INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELFCARE AND SLEEP QUALITY IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE-II DIABETES

Introduction and Objective: Self-care and sleep are essential factors for improving quality of life and reducing the complications of the disease in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between self-care behaviors and sleep quality in diabetic patients referring to Zabol Diabetic Clinic in 2017. Method: The present study was a descriptive-analytic research. 80 patients who referred to Zabol Clinic of Diabetes were selected by census. Then, data were collected using some questionnaires including demographic information, summary of self-care behaviors and Pittsburgh sleep quality .collected data were analyzed using SPSS23 software and descriptive statistical tests, independent t-test and Spearman correlation. Results: The level of self-care behaviors in 52.1% of patients was reported as semi-desirable while it was reported to be poor in 16.5% of them. Sleep quality was conveyed in 96.3% of patients in the semi-desirable state and it was reported to be well in 3.8% of them. Reverse relationship and significant statistical difference was shown by Spearman correlation coefficient between the score of self-care behaviors and sleep quality scores (r = -0.4, p = 0.000). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that patients who gained a higher score in sleep quality, were at a lower level in terms of self-care behaviors. Training in the field of Self-care behaviors is recommended to improve the quality of sleep in diabetic patients. Keywords: Self-care, Sleep quality, Diabetic patients