Comparison of Sleep Quality and the Rate of Depression in the Elderly with and Without Diabetes at the Comprehensive Health Service Center

Subject Areas : Health Management

Soghra Hasani Narenjbaghi ^{1 *} , Gholamreza Khalili ² , Fatemeh Rouhi ³

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Hospital Administration Research Center, student Research Committee, Sar.C., Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Sar.C., Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
3 - Student in Clinical Psychology, Student Research Committee, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

Received: 2025-08-24 Accepted : 2025-09-28 Published : 2025-09-27

Keywords: Elderly, Diabetes, Sleep Quality, Depression,

Abstract :

Background and Aim: Quality of sleep and quality of life are the most important indicators for evaluating the health care status in chronic diseases including diabetes. Depressionis one of the main causes of reduced functional ability and impaired quality of life, which inevitably leads to disability. Therefore, this study was designed to compare and determine sleep quality and rate of depression in diabetic and non-diabetic elderly. Materials and Methods: The method of the current research was descriptive and comparative. The statistical population of this research includes elderly people with diabetes and non-diabetic people who refer to the Comprehensive Rural Health Services Center of Galashpel, Mahmoudabad. In this study, 300 elderly participants (150 with diabetes and 150 without) who visited the aforementioned center were included. Data were collected using the Sheikh and Yesavage Depression Questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software, version 23. Results: The quality of sleep in non-diabetic elderly is better than in elderly with diabetes (p=0.039). The findings showed that there is a difference between the rate of depression in the elderly with and without diabetes (p=0.006). This means that the rate of depression in the elderly with diabetes is higher than that of non-diabetic elderly. Conclusion: In general, people with diabetes do not have good sleep quality and suffer from depression. Therefore, it is recommended to develop suitable strategies to improve the treatment of these patients and effective training on improving the quality of sleep and reducing their depression.

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