Abstract
Objectives: To assess several factors related to sleep disorder 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, depression was assessed by GDS-15 and quality of life was assessed by SF-36 questionnaires. Results: Of the 107 paticipants, the rate of poor sleep quality was 89.7%. Patients with poor sleep quality had poorer glycemic control than those in patients with good sleep quality, significantly. Patients with chronic neuropathic pain had a higher rate of poor quality sleep than those in the painless group (p <0.05). Patients with poor sleep quality had significantly lower quality of physical and mental life than those in patients with good sleep quality (p <0.05). There was no statistically significant relationship between depression and poor sleep quality in the population. Conclusion: There is a relationship between sleep quality in elderly diabetic patients and blood glucose control, chronic neuropathic pain and quality of life. Therefore, in clinical practice, early diagnosis and adequate treatment of sleep disorders as well as good blood glucose control help improve the quality of life for elderly diabetic patients.