Abstract
Diabetes mellitus suffers from insulin deficiency which inhibited the transfer of glucose to cells in body tissues that cause starvation cells an in the increase in glucose in the blood that leads to muscle weakness thus disrupt the body’s balance and increase the risk of falling. Diabetic foot exercises aim to improved blood circulation in the feet of people with diabetes mellitus, so that nutrient smoothly to the network. The purpose of this study to determine the effect of diabetic foot gymnastics on body balance elderly people with diabetes mellitus in Diabetic Club Gatoel Hospital Mojokerto in the 27 February – 25 March 2017. This research used a Quasy Experimental method with Pretest-Posttest with Control Group Design. The sampling technique used Simple Random Sampling with the sample of 17 respondents for the control group and 17 respondents for the intervention group. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test obtained p-value 0,000 < 0,05 concluded that there is an influence of diabetic foot exercises on body balance in elderly people with diabetes mellitus in Diabetic Club Gatoel Hospital Mojokerto. The study recommended that elderly people with diabetes mellitus is expected to take advantage of diabetic foot exercises as an effort to improve the balance of the body to reduce the incidence of fall.
Highlights
Is a part of family members and communities that are increasing in number in line with increasing life expectancy
This research was conducted at the Diabetic Club of Gatoel Mojokerto Hospital on 27 February - 25 March 2017
The results showed that almost half of the respondents in the treatment group had a moderate body balance of 6 respondents (35.2%) and the overall respondents in the control group had a good body balance of 11 respondents (64.7%).(Muhid, 2010)
Summary
Is a part of family members and communities that are increasing in number in line with increasing life expectancy. Indonesia is among the top five countries with the highest number of older adults in the world. The proportion of diabetes mellitus sufferers in Indonesia at the age of 55-64 years was (11.50%), at the age of 65-74 years (13.20%). The prevalence of diabetes mellitus based on physician diagnosis and symptoms increases with age, in East Java (2.5%) and increases in age 55-64 years (5.5%) (Ministry of Health RI, 2014). In Mojokerto City the percentage of the elderly population was (9.94%), with the rate of men (9.26%) and women (10.62%) and an estimated 20% of older adults suffered from diabetes mellitus(Badan Pusat Statistika, 2015). Based on the results of a preliminary study on December 6, 2016, at 11.00 WIB in the Diabetic Club of Gatoel Mojokerto Hospital, there were 50 older adults with diabetes mellitus who received gymnastics
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