Relationship between age and self-care level with quality of life of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the working area of mojo public health center, Surabaya city

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease or metabolic disorder with multiple etiologies characterized by high blood sugar levels and disturbances in carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism as a result of insufficient insulin function. Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients are at risk of experiencing a 6.75-fold decrease in quality of life (ADA, 2014). Quality of life itself is influenced by various factors. The research objective is to determine the relationship between age and self-care level with quality of life of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the working area of Mojo Public Health Center, Surabaya City. Data analysis in this study used the SPSS application through univariate analysis to determine the frequency distribution of each variable and bivariate analysis using the chi-square statistical test with a confidence level of 95% (α = 0.05). The research results showed that the statistical analysis of age with the quality of life of type 2 DM patients using the chi-square test resulted in a p-value of 0.478, which means p > 0.05. And statistical analysis of the self-care level using the chi-square test resulted in a p-value of 0.024, which means p < 0.05. It can be concluded that there is no significant relationship between age and the quality of life and there is a significant relationship between the level of self-care and the quality of life of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in the working area of Mojo Public Health Center, Surabaya City.