Abstract
Objectives: To assess the rate of poor sleep quality and sleep disorder characteristics in elderly diabetic patients at Ha Dong Traditional Medicine Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in 107 patients aged 60 years or older, who was examined and treated at the Ha Dong Traditional Medicine Hospital. The subjects were interviewed by the a unified medical record, sleep disturbances was diagnosed according to PSQI questionnaire. Results: The average age was 66.1 ± 6.4 years, the female/male ratio was 1.97. The rate of poor sleep quality was 89.7%. On the 7 dimensions of sleep disturbance evaluation, the majority of patients had relatively poor levels of quality of sleep. There was no statistically significant relationship between age, gender, living area, number of comorbidities, duration of diabetes, hypoglycemia and complications of diabetes with poor sleep quality. Conclusion: The incidence of poor sleep quality in elderly diabetic patients who were examined and treated at Ha Dong Traditional Medicine Hospital was high, therefore, it isnecessary for screening and early diagnosis of sleep disorders in this population.