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EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE FOOD CRAVINGS ON DEPRESSION, SLEEP QUALITY AND FATIGUE IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC INDIVIDUALS

Tip 2 Diyabetik Bireylerde Aşırı Besin İsteğinin Depresyon, Uyku Kalitesi ve Yorgunluk Üzerine Etkisi

Betül Kamanlı(YOZGAT BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0588-9502
Hafize Kızılkaya(YOZGAT BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, TIP PR.)0000-0002-4878-9958
Pages
235–245
Publication Date
2026-06-15
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Especially in tip 2 diabetic patients, it is thought that interventions aimed at improving excessive food cravings in diabetic patients can help improve obesity, sleep quality, depression and fatigue of diabetic patients and thus, make positive contributions to quality of life.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between excessive food cravings and depres-sion, sleep quality and fatigue in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: A total of 188 individuals, including 94 diabetic and 94 non-diabetic were included in this descriptive and cross-sectional study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Especially in tip 2 diabetic patients, it is thought that interventions aimed at improving excessive food cravings in diabetic patients can help improve obesity, sleep quality, depression and fatigue of diabetic patients and thus, make positive contributions to quality of life.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Diyabet · Aşırı Besin İsteği · Depresyon

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Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between excessive food cravings and depres-sion, sleep quality and fatigue in patients with type 2 diabetes. Material and Methods: A total of 188 individuals, including 94 diabetic and 94 non-diabetic were included in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. Socio-demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements of individuals were collected through a questionnaire and face-to-face interview method. Excessive food cravings of individuals were evaluated using “Food Cravings Scale”, depression was evaluated using “Beck Depression Inventory”, sleep quality was evaluated using “Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index” and fatigue was evaluated using “Fatigue Severity Scale”. Results: Among the diabetic individuals in the study, 50.0% were female and 50.0% were male. Excessive food cravings, depression, sleep and fatigue scores were higher in diabetic individuals than non-diabetic individuals. There was a weak negative significant relationship between excessive food cravings and height; a weak positive significant relationship between excessive food cravings and body mass index, depression score, sleep score; a moderate positive significant relationship between excessive food cravings and sleep disturbance and fatigue score in diabetic group (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our results emphasize the importance of informing tip 2 diabetic patients about the risks of excesive cravings. Especially in tip 2 diabetic patients, it is thought that interventions aimed at improving excessive food cravings in diabetic patients can help improve obesity, sleep quality, depression and fatigue of diabetic patients and thus, make positive contributions to quality of life.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Tip 2 diyabet hastalarında aşırı besin isteği ile depresyon, uyku kalitesi ve yorgunluk arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan bu çalışmaya 94 diyabetik ve 94 diyabetik olmayan toplam 188 birey dahil edilmiştir. Bireylerin sosyo-demografik özellikleri ve antropometrik ölçümleri anket formu aracılığıyla yüzyüze görüşme yöntemi kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bireylerin aşırı besin isteği durumları “Aşırı Besin İsteği Ölçeği” ile depresyon durumları “Beck Depresyon Ölçeği” ile uyku kalitesi “Pittsburg Uyku Kalite İndeksi” ile yorgunluk durumları ise “Yorgunluk Şiddet Ölçeği” kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan diyabetik bireylerin %50,0’si kadın ve %50,0’si erkektir. Diyabetik bireylerde aşırı besin isteği, depresyon, uyku ve yorgunluk skorları ortalamaları diyabetik olmayanlara göre daha yüksektir. Diyabetik grupta aşırı besin isteği ile boy uzunluğu arasında zayıf negatif anlamlı; aşırı besin isteği ile beden kütle indeksi, depresyon skoru ve uyku skoru arasında zayıf pozitif anlamlı ve aşırı besin isteği ile uyku bozukluğu, yorgunluk skoru arasında ise pozitif orta düzeyde anlamlı ilişki bulunmaktadır (p<0,05). Sonuç: Sonuçlarımız tip 2 diyabetli hastaların aşırı besin isteği riskleri hakkında bilgilendirilmesinin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Özellikle tip 2 diyabet hastalarında, aşırı besin isteğini iyileştirmeye yönelik müdahalelerin diyabet hastalarında obezite, uyku kalitesi, depresyon ve yorgunluk gibi sorunların iyileştirilmesine ve dolayısıyla yaşam kalitesine olumlu katkılar sağlayabileceği düşünülmektedir.

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Kamanlı, B., Kızılkaya, H. (2026). EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE FOOD CRAVINGS ON DEPRESSION, SLEEP QUALITY AND FATIGUE IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC INDIVIDUALS. Bozok Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 235–245. https://doi.org/10.16919/bozoktip.1847664

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