Effect of diabetes symptoms on sleep quality of patients with type 2 diabetes

23^rd World Nursing and Healthcare Conference

July 10-12, 2017 Berlin, Germany

Derya Akca and Seyhan Citlik Saritas

Uludag University Faculty of Health Sciences, Turkey
Inonu University Faculty of Health Sciences, Turkey

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Objective: The aim of descriptive study is to determine effect of diabetes symptoms on sleep quality of patients with type 2 diabetes. Material and Method: This study was done between June, 2015 and July, 2016. The study universe consisted in 783 adult patients with type 2 diabetes who were hospitalized in the �°n�¶n�¼ University Turgut ��zal Medical Center Endocrine Department. The sample group consisted of selected with random sampling 256 patients who stayed in this clinic. The number is calculated according to a formula applicable to a known study universe. Tools for data collection were a personal identification form, the Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale and The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Data were evaluated with absolute numbers, percentage, average, independent groups t test, the Kruskal-Wallis, Analysis of Variance and Pearson Correlation test. Findings: This research found that most of the patients were female, married, illiterate, unemployed, with a disease, using insulin, measuring blood sugar at home and obese. �°t was determined that the average age of patients with diabetes %57.55�±12.5 and diagnosis time 11.17 �± 7.23. The Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale total mean score a was found 2.12�±1.05. The total mean score of The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was 10.71�±4.08 and %86.3 of patients had poor sleep quality.Between all subscales of the Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index total score statistically significant relationship was found (p<0.05). Conclusions: �°t was determined that a negative relationship between sleep quality and symptoms of diabetes and increased symptoms of diabetes decreased in sleep quality.

Biography :

Derya has completed her master at the age of 24 years from Ã?°nönü University Faculty of Health Sciences. She is continuing her Ph.D at Ã?°stanbul University Faculty of Nursing . She works as a research assistant at the UludaÃ?Â? University Faculty of Health Sciences.