SLEEP QUALITY AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETICS WITH NICOTINE DEPENDENCE
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 20
Abstract
[b]INTRODUCTION:[/b] Sleep disorders are reported due to varied reasons and are on the rise. Diabetes is established as the one of the reasons for alterations in the quality of sleep. Studies have established that nicotine acts on the neurotransmitter system and influence the quality of sleep. Nicotine use by the diabetic patients is an added factor and will interfere with their quality of sleep. The objectives of the study were to assess the quality of sleep among uncontrolled and uncomplicated type 2 diabetics with and without nicotine dependence and to find out the effect of nicotine in the day time functioning of the study population. [b]MATERIALS AND METHODS:[/b] This study was carried out in a tertiary care teaching hospital among 50 individuals without Nicotine dependence and 50 individuals with Nicotine dependence of uncontrolled and uncomplicated known type 2 Diabetes mellitus. A pretested questionnaire, Fagerstrom test form for Nicotine dependence for smokers, the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale were used to collect data from the study subjects in order to assess the quality of sleep among the study group. [b]RESULTS[/b]: The sleep quality among the smokers was different in terms of time of going to bed, time to sleep, hours of sleep, time taken to fall asleep, waking up in the middle of sleep, breathing problem, pain in the leg, and afternoon nap and cough or snore during sleep [p<0.05]. Whereas no significance was noticed in getting up early in the morning [p>0.05]. In this study, 92% of the smokers belonged to the low to moderate dependence category as per the Fagerstrom test.[b] DISCUSSION:[/b] The sleep quality of low and moderate nicotine dependent type 2 diabetics differed significantly from the non-nicotine users. Most of the study population belonged to low to moderate nicotine dependence [92%]. Health education and enforcement on prevention of smoking in public places is found to have an effect on the Nicotine use in Tamil Nadu.
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Sivaraman S, Aarthi R, Ismail M, Thirumala Kolundu Subramanian
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