The Effect of Health Education with SINERGIS Disc Media on the Knowledge Level of Self-Management of Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the Elderly Group at the Seyegan Health Center Joko Tigo Narimo Bekti (a*), Maryana, (a), Abiyyu Naufal Susanto (a), Titik Fajriyati Nur Khasanah (a), Wahyu Febriana (a)
a) Department of Nursing, Health Polytechnic of The Ministry of Health in Yogyakarta
Tata Bumi Street 3, Gamping, Sleman, D.I Yogyakarta 55293, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a disease of blood sugar, protein, and fat metabolism disorders which is often referred to as ^The Silent Killer^ which means it works like termites, and slowly but damages vital organs. Community empowerment needs to be done considering the tendency to increase the incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus around the world. Objective: This study aims to see the effect of the Diabetes Mellitus Integrated Monitoring System (Sistem Monitoring Terintegrasi Kensing Manis / SINERGIS) program on the level of knowledge in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Seyegan Health Center. Methods: This study used a randomized pretest-posttest control group design. The sample in this study was 40 respondents who were selected with purposive sampling technique. The research took place at the Puskesmas Seyegan Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region. The instrument used was the DKQ-24 (Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire) questionnaire with 24 question items. The test was a paired t test. Result: There is a significant difference in the mean value of knowledge between the pretest (14.21) and posttest (19.84) with a difference of 5.63 with the statistical test results of P value = 0.001 (P <0.05). Conclution: From this research it can be concluded that there is an effect of health education on diabetes mellitus using Sinergis discs towards the knowledge level of diabetes mellitus patients.
