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- Title
Sleep Problems in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
- Authors
Sari, Erkan; Babacan, Oguzhan; Yesilkaya, Sirzat; Akin, Onur; Fidanci, Kurşat; Basbozkurt, Gokalp; Fidanci, Berna; Saglam, Celal; Erdem, Galip; Saglam, Omer; Yesilkaya, Ediz
- Abstract
Aim: Chronic diseases are associated with sleep disorders. Sleep and related problems usually escape from attention of both physicians and families. It is aimed to investigate the sleep quality in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Material-methods: Reliability and validity confirmed Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire was conducted 30 adolescent with type 1 diabetes and age matched 55 healthy teenagers. Results: Mean diabetes duration of patients was 4.5±3.5 years. Recent three HbA1C average was 7.66%±0.77 (min:5.9-max:9.4). Although scores of snoring, breathing and behavior were similar score of sleep quality and intra-day activity was significantly different (p=0.012). Conclusion: Sleep is very important for healthy life, and good school performance. It should be kept in mind that chronic diseases like T1DM affect sleep quality. Sleep related problems usually missed by parents and physicians must be exposed and looked for solution if possible.
- Publication
Balkan Military Medical Review, 2015, Vol 18, Issue 2, p44
- ISSN
1107-6275
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5455/bmmr.179477