Abstract:
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the care burden and burnout level of primary caregivers of patients undergoing liver transplantation. Design and Methods: The sample size of this descriptive and correlational was determined to be 202 primary caregivers via the power analysis. Findings: It can be asserted that the primary caregivers had high burnout and had moderate care burden. It was found that there was a statistically positive moderate correlation between the caregivers’ care burden and burnout (p ˂ 0.05). Practice Implications: In the study, it was determined that primary caregivers of patients undergoing liver transplantation had higher burnout and moderate care burden. Also, care burden affected burnout. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC