Combination of Wound Treatment and Massage for Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Abstract

Background: Diabetic ulceris also called diabetic foot ulcers, estimated that 25-50% of cases of diabeticulcers are a common reason to be hospitalized, and 1 out of 7 patients with Diabetic Mellitus will beexperienced diabetic ulcers throughout their lifetime. This study aimed to determine the effect of combinationof wound treatment and massage for healing diabetic foot ulcers in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.Method: Method of this research is a true experimental design. True experimental design, pre-and posttestwith control group. There were two groups in the research, treatment group and control group. The treatmentgroup received wound treatment and massage while the control group only got wound treatment. The totalnumber of respondent was 42. A t-test was employed to determine if there is a significant difference betweentreatment and control group.Results: It is resulted that in the first three weeks of the study, there was no differences of wound healingprogress between treatment and control group. The significance difference was in the fourth week (p =0.013, t= 2.591). The average mean in the treatment group was 8.81 while in the control group was 11.29.Conclusions: The combination of wound treatment and massage is very effective for healing diabetic ulcerwounds. It is recommended to apply massage to areas of the extremity that are prone to neuropathy toprevent complications, especially diabetic ulcers.