Kupperman sees the english as supplicants rather than conquerors, doubtful and insecure rather than selfassured and dominant. Clinical symptoms of kupperman index include hot flushes with and. Human nature and its developmentreunderstanding of marxs theory on human nature. Kupperman location solutions site selection and site analysis. At the same time both came from societies in the process of unsettling change and hoped to derive important lessons by studying a profoundly different culture.
To investigate the effect of acupuncture on women with premature ovarian failure pof, prospective consecutive case series study was applied. This anthology provides a set of distinctive, influential views that explore the mysteries of human nature from a variety of perspectives. A prospective, randomized, placebocontrolled, doubleblind trial. Menopause is defined as the end of a womans reproductive period, associated with the decreased production of estradiol and progesterone by the ovaries. Research article identification of a predictive biomarker.
Indians and english both believed they could control the developing relationship. This is not kupperman s best research work, she is capable and has produced much more interesting work. The institute of early american history and culture by the university of north carolina press. This study involved 630 healthy postmenopausal women from poland. Evaluation of the efficacy of dietary supplements based on. To assess the effect of addback therapy with continuous combined estrogenprogestin on the gnrh agonistinduced hypoestrogenic state and its effectiveness in healing of endometriotic lesions. Effect of japanese kampo medicine therapy for menopausal. The average score prior to therapy was 34, but it decreased considerably during the first, second, and third months of the trial, to 20, 10, and 6, respectively. Her father was a colonel in the united states army, and the family moved often during her childhood. Pdf fidedignidade do testereteste na aplicacao do indice. Poor sleep in middleaged women is not associated with. New york had the highest population of kupperman families in 1920. Correlation between the modified kupperman index and the.
These ratings were then summed across the 11 items and the. The score is the result of a selfcompleted questionnaire that evaluates frequency and subjective intensity of 11 among the most frequent vasomotor symptoms in. This instrument focuses primarily on symptomatic relief, assessed on the basis of the physicians summary of the severity of the climacteric complaints, i. Erxian decoction, a chinese herbal formula, for menopausal. Kupperman index is a welldocumented method of recording the severity of climacteric symptoms kupperman et al. Effect of acupuncture on hot flush and menopause symptoms. However, some methodological problems of the kupperman index were identified in this comparison see 11 for details. Lately, kupperman, who received a chancellors research excellence award last year, has been thinking a lot about the topics of two books he is writing. Books by karen ordahl kupperman author of the jamestown. The primary efficacy measure was the change from baseline on the menopause rating scale i. Books by karen ordahl kupperman author of the jamestown project.
This was about 53% of all the recorded kupperman s in the usa. Pdf correlation between the modified kupperman index and the. Selections of some of smiths writings with commentary, illustrations, index. In this vividly written book, prizewinning author karen ordahl kupperman refocuses our understanding of encounters between english venturers and algonquians all along the east. Kupperman index, menopause rating scale, crosssectional study, peoples republic of china introduction menopause is defined as the end of menstruation and fertility, occurring 12 months after the last menstrual period. The embedded index is included in distributed or shared copies of the pdf. Effects of sociodemographic, personality and medical.
The blattkupperman index commonly known as the kupperman index, or ki is an 11item menopausal symptom questionnaire that has been. Kupperman index, menopause rating scale, crosssectional study, peoples republic of china introduction menopause is defined as the end of menstruation and. The pittsburgh sleep quality index psqi is a validated. Jul 30, 2003 the first widely accepted attempt to measure the severity of menopausal complaints in women was the kupperman index 3, 4. The blattkupperman menopausal index included 11 symptoms which were rated on a four point scale from 0none to 3severe. In telling the tragic and heroic story of roanoke, the lost colony, awardwinning historian karen ordahl kupperman recovers the earliest days of english exploration and settlement in america. Kupperman analyzes all these sources in order to understand the true nature of these early years, when english venturers were so fearful and dependent on native aid and the shape of the future. The score is the result of a selfcompleted questionnaire that evaluates frequency and subjective intensity of 11 among the most frequent vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women hot flushes, insomnia, irritability, sweating, musculoskeletal pains, headache, palpitations, fatigue, paresthesia. Gonadotropinreleasing hormone agonist plus addback.
Each group was curious about the other, and interpreted through their own standards and traditions. Our practice and services include the associated property acquisitions for companies of all sizes with a particular focus in the food and beverage industry. As reported elsewhere, treatment with dmpasc 104 was. At 1 month after the commencement of beginning mht, the participants reported significantly improved sleep quality as indicated by the reduction in the psqi global sleep quality score decrease of 1. Karen ordahl kupperman has 26 books on goodreads with 1786 ratings.
A total of 304 patients were randomly allocated to receive tablets corresponding. Acupoints, gv 20, gv 24, gb, cv 3, cv 4, bl 23, bl 32, st 25, st 28, st 29, st 36, sp 6, ki 3, and lr 3, were. Christian veauthier, charite medical university berlin, germany. The kupperman in dex was used to measure subjective complaints.
Building on a previous work, settling with the indians, karen kupperman explicitly explores the early interactions and struggles of indians americans and early europeans settlers. Total kupperman index score before treatment and at 4, 12, and 24 weeks after initiation of therapy in patients receiving gnrh agonist plus placebo black squares or gnrh agonist. The first widely accepted attempt to measure the severity of menopausal complaints in women was the kupperman index 3, 4. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate subcutaneous injection. You can reduce the time required to search a long pdf by embedding an index of the words in the document.
Kupperman location solutions is a consulting practice that provides comprehensive site selection and site analysis services for businesses across the united states. Karen ordahl kupperman is an american historian who specializes in colonial history in the atlantic world of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A hackett ebook value set kindle edition by joel j. Thinking about what has value, hackett, 2006, 158pp. The highest association of scores 80% was found in the highest quartile of. In 1920 there were 27 kupperman families living in new york. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The most kupperman families were found in the usa in 1920. The average score prior to therapy was 34, but it decreased considerably during the first, second, and third. Correlation between the modified kupperman index and the menopause rating scale in chinese women minfang tao, hongfang shao, changbing li, yincheng tengdepartment of.
Kupperman location solutions site selection and site. The modified kupperman menopausal index was used to score the. Two common menopausal symptom scales, the modified kupperman index ki and the menopausal rating scale mrs, are accepted. Background many breast cancer patients suffer from hot flush and medical menopause as side effects of treatment. Philosophy professor questions what defines the good life by sherry fisher. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of japanese kampo kamikihito kkt and kamishoyosan kss on menopausal symptoms in gynecological cancer patients.
Karen ordahl kupperman born 23 april 1939 is an american historian who specializes in colonial history in the atlantic world of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The intenttotreat population consisted of 6 patients in the dmpasc 104 group and 8 patients in the leuprolide group. Each symptom on the kupperman index was rated on a scale from 0 to 3 for no, slight, moderate, and severe complaints. The blatt kupperman menopausal index included 11 symptoms which were rated on a four point scale from 0none to 3severe. Two common menopausal symptom scales, the modified kupperman index ki and the menopausal rating scale mrs, are accepted internationally. The kupperman family name was found in the usa, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. And no simple answers, says the professor of philosophy. Quality of life in climacteric women assisted by primary health care. A guide to the essential texts, and six myths about the good life.
Jan 01, 1984 written for the occasion of the 400 year anniversary of roanokes founding. Loss of ovarian function by the treatment for gynecological malignancy results in a drastic decrease of estrogen causing physical and mental symptoms. In addition to the 11 items included in the original kupperman index ki, the. Effect of acupuncture on premature ovarian failure. The severity of menopausal symptoms can vary according to ethnicity and geography. Some patients undergo acupuncture, rather than hormone therapy, to. Joel jay kupperman may 18, 1936 april 7, 2020 was a professor of philosophy at the university of connecticut and author of six myths about the good life, a popular philosophical volume centering on those values most worth engaging in human life. Psychometric properties of the chinese version of the menopause. At the start of the study baseline, the mean psqi score of the participants was 9. Urinary estriol excretion patterns returned to nearly normal in most cases. Generic qol scale sf 36 two subscales of he multidomain. Clinical symptoms of kupperman index include hot flushes with and without sweating, paraesthesias, insomnia, nervousness, melancholia, vertigo, fatigue, arthralgiasmyalgias, headache, palpitations and formication.
Kupperman brings to life the men and women who struggled to carve out a settlement in an inhospitable environment on the carolina coast and the complex native american cultures they encountered. Efficacy and safety of isopropanolic black cohosh extract. A total of 304 patients were randomly allocated to receive tablets corresponding to 40 mg drug or matching placebo daily for 12 weeks. Generic qol scale sf 36 two subscales of he multidomain quality of life scale sf36 was compared with the mrs. Acrobat can search the index much faster than it can search the document.