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Objective To explore the impact of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) of ICU survivors on burden of primary caregivers. Methods This study included ICU survivors and primary caregivers who meeting the conditions between 2016.4.1 and 2017.6.30. Mini-mental State Examination, The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Self-rating Scale and the Barthel Index Rating Scale were used to assess PICS in ICU survivors at 3 months after discharge from ICU. At the same time, the Chinese Zarit Burden Interview was used to assess the primary caregivers ' burden. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the relationship between PICS and primary caregiver burden. Results PICS occurred in 127 patients. 228 (58.9%) caregivers had mild or no burden, 102 (26.4% ) had moderate burden and 57 (14.7% ) had severe burden. Logistic multiple regression analysis showed that the patient's PICS was an independent risk factor for the caregiver's burden [ OR=1.547(1.143-6.189), P=0.018]. Conclusions PICS of ICU survivors can increase the burden of primary caregivers. Necessary PICS education for patients and caregivers may have a certain significance to reduce the level of burden.