Preliminary Assessment of the Quality of Life and Daily Burden of Caregivers of Persons with Special Needs: A Questionnaire-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey.

Unlabelled: Caregivers of persons with special needs (PSN) experience a variety of burdens and elevated levels of stress and anxiety throughout their lives, leading to a physical, psychological, emotional, social, and financial overload. This analytical study with a cross-sectional design and a quantitative approach aimed to appraise quality of life (QoL), reflecting the daily workload of informal family caregivers of PSN.

Methods: Four structured, validated questionnaires were utilised: sociodemographic, WHOQOL-bref, Zarit Burden Interview, and Functional Independence Measure Scale in 60 anonymous volunteered respondents.

Dental Treatment under General Anesthesia in Patients with Special Needs Provided by Private and Public Healthcare Services-A Retrospective, Comparative Study.

Unlabelled: In special care dentistry, general anesthesia (GA) is considered as an alternative option to facilitate treatment for uncooperative patients with special needs (PSN) who require invasive dental interventions.

Objective: to evaluate the profile of dental treatment procedures performed and the characteristics of PSN who underwent dental treatment under GA, provided by private and public healthcare providers.

Methods: A retrospective, observational study involving a sample of 100 PSN treated in hospital and specialist secondary care settings.