Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Sleep Problems among Patients of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus on cognitive emotion regulation and sleep problems. So in this research first hypothesis is Cognitive emotional impairment is positively correlates with sleep problems in patients of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and it is supported by the following researches (Fairholme, et al., 2013; Jaser, & Ellis, 2015; Inkster, et al., 2016). Second hypothesis is Patients of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus would show greater impairment on Cognitive emotion regulation & Pittsburg sleep quality index as compare to healthy participants and it is supported by multiple researches which also showed similar findings e.g. (Surani, et al., 2015; Hung,et al., 2013; Kodakandla, Meddela, & Pasha, 2016).  Another hypothesis of the present study is Patients of diabetes mellitus would show greater impairment on self-blame, other blame, rumination & catastrophizing as compared positive refocusing, positive reappraisal, acceptance & planning and it is supported by different epidemiological researches e.g. (Kraaij, & Gernafski, 2012; (Honglan, 2016; Jacobsen et al., 2004). The sample comprised of 96 participants (48 males, 48 females).  So conclusions of the study were that Cognitive emotion regulation is positively correlated with sleep problems in patients of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The study also indicate that patients of diabetes mellitus showing greater impairment on self-blame, other blame, rumination & catastrophizing as compared positive refocusing, positive reappraisal, acceptance & planning. Consequently, a clinical implication of this study is that the forecast of having higher levels of cognitive emotion regulation and sleep problems for the duration of a stressful persistent diabetic treatment may possibly give therapeutic goals as well as medication for organization not only on the whole reaction to cure but too the flow of cognitive and emotional proceedings that eventually persuade the patient’s cure experience.Further research implications of the present study are that the impact of diabetes on emotions and sleep related problems, the level of both variables change according to patient’s response. Findings of the present study give more help to those students who have new research on cognitive emotion regulation and sleep problems among diabetic patients. Furthermore students can include these results in their own study in different ways as a literature or as a discussions part.The study would be helpful for the health professionals to design the strategies required to deal with the emotional and sleep problems of the diabetic patients.