Greene Menopause Index
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The Greene Menopause Index, also known as the Greene Climacteric Scale, is a questionnaire a tool used by researchers to study the symptoms of menopause. It is a standard list of 21 questions, divided into three categories (psychological, somatic, and vasomotor), which women use to rate how much they are bothered by menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, rapid heartbeat, and difficulty sleeping.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Burbos, Nikolaos; Morris, Edward P (2011). "Menopausal symptoms". BMJ Clinical Evidence. BMJ Publishing Group. ISSN 1752-8526. PMC 3275139. PMID 21696644.
A numerical index that scores 21 menopausal symptoms in three domains: psychological, somatic, and vasomotor. Each symptom is rated from 0 to 3 where 0 = no symptoms and 3 = extreme symptoms.
External links
[edit]- Greene Menopause Index entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms. U.S. National Cancer Institute.