Sleep Quality Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Role of Acceptance and commitment therapy
Abstract
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE
To examine the Role of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in improving Sleep quality among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients
STUDY DESIGN
Quasi experimental pre and posttest design
PLACE AND DURATION
This study was conducted at Shekh Jana Hospital, Swabi, Pakistan from December to February 2026.
METHOD
Total number of Thirty-four (34) participants aged 30 to 65 years were recruited using purposive sampling. Over span of four weeks participants received eight therapy sessions. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-U) was used to measure quality of sleep. For statistical analysis paired sample t-test was utilized.
RESULT
Paired-sample t-test results showed a large effect size (Cohen's d = 0.82) and a significant improvement in sleep quality after the intervention (pre: M = 14.09, SD = 4.73; post: M = 10.79, SD = 3.14, t(33) = 9.87, p < .001
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that ACT is found to be effective intervention in improving sleep quality in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Key words
Sleep Quality, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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