Emotional distress associated with sleep disturbances impacts the quality of life with type 1 diabetes across the lifespan

Commentary on: Carreon SA, Cao VT, Anderson BJ, et al. ‘I don’t sleep through the night’: qualitative study of sleep in type 1 diabetes. Diabet Med 2021: e14763. doi: 10.1111/DME.14763 Implications for practice and research Poor sleep’s physical and emotional burden creates a clinical need to assess typical sleep patterns, strategies and concerns. Further investigations into implementing evidence-based interventions to improve sleep quality and outcomes are required. Context Current knowledge suggests that people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their families experience increased sleep disturbances and decreased sleep quality. Carreon and colleagues provide insight into the little-known and understood experiences of T1D-related sleep challenges. Methods The study1 undertook a qualitative inquiry to understand the quality-of-life factors for people with T1D across the lifespan, including their families’ perspectives. Data were collected through semistructured, separate individual interviews for children with T1D and...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Nursing issues Commentary Source Type: research