Associated Factors of Self-Management in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Community Health Center

• Published in: Jurnal keperawatan Soedirman Vol. 15; no. 2
• Main Authors: Malini, Hema, Yeni, Fitra, Pratiwi, Cindy Ayu, Lenggogeni, Devia Putri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Nursing Universitas Jenderal Soedirman 30-07-2020
• Subjects: type 2 diabetes, knowledge, self-eficacy, self-management, social support
• ISSN: 1907-6673; 2579-9320
• DOI: 10.20884/1.jks.2020.15.2.1229

Patients with diabetes mellitus have difficulties in managing their disease. Most of patients with uncontrolled diabetes have HbA1c > 9%. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with HbA1c> 9% in Public Health Center, Padang 2019. This study used a cross-sectional design. The sampling technique using a total sampling technique with a total sample of 79 respondents. This study used a questionnaire that consists of questionnaires; DKQ, DMSES, S4-MAD, and SDSCA-revised. Data were analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation test. This study showed, knowledge (mean= 10.89), self-efficacy (mean= 50.01), social support (mean= 52.27), and self-management (mean= 48.38 ). The factors associated with self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with HbA1c> 9%, are knowledge (p = 0.016), self-efficacy (p = 0.000), and social support (p = 0.001). The most dominant factor in self-management of diabetes patients is self-efficacy (p-value = 0.000), (r = 0.607), and (r2 = 0.3684). Based on the study, it is recommended for health workers to be able to increase their attention to type 2 patients diabetes mellitus patient who have HbA1c> 9% to improve their efficacy in self-management so that patients can control blood