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This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the care burden and the care burden of individuals who take care of Alzheimer’s. Tool and Method: This study, which is characteristic, was carried out between November 2013 and January 2014 at the University of Nine May Health Applications and Research Center, Neurology Clinic.   The universe of the study was formed by 110 patients with Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the clinic, and the sample was formed by 87 patients who were able to communicate and volunteer to participate in the study.  The data is collected with a maintenance information form consisting of 25 questions and the ZARIT maintenance carrier load scale. The data obtained from the research was evaluated by the researchers through the SPSS 21 package program, and the statistical analysis of the data used average, percentage account and ki-quar test. Ethical suitability: A written permission from the hospital is obtained from the individuals who participate in the research before the study begins. Results: In the study, Alzheimer’s patients’ caregivers’ Zarite Care Carrier’s load scale was found at an average level (42.356 ± 20.26 min: 3, max: 88)  It is found that women’s care providers’ care burden score is higher than men (p=000). The maintenance burden of the non-working caregivers was significantly higher than the maintenance burden of the working caregivers (p=.001). As the maintenance time increases, the maintenance carrier load scale points appear to be high (p=421). Results and recommendations: The length of the maintenance period increases the maintenance burden of the caregivers.  Therefore, it is very important to ensure that the burden of the caregivers is shared within the family and to develop the methods for individuals to deal with. Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, care burden, old note: This study 2nd World Congress on Nursing. November 2016, Abu Dhabi, (UAE) was presented as Oral Presentation.

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