{"title":"Level of Satisfaction and Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Disabilities in Secondary Dental Care","authors":"G. Couto, Emílio Prado da Fonseca, R. Amaral","doi":"10.1590/pboci.2022.036","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To assess the level of satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) of caregivers of Patients with Special Needs seen at the Dental Specialties Center in Aracaju, Brazil. Material and Methods: The Program for Primary Care Access and Quality Improvement (PMAQ – DSC) and the World Health Organization's Quality of Life - Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires were applied to PSN and caregivers. Results: The PMAQ questionnaire was applied to 31 patients or caregivers; 97% had no paid work and 61% used public transportation to reach the Dental Specialties Center. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied to 20 caregivers; 60% considered their life to be good; however, 60% had practically no leisure time. Correlation tests (Pearson’s coefficient) showed a statistically significant correlation between the physical and psychological domain (p=0.02; r=0.64), the psychological and social domain (p=0.033; r=0.48), and the psychological and environment domain (p<0.001; r=0.80). Conclusion: The caregivers and patients with special needs felt satisfied with the specialized oral health service offered by the municipality. Concerning the quality of life of caregivers, the majority stated they had a good quality of life, despite not having the opportunity to participate in leisure-oriented activities and often having negative feelings.","PeriodicalId":45592,"journal":{"name":"Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clinica Integrada","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clinica Integrada","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1590/pboci.2022.036","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Objective: To assess the level of satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) of caregivers of Patients with Special Needs seen at the Dental Specialties Center in Aracaju, Brazil. Material and Methods: The Program for Primary Care Access and Quality Improvement (PMAQ – DSC) and the World Health Organization's Quality of Life - Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires were applied to PSN and caregivers. Results: The PMAQ questionnaire was applied to 31 patients or caregivers; 97% had no paid work and 61% used public transportation to reach the Dental Specialties Center. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied to 20 caregivers; 60% considered their life to be good; however, 60% had practically no leisure time. Correlation tests (Pearson’s coefficient) showed a statistically significant correlation between the physical and psychological domain (p=0.02; r=0.64), the psychological and social domain (p=0.033; r=0.48), and the psychological and environment domain (p<0.001; r=0.80). Conclusion: The caregivers and patients with special needs felt satisfied with the specialized oral health service offered by the municipality. Concerning the quality of life of caregivers, the majority stated they had a good quality of life, despite not having the opportunity to participate in leisure-oriented activities and often having negative feelings.
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The PESQUISA BRASILEIRA EM ODONTOPEDIATRIA E CLINICA INTEGRADA operates under a continuous publication online modality. This model results in annual volumes, without issue numbers. The main goal of the PESQUISA BRASILEIRA EM ODONTOPEDIATRIA E CLINICA INTEGRADA is to publish results from Original Research as well as Systematic Reviews in the fields of Dentistry and related sciences areas. Its abbreviated title is Pesqui. Bras. Odontopediatria Clin. Integr., and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips. PESQUISA BRASILEIRA EM ODONTOPEDIATRIA E CLINICA INTEGRADA encourages submissions from all authors throughout the world. Manuscripts are judged by two experts solely on the basis of their contribution of original data and ideas and their presentation. All manuscripts must comply with Instruction to Authors. The following articles will be considered for publication: Editorials, Original Articles, Systematic Reviews, Short communications and Letters to the Editor.