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Introduction: The purpose of this study is to identify the care burden of the mothers of patients who have been treated in a university hospital in a child’s intensive care service and who have opened tracheostomy. Methods: In the Children's Intensive Care Service of the University of Çukurova School of Medicine, the mother of 41 patients who were treated in bed between 10.06.2020-31.12.2020 and followed by opening a tracheostomy was included in the research. A data collection form consisting of three sections was used. In the first section of the "care and socio-demographic information form" the data of the mother and family was obtained. In the second section, the data of the trakeostomilian child was obtained with the "care provided information form" in the second section. In the third section, the "carry of the guardians' inventory" determines the carrying burden of the mothers. Results: The average score of the maternal care burden is 40,2±14,3 (16,0-81,75) The care burden is found to be the form of time-dependence burden, developmental burden, physical burden, social burden, and emotional burden. In the mothers who receive financial support from their family, who suffer discomfort after their child's tracheostomy care has begun, who have difficulty taking care of their child and who have difficulty meeting the needs of other members of their family, the total care burden score has been significantly high. The result: the ability of the mothers who take care of Trakeostomili children to effectively care is of great importance, and the reduction of the mother’s care burden to protect and improve the health of both the mother and the sick child.

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