HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN, DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DAN KEPATUHAN PENGOBATAN DENGAN HAMBATAN PENERAPAN SELF CARE MANAGEMENT PENDERITA DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder that is a global health problem, where
10.5% of adults in the world suffer from diabetes mellitus, likewise in Indonesia the prevalence of DM
is 8.5% or around 20.4 million and In the Padang Luar Community Health Center working area, 140
cases of diabetes mellitus were recorded. Every diabetes mellitus patient is advised to implement self-
care as an effort to control blood sugar levels to prevent, inhibit and slow down complications from
diabetes mellitus. Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the factors
Knowledge, Family Support and medication compliance with the barriers of implementation of self-
care management in diabetes mellitus sufferers in the Padang Luar Health Center working area in
2023. This research was designed with descriptive correlation with a cross sectional approach. The
population in this study were all diabetes mellitus patients in the Padang Luar Community Health
Center working area. Sampling used a total sampling technique with a sample size of 140 people.
Data collection used a questionnaire, data analysis included univariate analysis and bivariate
analysis using the Spearman rank test. Results: The research results show that there are significant
relationshisp between the knowledge factor and the implementation of self-care management (p =
0.000 and r = 0.602), family support with self-care management (p = 0.000 and r = 0.608) and
medication compliance with self-care management (p = 0.000 and r = 0.750). Conclusions and
Suggestions: It can be concluded that knowledge, family support and medication compliance are
factors that hinder the implementation of self-care management in diabetes mellitus patients. It is
suggested that the Padang Luar Community Health Center, will always provide education and
outreach to diabetes mellitus sufferers about the importance of implementing self-care management as
an effort to control blood sugar levels and prevent complications