Peer Group Support and Health Education on Self Care Behaviour in Diabetes Mellitus Patients

• Main Authors: Ilkafah, Ilkafah, Kadek Ayu, Erika
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Fakultas Keperawatan Universirtas Airlangga
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/120250/1/22%20Peer%20Group%20Support.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/120250/2/Peer%20group%20support.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/120250/5/TURNITIN%20PEER%20GROUP%20SUPPORT%20AND%20HEALTH%20EDUCATION%20ON%20SELF%20CARE.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/120250/; https://event.ners.unair.ac.id/assets/files/The-Proceeding-of-10th-International-Nursing-Conference.pdf
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that requires the complexity of therapy so that it requires self-management to control blood sugar. This study aims to determine of Peer Group Support (PGS) and health education on self-care behaviour in type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM). This research was a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental design, used two group design with pretest and posttest design. The sample was 28 respondents using total sampling method. They were divided into two groups by simple random sampling. The first group attended PGS for 4 meetings, the second group was only given counselling about DM for 4x. Measurement of Self care Behaviour using SDSCA (Summary Diabetes Self Care Activities), was carried out 2x pre and postintervention. The results showed that there were differences in Self-care Behaviour in diabetes between peer group support and health education groups (p = 0.009). PGS is influential on the management of type 2 DM patients (p = 0,000). It is expected that the health centre to form a special cadre for DM patients and for further research to use a larger sample with stress management modification for sufferers.