The influence of health education on the prevention of diabetic ulcuses in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
1 School of Nursing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia.
2 Department of Medical Nursing, School of Nursing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia.
Research Article
Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 2023, 07(01), 019-024.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjst.2023.7.1.0013
Publication history:
Received on 06 December 2022; revised on 18 January 2023; accepted on 21 January 2023
Abstract:
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a relative or absolute decrease in insulin production that can cause direct or long-term metabolic disorders. The complications are microanglopathies and macroanglopathies. Diabetic ulcer is one of the side effects. Numerous studies have shown that health education can stop diabetic ulcers from progressing.
Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental study with two group pretest-posttest with control design. Respondents were type 2 diabetes mellitus at the Gatak Health Center. The number of respondents consisted of 78 respondents who were divided into 2 groups. In this study there were 78 respondents with type 2 diabetes mellitus who participated, and divided into two groups, namely the intervention group (n = 39) who were given health education about diabetic ulcer prevention and the control group (n = 39) who were not given health education about diabetic ulcer prevention. Data from the results of this study were obtained from filling out questionnaires that had been tested for validity and reliability and analyzed using the Paired Sample t-test and Independent Sample t-test. Data were processed using SPSS. Results: The test results showed that there was a significant difference between the intervention group and the control group in preventing diabetic ulcers with a P=0.000.
Conclusion: Data from the results of this study were obtained from filling out questionnaires that had been tested for validity and reliability and analyzed using the Paired Sample t-test and Independent Sample t-test. Data were processed using SPSS. Results: The test results showed that there was a significant difference between the intervention group and the control group in the prevention of diabetic ulcers with a value of P = 0.000. Conclusion: Data from the results of this study were obtained from filling out questionnaires that had been tested for validity and reliability and analyzed using the Paired Sample t-test and Independent Sample t-test. Data were processed using SPSS.
Results: The test results showed that there was a significant difference between the intervention group and the control group in preventing diabetic ulcers with a P=0.000.
Conclusion: Providing health education to people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the prevention of diabetic ulcers that there is a significant influence in preventing the occurrence of diabetic ulcers.
Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic Ulcer Prevention; Health Education
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