title: [A shop for caretakers: how to improve the quality of life for the caretaker and for the patient].
abstract: The authors narrate five years editions (2004-2007) at a caretakers shop which developed out of collaboration between the Gaudi Basic Health Area and the Sagrada Familia Social Services Center. This experience was innovative since it developed due to the coordination and collaboration between two entities in the same neighborhood as well as in regards to methodology employed because the self-esteem of the caretaker and the caretaker-patient relationships with medical professionals in the zone are dealt with in a transversal manner. This shop evaluation rates the overload placed on caretakers and the frequency of visits to the different services to show that the well-being of the former is proportional to patient improvement and that when this occurs, an adequate use of services available takes place.
authors.affiliation: Cap. Sagrada Familia, Centre Serveis Socials Sagrada Familia, Barcelona.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Garcia i Arnau
authors.forename: Angels
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez Meca
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruaix
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003132:Commerce; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*