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Abstract: This study was conducted in order to evaluate sleep quality and perception of diabetes self-management in Turkish patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). This study was conducted as a descriptive and cross-sectional study in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. This study was conducted with 61 people in the Diabetic Foot Clinic of the university hospital in Çorum. Patient Introduction Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Perceived Diabetes Self-Management Scale (PDSMS) were used as data collection tools. Of the patients included, 82% had a PSQI score 5≥ and the sleep quality was found to be poor. The mean PSQI score was significantly higher and poorer in smokers and those with other diseases/comorbidities (p<0.05). The mean PDSMS score of the patients was found as 22.75± 2.03.  The mean PDSMS score was found to be statistically significantly higher in patienst with longer duration of diabetes than in patients with shorter duration of diabetes (p<0.05). The poor sleep quality of individuals with diabetic foot ulcers leads to the failure of diabetes management. It is therefore important that health professionals focus on determining the conditions that affect sleep quality in patients with diabetic foot problems.

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