BACKGROUND: Recognizing the crucial role of sleep in diabetes management, conducted a cross-sectional investigation to assess the potential benefits of tailored sleep education on sleep quality and glycemic control among type 2 diabetic patients, who sleep at night. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional design study, a non-probability purposive samples of 300 patients visit different Diabetes and Endocrine centers in Middle Euphrates in Iraq, data were collected using tools as follows (self-administered patients’ questionnaire composed of two-part, Part I: consisted of the patient’s demographic data, Part II: consisted of patient education regarding improving quality of sleep by used Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), this questionnaire consisted of 19 items to determine the level of sleep quality among patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: The results showed most of the study sample was male (54.7%), with (31.3%) aged 58 years and more. that most participants having poor level of quality of sleep with (59.7%). CONCLUSION: This study indicated that most patients with diabetes mellitus type 2, who participated in the research have a poor level of sleep quality, which indicates that the disease has an impact on their lifestyle. The research recommends the development and implementation of structured educational interventions to improve diabetes awareness, self-care management, and coping strategies.
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