The relationship between fear of hypoglycemia and sleep quality among type 2 diabetic patients

Background. Fear of hypoglycemia can result in anxiety, stress, anger, depression and severe avoidance behaviors that it affects the sleep quality diabetic patients. Therefore, present study was conducted with aim investigating relationship between fear among type 2 Methods. The cross-sectional on 400 patients referred to endocrinology clinic Velayat Hospital Boali Qazvin, 2019. Data were collected using a checklist for demographic variables, Hypoglycemia Survey (FHS-W), Pittsburgh index (PSQI). Descriptive statistics Spearman correlation test performed data analysis SPSS v24. Results. In this study, mean age 55.75 ± 10.31. majority participants female (n = 299, 74.8%) treated oral anti-diabetic drugs 174, 43.5%). score 8.98 3.64 21.27 11.92. results showed there significant poor (P < 0.001, r 0.305). Conclusion. has direct patients; so reduces order provide adequate prevent inappropriate complications, great attention should be paid issue hypoglycemia, consider some actions reduce fear.