Open AccessPENGARUH PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN TERHADAP PERAWATAN DIRI PENDERITA DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE 2 DI PUSKESMAS PANDAK I
Author(s) -
Ferianto,
Mateus Sakundarno Adi,
Nurullya Rachma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
media ilmu kesehatan/media ilmu kesehatan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2548-6268
pISSN - 2252-3413
DOI - 10.30989/mik.v8i1.257
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , disease , health education , type 2 diabetes mellitus , self care , health care , quality of life (healthcare) , statistical significance , chronic disease , test (biology) , gerontology , family medicine , physical therapy , nursing , public health , endocrinology , paleontology , economic growth , economics , biology
Background: Someone in middle adulthood has begun to experience changes leading to an aging process, so they are vulnerable to degenerative diseases. Diabetes mellitus is a degenerative disease which is still being a health problem in Indonesia. Problems and complications in people with DM can be minimized if the patient has sufficient knowledge and ability to carry out self-care. One effort that can be done is to provide health education about self-care to optimize metabolic control, prevent acute and chronic complications, optimize quality of life and able to carry out self-care behavior independently.
Objective: The study aimed to determine the effect of health education on self-care activities in type 2 diabetes mellitus in Puskesmas Pandak I.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a one group pretest-posttest study design. The samples used were 26 respondents. Data analysis technique used paired t-test with a significance level of p <0,05.
Results: There is a significant enhancement in self-care activities. Statistical analysis using paired t-test found there were significant differences in the value of self-care activities between pre and post-education among type 2 diabetes mellitus diabetes (p <0,005).
Conclusion: Health education can improve self-care activities for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Puskesmas Pandak I.
Keywords : Health education, self-care, diabetes mellitus