Sleep quality in type 2 diabetics

Authors

  • Maria Carolina Belo da Cunha WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development
  • Maria Lúcia Zanetti WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development
  • Vanderlei José Hass WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692008000500009

Keywords:

sleep disorders, diabetes mellitus, type 2, quality of life

Abstract

Sleeping disorders in type 2 diabetic patients constitute risk factors for aggravating diabetes since they can affect the metabolic control through insulin resistance syndrome. This was an observational, cross-sectional study. The majority (52%) of subjects had scores indicating poor sleep quality. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores showed patients with a time after diagnosis over 10 years and hypertension had the poorest sleep quality. For those with hemoglobin A1c >; 7% taking sleeping medicines and those who had normal body mass index (BMI), the sleep quality was even poorer. The findings of the present study reinforce the relevance of this topic since there are no specific tools for sleep evaluation of type 2 diabetics making it difficult to make any assertions on the sleep quality of these patients.

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Published

2008-10-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 5 (2008)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Cunha, M. C. B. da, Zanetti, M. L., & Hass, V. J. (2008). Sleep quality in type 2 diabetics. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 16(5), 850-855. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692008000500009