Intervention on Caregivers Caring for Patients Poststroke With Upper Limb Apraxia

Patients with Upper limb apraxia after stroke have severe problems to adapt their daily life. The upper limb apraxia syndrome affects the performance of skilled movements carried out by the upper limbs and provoke that many patients´activities have to be made by their main caregiver or carers. Caregivers usually have to occupy much time and efforts for caring their familiar or client, and it can result in a overload in different areas of the caregiver health. Few data are available on the effectiveness of interventions in caregivers that informally works with that kind of patients. The specific prevention health program is based on improving the awareness of the assistance that the caregivers provide, and knowing the process of the information that carer has to give to the patient while the patients have their activities made.