Sleep quality in older adults with type II diabetes mellitus

Calidad de sueño en personas adultas mayores con diabetes mellitus tipo II

Abstract

Introduction: Poor sleep could be the cause of type II diabetes mellitus and other chronic non-communicable diseases.

Objective: To know the quality of sleep of people with type II diabetes mellitus.

 Material and methods: A descriptive study was carried out, the sample consisted of 44 adults with diabetes mellitus. The 19-item Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire was applied, containing seven components with a scale from 0 to 3. The sum of these gives the index.

 Results: The quality of sleep was evaluated in 44 people with type II diabetes mellitus, from April to August 2021. The average age was 67 years old, 73% are female. 39% have a poor quality of sleep, 27% take between 30 to 60 minutes to sleep, 18% sleep <5 hours, 79.5% do not have a normal sleep efficiency, 48% reported having sleep disturbances one or twice a week, 11% use sleep medications less than once a week and 11% have a daytime dysfunction. Regarding the sleep quality index, 85% have an index> 5

 Conclusion: Diabetic people have a poor quality of sleep which can affect their metabolism, so it is necessary to carry out an intervention to improve their quality of sleep.