Fidedignidade do Teste-reteste na Aplicação do Índice Menopausal de Blatt e Kupperman

Objetivos: considerando que o conhecimento da confiabilidade de um instrumento é essencial para a correta interpretação dos resultados de uma pesquisa, o objetivo do presente trabalho é avaliar a fidedignidade de um dos índices menopausais mais empregados na prática clínica e de pesquisa na área do climatério feminino, o índice menopausal de Blatt e Kupperman (IMBK). Métodos: a amostra foi constituída por 60 pacientes climatéricas atendidas no Ambulatório de Ginecologia do Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley (HULW) da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), em João Pessoa, PB. O coeficiente de estabilidade foi analisado por meio do método teste-reteste, aplicando-se o IMBK em duas ocasiões diferentes com intervalo de quatro semanas, sem nenhuma intervenção medicamentosa. Resultados: a soma dos escores obtidos pela aplicação do IMBK na primeira mensuração variou de 2 a 41 pontos, com mediana de 18 e média de 18,8 (± 10,76), ao passo que na segunda mensuração, o índice menopausal médio foi de 20,2 (± 10,51), mediana de 19, e os valores mínimo e máximo foram respectivamente de 2 e 39 pontos. No entanto, entre as duas aplicações encontrou-se um coeficiente de correlação de Spearman (r s) de 0,68 (p = 0,001), índice considerado de magnitude inferior ao nível considerado satisfatório. Conclusões: a fidedignidade do teste-reteste na aplicação do IMBK mostra que, embora esse instrumento tenha demonstrado uma relativa estabilidade do ponto de vista estatístico, a magnitude da correlação observada não denota uma aferição inteiramente confiável. Considerando que um estudo correlacional é apenas um tipo de rastreamento da qualidade de um método de mensuração, concluímos que outras pesquisas deveriam ser realizadas para avaliar não só a fidedignidade mas também a validade do IMBK. É possível que modificações na atribuição dos pesos aos itens do IMBK e a inclusão de sintomas diretamente relacionados à carência estrogênica, como as manifestações de atrofia vaginal, tornem o instrumento mais confiável.

Specialkarte von Nord-Sibirien zwischen Lena und Beringstrasse : in 2 Blatt

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Sidney Smith Chapman

Photographic copy of an engraved portrait of Sidney Smith Chapman, father of Charles C. Chapman, Illinois.

Sidney 2000 : los primeros juegos verdes.

Los Juegos Olímpicos de Sidney 2000 han hecho una apuesta clara por la proteción del medio ambiente. Todo desde el diseño de la ciudad olímpica hasta la promoción del uso del transporte público o el reciclado de basuras se ha pensado para poner en práctica de forma global una ideología ecologista.

La cobertura mediática de las mujeres deportistas con discapacidad : análisis de la prensa diaria de cuatro países europeos durante los Juegos Paralímpicos de Sidney 2000.

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Jake and his cousin Sidney.

Jake es difícil. Jake tiene un problema y es que no le gustan los bebes. Hay que imaginarse el día en que le confían a su primito Sydney para cuidarle. Jake le da la comida al bebé, le cambia de pañal y le prepara para el baño, abre el grifo de la bañera y se va a su cuarto a leer un rato. Hasta que recuerda que ha dejado a Sydney en el cuarto de baño.

Aprenent "entre" dues cultures : hibridaci?? cultural de la inf??ncia biling??e a Sidney

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Governor Tom Judge: Early Years - The Path to Becoming Montana's 18th Governor -- Sidney Armstrong, Larry Pettit & Kent Kleinkopf “In the Crucible of Change”

The dramatic period of progressive change in Montana that is documented "In the Crucible of Change" series really exploded with the election of Governors Forrest Anderson and Tom Judge. Anderson's single term saw the dispatching of the sales tax as an issue for a long period, the reorganization of the executive branch of state government and the revision of Montana's Constitution. As a former legislator, county attorney, Supreme Court justice, and Attorney General, Anderson brought unmatched experience to the governorship when elected. Tom Judge, although much younger (elected MT’s youngest governor at age 38 immediately following Anderson), also brought serious experience to the governorship: six years as a MT State Representative, two years as a MT State Senator, four years is Lieutenant Governor and significant business experience. The campaign and election of John F. Kennedy in 1960 spurred other young Americans to service, including Tom Judge. First elected in 1960, he rose rapidly through MT’s political-governmental hierarchy until he took over the governorship in time to implement many of the changes started in Governor Anderson’s term. But as a strong progressive leader in his own right, Governor Judge sponsored and implemented significant advancements of his own for Montana. Those accomplishments, however, are the subject of other films in this series. This film deals with Tom Judge’s early years – his rise to the governorship from when he returned home after college at Notre Dame and newspaper experience in Kentucky to his actual election in November 1972. That story is discussed in this episode by three major players in the effort, all directly involved in Tom Judge’s early years and path to the governorship: Sidney Armstrong, Larry Pettit and Kent Kleinkopf. Their recollections of the early Tom Judge and the period of his advancement to the governorship provide an insider’s perspective of the growth of this significant leader of the important period of progressive change documented “In the Crucible of Change.” Sidney Armstrong, President of Sidney Armstrong Consulting, serves on the board and as the Executive Director of the Greater Montana Foundation. Formerly Executive Director of the Montana Community Foundation (MCF), she has served on national committees and participated in national foundation initiatives. While at MCF, she worked extensively with MT Governors Racicot and Martz on the state charitable endowment tax credit and other endowed philanthropy issues. A member of MT Governor Thomas L. Judge’s staff in the 1970s, she was also part of Governor Brian Schweitzer’s 2004 Transition Team, continuing to serve as a volunteer advisor during his term. In the 1980s, Sidney also worked for the MT State AFL-CIO and the MT Democratic Party as well as working two sessions with the MT Senate as Assistant Secretary of the Senate and aide to the President. A Helena native, and great granddaughter of pioneer Montanans, Sidney has served on numerous nonprofit boards, and is currently a board member for the Montana History Foundation. Recently she served on the board of the Holter Museum of Art and was a Governor’s appointee to the Humanities Montana board. She is a graduate of the International School of Geneva, Switzerland and the University of Montana. Armstrong's Irish maternal immigrant great-grandparents, Thomas and Maria Cahill Cooney, came to Virginia City, MT in a covered wagon in 1865, looking for gold. Eventually, they settled on the banks of the Missouri River outside Helena as ranchers. She also has roots in Butte, MT, where her journalist father's family, both of whom were newspaper people, lived. Her father, Richard K. O’Malley, is also the author of a well-known book about Butte, Mile High, Mile Deep, recently re-published by Russell Chatham. She is the mother of four and the grandmother of eight. Dr. Lawrence K. Pettit (Larry Pettit) (b. 5/2/1937) has had a dual career in politics and higher education. In addition to being Montana’s first Commissioner of Higher Education (the subject of another film in this series); Pettit, of Lewistown, served as legislative assistant to U.S. Senators James E. Murray and Lee Metcalf, campaign manager, head of transition team and assistant to Montana Governor Thomas L. Judge; taught political science at The Pennsylvania State University (main campus), was chair of political science at Montana State University, Deputy Commissioner for Academic Programs at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Chancellor of the University System of South Texas (since merged with Texas A&M University), President of Southern Illinois University, and President of Indiana University of Pennsylvania from where he retired in 2003. He has served as chair of the Commission on Leadership for the American Council on Education, president of the National Association of (University) System Heads, and on many national and state boards and commissions in higher education. Pettit is author of “If You Live by the Sword: Politics in the Making and Unmaking of a University President.” More about Pettit is found at http://www.lawrencekpettit.com… Kent Kleinkopf of Missoula is co-founder of a firm with a national scope of business that specializes in litigation consultation, expert vocational testimony, and employee assistance programs. His partner (and wife of 45 years) Kathy, is an expert witness in the 27 year old business. Kent received a BA in History/Education from the University of Idaho and an MA in Economics from the University of Utah. The Kleinkopfs moved to Helena, MT in 1971 where he was Assistant to the Commissioner of State Lands (later Governor) Ted Schwinden. In early 1972 Kent volunteered full time in Lt. Governor Tom Judge’s campaign for Governor, driving the Lt. Governor extensively throughout Montana. After Judge was elected governor, Kent briefly joined the staff of Governor Forrest Anderson, then in 1973 transitioned to Judge’s Governor’s Office staff, where he became Montana’s first “Citizens’ Advocate.” In that capacity he fielded requests for assistance from citizens with concerns and information regarding State Agencies. While on the Governor’s staff, Kent continued as a travel aide with the governor both in Montana and nationally. In 1977 Kent was appointed Director of the MT Department of Business Regulation. That role included responsibility as Superintendent of Banking and Chairman of the State Banking Board, where Kent presided over the chartering of many banks, savings and loans, and credit unions. In 1981 the Kleinkopfs moved to Missoula and went into the business they run today. Kent was appointed by Governor Brian Schweitzer to the Board of the Montana Historical Society in 2006, was reappointed and continues to serve. Kathy and Kent have a daughter and son-in-law in Missoula.