Open AccessDiabetic Foot Ulcers and Risk Fall in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in BLUD RSUD Dr. Ben Mboi Manggarai Regency, NTT
Author(s) -
Oliva Suyen Ningsih,
Kornelia Romana Iwa,
Maria Getrida Simon,
Kataria Anastasia Sinar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal keperawatan soedirman
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2579-9320
pISSN - 1907-6673
DOI - 10.20884/1.jks.2021.16.3.1561
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic foot , logistic regression , foot (prosody) , type 2 diabetes mellitus , peripheral neuropathy , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Manggarai Regency in 2019 is 535 people and some of them have diabetic foot ulcers. Patients with diabetic foot ulcers had a higher risk of falling than others.This study was to determine the risk factors for diabetic foot ulcers and the risk of falls in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A quantitative study using a cross-sectional study was conducted at BLUD RSUD dr. Ben Mboi in April-June 2020 (n = 51).The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with a questionnaire of diabetic foot screening and risk stratification form and Morse scale. Logistic regression results showed that there was a significant relationship between claudication (AOR: 8.409, 95% CI 1.664-42.500, p value 0.010), history of previous diabetic foot ulcers (AOR: 5,680, 95% CI 1,151-28,035, p value 0.033) with diabetic foot ulcers. There was a significant relationship between hypertension (AOR: 0.152, 95% CI 0.028-0.834, p value 0.030), diabetic foot ulcers (AOR: 11.392, 95% CI 1.277-101.651, p value 0.029) with the risk of falling for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Assessment of the risk of diabetic foot ulcers and the risk of falls should be done in patients with diabetes mellitus with or without neuropathy peripheral