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Research Paper | Physiology | India | Volume 11 Issue 6, June 2022

A Study to Assess Quality of Sleep in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Individuals

Aiswarya J. Prakash | Smitha .K .K | Joseph K. Joseph

Abstract: Aim: To evaluate the sleep quality in type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals. Method: This observational study was conducted among 95 type 2 diabetes patients who are admitted in little flower Hospital, Angamaly, Ernakulum, Kerala. The sleep quality scores of the population were assessed by the Pitts burg sleep quality index (PSQI) and the incidence of sleep disorders among the groups were evaluated using the sleep disorder screening questionnaire. All data entered in excel analyzed using IBI sample size version 1.01. Result: Subjective sleep quality was rated as fairly good in only 1 sample and vast majority (64.2%) responded as fairly bad and 34.7%reported that there sleeps quality is very bad. Vast majority of the study participants responded that their sleep latency, sleep duration habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances and day time dysfunction is fairly bad (?60%) or very bad (?27%). In this study population, we have observed sleep apnea, insomnia and restless leg syndrome were present in all study samples and narcolepsy was present in 96.8% and it was absent on only 3.2%. Conclusion: Type 2 diabetes patients recruited for the study had poor sleep quality and prevalence of sleep disorders.

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Pittsburg sleep quality index, Sleep latency, habitual sleep efficiency, narcolepsy

Edition: Volume 11 Issue 6, June 2022,

Pages: 1494 - 1498