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aim study investigate caregiver burden cb informal caregivers stroke survivors without dysphagia assess relationship cb levels informal caregivers stroke survivors dysphagia patients swallowingrelated quality life qol patients strokespecific qol multicenter prospective crosssectional study included total 120 stroke patients 76 males 44 females mean age 611123 years range 19 86 years october 2019 2020 patients 57 dysphagia 63 dysphagia functional oral intake scale fois used classify degree functional dietary limitation caused patients swallowing impairment patients caregivers completed eating assessment tool eat10 swallowing quality life swqol questionnaire stroke impact scale sis zarit caregiver burden interview zbi cb levels higher caring stroke patients dysphagia caring stroke patients without dysphagia caregiver burden found associated patients swallowingrelated qol strokerelated qol significant predictors high cb scores f255 r2059 p0007 employed caregiver b1748 p0003 caregiver high school b196 p003 secondary school b1628 p002 educational status son daughter b3063 p0007 relative patient b2006 p001 lower fois stage b314 p0011 lower swqol b052 p0009 lower sis b037 p004 scores caregivers stroke patients dysphagia suffer higher cb without dysphagia stroke patients dysphagia swallowingrelated qol associated qol levels stroke patients cb levels caregivers employment status educational status caregiver caregivers relativity patient fois stage swallowing stroke related qol patients factors related burden levels caregivers stroke patients dysphagia results may help health professionals understand dysphagia essential source cb consider planning treatments