BEHAVIOR RELATIONSHIP OF SELF CARE WITH DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION ON DIABETES MILLITUS PATIENTS OF TYPE 2
Fadli (a*), Arsyad (b), Sitti Herliyanti Rambu (c), Irma (d), Suparta (e)

(a*) Study Program of the Nurse Profession, STIKES Muhammadiyah Sidrap
fadlietri[at]gmail.com
(b) Study Program of Dental Health STIKES Muhammadiyah Sidrap
(c) Study Program of Nursing, STIKES Amanah Makassar
(d) Study Program of Nursing, University Indonesia Timur Makassar
(e) Nene Mallomo Hospital, Sidrap Regency

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a disease caused by disruption of insulin secretion and insulin resistance. One aspect that plays an important role in the management of this disease is diabetes self-management education because it is the first step to controlling blood sugar by being independent of the patient in the treatment process. Good self-care behavior will control diabetes management and prevent complications and make the quality of life better. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of self-care behavior and the magnitude of the influence of knowledge, patient motivation, family support, and self-efficacy on diabetes self-management education for patients with diabetes mellitus of type 2. The method used in this research is a quantitative approach using cross sectional method. The sample used was 115 patients with diabetes mellitus of type 2 in Sidrap Regency. The analytical method used is the Structural Equation Model (SEM) using Amos 2.0 and SPSS 20 (IBM Corp). The findings of the study showed that the self-care behavior in diabetes mellitus patients of type 2 was influenced by knowledge factors by 89%, motivation factors by 82.8%, family support by 84.9%, and self-efficacy factors by 78.4%. Meanwhile, diabetes management on diabetes mellitus patients of type 2 was influenced by treatment factors by 75.5%, blood sugar control factors by 88.1%, dietary factors by 60.9%, physical activity factors by 87.3%, and foot care factors by 53,8%. The structural model of this study explains the variable self-care behavior with self-care management of 47.5%. Therefore, the management of diabetes mellitus must be more active in providing education to sufferers so that their knowledge or family members can increase and understand how to carry out diabetes management properly.

Keywords: diabetes self-management education- self-care behavior- diabetes mellitus of type 2

Topic: Health, Medical, Pharmacy and Technology