Type 2 & other diabetes

Predicting factors of sleep quality among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

Sleep quality can be influenced by socio-demographic factors, disease characteristics, psychological factors, physical factors, environmental factors, and social support.

Study context

Population
Adults with T2D; cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies24 articles
Outcome
Predicting factors of sleep quality
Methodological detailsnarrative synthesis, risk of bias assessed with Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist, Searched Wiley Online Library, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct and ProQuest
  • Narrative synthesis
  • Risk of bias assessed with Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist
  • Searched Wiley Online Library, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct and ProQuest

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Predictors of sleep quality
  • Socio-demographic factors (gender, marital status, economic status, age, ethnicity)
  • Disease characteristics (duration of diabetes, diabetes complication, nocturia, insulin therapy)
  • Psychological factors (depressive symptom, anxiety symptoms, diabetes distress)
  • Physical factors (poor glycemic control, lower frequency of exercise, bad dietary status, smoking habit, low HDL-C, high risk of OSA)
  • Environmental factor
  • Social support
  • 7760 articles identified; narrative synthesis

Original publication

Predicting factors of sleep quality among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 5 August 2025. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112388

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