Main objective
To determinate the relationship between the family function and the grade of protection* of people suffering from the effects of a stroke, needed of physiotherapy treatment.
Specific objectives
1. To identify the variables that allow us to predict the caregiver burden of patients over 65 years with stroke admitted to a physiotherapy treatment for a year.
2. To identify the dependence grade and cognitive deterioration in patients over 65 years with stroke.
3. To quantify the caregiver burden of dependent patients suffering from the effects of a stroke.
4. To know the perception of patients suffering from the consequences of a stroke, about the care they receive and if they feel protected *(their selves) in their family environment.
5. To know the perception of the caregivers of dependent patients suffering from the effects of a stroke.
* (Protection definition: “The set of actions, aid, self help and formal and informal care available to a patient in their family environment or household to reduce the chances of physical complications, mental and/or social”).