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This study was carried out to compare sleep quality and profiles of mood states of caregivers with those of people in a control group who were in the same age range and did not provide care. It was also aimed to evaluate caregiver burden. The study included 122 volunteer caregivers aged 18–45 who were giving care to people needing home care and 60 volunteer non-caregivers. The Profile of Mood States (POMS) test and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered to assess mood and sleep quality, respectively, and to compare the groups. In addition, the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale and the Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire (CSAQ) were administered. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 level, and results were expressed in the form of mean ± standard deviation. Mean caregiver burden score was 34.5 ± 10.4. Among the 122 caregivers, caregiving burden was high in 0.8%, moderate in 26.2%, and mild in 68%. Mean CSAQ score was 5.1 ± 2.6. A total of 54.9% of the caregivers were found to suffer caregiving burden according to CSAQ. The total PSQI and POMS scores were not significantly different between the groups. Caregiver burden correlated positively with total POMS scores, tension-anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, fatigue and confusion. Moreover, PSQI scores correlated positively with caregiver burden, total POMS scores, tension-anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, fatigue and confusion. The sleep quality and profiles of mood states of the caregivers were similar to those of the people in the control group.

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