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Introduction: Stress urinary incontinence is a major clinical problem of women from modern sciety, with deep effects on quality of life and daily living, being responsible for social, physical, psychological, emotional, occupational and sexual issues. Scope: This paperwork aimes to prove the efficiency of the Michigan Protocol for Perineal Muscle Stretghtening, in the management of stress urinary incontinence in students from University of Oradea and in the improvement of quality of life, by using a cheap and accessible method, as means and time. Methodes: Study was conducted on 10 subjects with stress urinary incintinence, mean age 21 ±1,26 years; mean wight 68 kg ±10,76; mean high of 1,67 cm ±0,065; mean mass index 25,183±2,805. Assessment was done by using: General Questionnaire for urinary incontinence, King’s Health Questionnaire, PERFECT test. For perineal strengthening, Michgan protocol was used for 6 weeks. Results: Positive evolution were recorded for stretght, anduranțce, repetition of contraction, contraction speed, timing and the improvement ov quality of life, in students with mild stress urinary incontinence. Conclusions: We can say that Michigan protocol is efficient both for the improvement of perineal nuscle tone and for it’s parameters, like force, andurance, repetion and contraction speed and also in the improvement of quality of life.

The study was designed in order to allow the investigation of theoretical predictions regarding the determinants of dental phobia. By way analysis we test under which conditions self-cognitions have a direct action or not on the semeiology of dentist oriented anxiety. We also study the role of the pain and of pre-existent anxiogenic fond. The sample was made of 198 participants (teenagers and adults aged between 15 and 35 years old) who were assessed with a scale package during one session before the stomatological intervention phase. The study indicates that the anxiogenic fond is the one residing at the basis of developing specific phobia for dentist and for administered treatment. Previous pain experience in association with basal anxiety creates the set of mediators between irrational beliefs and self-esteem oscillations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To test the Romanian version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (M.D.A.S.), the instrument was translated into Romanian and administrated to 198 young adults. The M.D.A.S. is a brief self-complete questionnaire consisting of five questions and it is easily scored by summing individual item scores (from a=1 to e=5), for a total score ranging from 5 to 25. The M.D.A.S. has been translated into a number of world languages, many of which have reported adequate psychometrics. The objectives of our study were to check the Romanian translation of the M.D.A.S., to determine its reliability and validity in a sample from the Western part of Romania, and to provide norms to clinical practice. The M.D.A.S. was applied with other psychological tests, the Current Thoughts Scale (C.T.S.), the Trimodal Anxiety Scale (T.A.Q.), the McGill Pain Questionnaire, (McGill P.Q.) and the Dental Fear Survey (D.F.S.). Our hypothesis was the existence of possible correlations between these scales. Since dental anxiety is present with all social categories and with all ages, accurate assessment is one of the premises of the intervention for reducing the prevalence and intensity of dental anxiety. For this, measurements with adequate psychometrics are needed, applied in a doctor - patient communication context based on trust and collaboration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first results of a validation study of Dental Fear Survey (DFS) on 198 participants on Romanian population are presented here. DFS is a psychometrical instrument frequently used for measurement of fear associated with specific situations and stimuli of dental treatment. In this study, the descriptive statistics are included and also is determined internal consistency compare to internal consistence reported in the studies in other countries. In the study, dates regarding correlations between DFS subscales and between DFS and other scales are presented. Because dental fear and anxiety are present with all social categories and with all ages, measurement with validated instruments is essential for the establishing of the treatment program adapted to the patient's needs and problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objectives of our study were to verify the Romanian translation of the TAQ, to determine its psychometric qualities in a sample of participants from Western Romania, and to compare them with data from similar researches. The TAQ measures three key anxiety components: somatic, cognitive and behavioural. The questionnaire's 36 items were derived from previous research, from different widely utilised measurement instruments known for their psychometric properties. The TAQ was administered along with other psychological tests, the Current Thoughts Scale (CTS), the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), the McGill Pain Questionnaire, (McGill PQ-S) and the Dental Fear Survey (DFS). The validation of these instruments on the Romanian population represents a part from a PhD research project regarding anxiety and dental fear management. We consider that the results advanced in the validation study support the TAQ's psychometric qualities, and thus the TAQ can be seen as a useful instrument, with high applicable potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]