To investigate the effect of acupuncture on women with premature ovarian failure pof, prospective consecutive case series study was applied. 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. 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. Christian veauthier, charite medical university berlin, germany. 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. The patients were given a dietary supplement of soy isoflavones, lattofferrina, vitamin d3 and equisetum arvense with the. Pdf correlation between the modified kupperman index and the. 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. Urinary estriol excretion patterns returned to nearly normal in most cases. Thinking about what has value, hackett, 2006, 158pp. Selections of some of smiths writings with commentary, illustrations, index.
Indians and english both believed they could control the developing relationship. At the start of the study baseline, the mean psqi score of the participants was 9. This is not kupperman s best research work, she is capable and has produced much more interesting work. The first widely accepted attempt to measure the severity of menopausal complaints in women was the kupperman index 3, 4. Evaluation of the efficacy of dietary supplements based on. These ratings were then summed across the 11 items and the score was categorised as follows.
Results a comparison of the mrs with the kupperman index produced a high correlation of raw scores r 0. Clinical symptoms of kupperman index include hot flushes with and without sweating, paraesthesias, insomnia, nervousness, melancholia, vertigo, fatigue, arthralgiasmyalgias, headache, palpitations and formication. The score is the result of a selfcompleted questionnaire that evaluates frequency and subjective intensity of 11 among the most frequent vasomotor symptoms in. Correlation between the modified kupperman index and the. Kupperman index is a welldocumented method of recording the severity of climacteric symptoms kupperman et al. Correlation between the modified kupperman index and the menopause rating scale in chinese women minfang tao, hongfang shao, changbing li, yincheng tengdepartment of. This anthology provides a set of distinctive, influential views that explore the mysteries of human nature from a variety of perspectives.
The pittsburgh sleep quality index psqi is a validated. Numerous studies show that changes occurring in a womans organism during menopause may lower her quality of life. International versions of the menopause rating scale mrs. Philosophy professor questions what defines the good life by sherry fisher. Loss of ovarian function by the treatment for gynecological malignancy results in a drastic decrease of estrogen causing physical and mental symptoms. A guide to the essential texts, and six myths about the good life. Psychometric properties of the chinese version of the menopause. A prospective, randomized, placebocontrolled, doubleblind trial. 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. The average score prior to therapy was 34, but it decreased considerably during the first, second, and third. A comparison of the mrs with the kupperman index produced a high correlation of raw scores r 0. Two common menopausal symptom scales, the modified kupperman index ki and the menopausal rating scale mrs, are accepted. To calculate the kupperman index, the symptoms were weighted as follows. Karen ordahl kupperman has 26 books on goodreads with 1786 ratings.
Philosophy professor questions what defines the good life. 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. Generic qol scale sf 36 two subscales of he multidomain. A total of 304 patients were randomly allocated to receive tablets corresponding. Kupperman index, menopause rating scale, crosssectional study, peoples republic of china introduction menopause is defined as the end of menstruation and. Some patients undergo acupuncture, rather than hormone therapy, to. The most kupperman families were found in the usa in 1920. 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. Books by karen ordahl kupperman author of the jamestown project. Pdf fidedignidade do testereteste na aplicacao do indice. Efficacy and safety of isopropanolic black cohosh extract fo. Each symptom on the kupperman index was rated on a scale from 0 to 3 for no, slight, moderate, and severe complaints. 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.
As reported elsewhere, treatment with dmpasc 104 was. The intenttotreat population consisted of 6 patients in the dmpasc 104 group and 8 patients in the leuprolide group. 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. 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. 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. K85 2000 181dc21 00020488 5798642 printed in the united states of america on acidfree paper. Testretest reliability in application of the blatt and. 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. 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. Research article identification of a predictive biomarker.
A hackett ebook value set kindle edition by joel j. Roanoke explores britains attempt to establish a firm claim to north america in the hope that colonies would make england wealthy and powerful. Clinical symptoms of kupperman index include hot flushes with and. In 1920 there were 27 kupperman families living in new york. Karen ordahl kupperman is an american historian who specializes in colonial history in the atlantic world of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Background many breast cancer patients suffer from hot flush and medical menopause as side effects of treatment. Efficacy and safety of isopropanolic black cohosh extract. The institute of early american history and culture by the university of north carolina press. The severity of menopausal symptoms can vary according to ethnicity and geography. Kupperman location solutions is a consulting practice that provides comprehensive site selection and site analysis services for businesses across the united states. Another bit of magic that pdf editors unlock is the ability to modify text.
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. And no simple answers, says the professor of philosophy. Effect of acupuncture on premature ovarian failure. The blattkupperman index commonly known as the kupperman index, or ki is an 11item menopausal symptom questionnaire that has been. Acrobat can search the index much faster than it can search the document. Kupperman location solutions site selection and site analysis. Jan 01, 1984 written for the occasion of the 400 year anniversary of roanokes founding. This instrument focuses primarily on symptomatic relief, assessed on the basis of the physicians summary of the severity of the climacteric complaints, i. Two common menopausal symptom scales, the modified kupperman index ki and the menopausal rating scale mrs, are accepted internationally. 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.
Generic qol scale sf 36 two subscales of he multidomain quality of life scale sf36 was compared with the mrs. 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 primary efficacy measure was the change from baseline on the menopause rating scale i. Erxian decoction, a chinese herbal formula, for menopausal. The modified kupperman menopausal index was used to score the. Gonadotropinreleasing hormone agonist plus addback. The blatt kupperman menopausal index included 11 symptoms which were rated on a four point scale from 0none to 3severe.
Quality of life in climacteric women assisted by primary health care. Effects of sociodemographic, personality and medical. Kupperman location solutions site selection and site. This study involved 630 healthy postmenopausal women from poland. 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. Books by karen ordahl kupperman author of the jamestown. New york had the highest population of kupperman families in 1920. A total of 304 patients were randomly allocated to receive tablets corresponding to 40 mg drug or matching placebo daily for 12 weeks. 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. You can reduce the time required to search a long pdf by embedding an index of the words in the document. Contents preface xi chapter i biology and human behavior 1 reading 1.
Karen ordahl kuppermans most popular book is the jamestown project. Effect of japanese kampo medicine therapy for menopausal. The kupperman in dex was used to measure subjective complaints. These ratings were then summed across the 11 items and the. However, some methodological problems of the kupperman index were identified in this comparison see 11 for details. The highest association of scores 80% was found in the highest quartile of. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate subcutaneous injection. In addition to the 11 items included in the original kupperman index ki, the. In this vividly written book, prizewinning author karen ordahl kupperman refocuses our understanding of encounters between english venturers and algonquians all along the east. 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.
The kupperman family name was found in the usa, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. Karen ordahl kupperman was born in devils lake, north dakota on 23 april 1939, of swedish and norwegian ancestry. Her father was a colonel in the united states army, and the family moved often during her childhood. The embedded index is included in distributed or shared copies of the pdf. Poor sleep in middleaged women is not associated with. Menopause is defined as the end of a womans reproductive period, associated with the decreased production of estradiol and progesterone by the ovaries. Human nature and its developmentreunderstanding of marxs theory on human nature. Kupperman sees the english as supplicants rather than conquerors, doubtful and insecure rather than selfassured and dominant. The blattkupperman menopausal index included 11 symptoms which were rated on a four point scale from 0none to 3severe. 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. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between menqol scores and the kupperman index to assess criterionrelated validity. Jul 30, 2003 the first widely accepted attempt to measure the severity of menopausal complaints in women was the kupperman index 3, 4. This was about 53% of all the recorded kupperman s in the usa. Effect of acupuncture on hot flush and menopause symptoms.
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