THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE INCIDENT OF DIABETES DISTRESS AND SELF CARE IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Abstract

The disease that is often found in the community is diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is caused by metabolic disorders that occur in the pancreas organ. Diabetic patients will feel frustrated, angry, hopeless, stressed, anxious and emotional, which is called diabetes stress. Patients with diabetes will experience psychological changes including stress due to the treatment they are undergoing. This study aims to determine the relationship between diabetes distress and self care in diabetics. This type of research used is a quantitative method, with a cross sectional approach. The research instrument used was a questionnaire sheet that had been tested for validity in previous studies. The research respondents consisted of 30 diabetes mellitus patients in the inpatient room at Permata Medika Hospital, Semarang, who were taken using total sampling techniques. The test analysis method used is Rank Spearman. There is a relationship between diabetes distress and self-care in diabetes mellitus sufferers in the inpatient ward of Permata Medika Hospital, Semarang. The results of the analysis using the Spearman rank correlation test regarding diabetes distress and self-care of diabetes mellitus sufferers obtained p value = 0.000, meaning p value ≤ 0.05. The coefficient value or r value = -0.650 shows a strong relationship in the negative direction so it means the diabetes distress is getting lighter. the better the self-care behavior. Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between diabetes distress and self-care in diabetes mellitus sufferers in the inpatient ward of Permata Medika Hospital, Semarang.