Sleep Quality and Glycemic Control among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most serious health problem that arise from poor sleep quality.
Objective: Objectives of the study were
1. Identify relationship between the sleep quality and glycemic control among patients with type II Diabetes
Mellitus.
2. Determine association of sleep quality and glycemic control with selected socio demographic and
clinical variables.
Materials and Method: A Non-Experimental descriptive study was conducted among 200 Type II diabetic
patients attending Endocrinology OPD at atertiary care hospital, Kochi. Subjects were selected using
convenient and purposive sampling. Data were collected by using Tool 1: Structured Questionnaire and
Tool 2: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Tool 3: Recent FBS and HbA1C Scoring
Results: The study found that there is a borderline significance (p value of 0.046) (?2=6.1773) with
uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1C >6.5) and poor sleep quality (PSQI >5)but the correlation of FBS and PSQI
was insignificant (p value of 0.319) (?2=2.283). Moreover females were the groups with poor sleep quality
when compared to males (p value of 0.022) (?2=5.227) and the co morbidities (P=0.049(?2=3.885) and
duration of illness within 4-8years (p value =0.027) (?2=7.217) presents positive correlation with the PSQI
values.
Conclusion: Diabetes Mellitus being a metabolic disorder, it affects various physiologic process. The one
among being sleep. So by better glycemic control, it will pay a way to have good sleep quality.