SUYANTO SUYANTO
Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan Unissula

Published : 1 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search

CHARACERISTICS OF DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATIC SUYANTO SUYANTO
NURSCOPE: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pemikiran Ilmiah Keperawatan Vol 3, No 1 (2017): Juni
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30659/nurscope.3.1.1-6

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) for a long time may experience diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). This study aims to determine the characteristics of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Methodology: descriptive analytic design with cross sectional design used with 35 samples obtained with purposive sampling technique. The sample of the research was diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients with maximum leg sensitivity score 8. Results: The frequency distribution test results showed the average age of respondents 49.5 ± 6.7, female gender (68.4%), diabetes mellitus 4.6 ± 2, dominant pharmacological treatment of Oral Hypoglycemic Drugs (OHO) (84.1%) and average ABI values 0.85 ± 0.05, mean foot sensation score of 8 ± 0.8. Discussion: the characteristics of patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy are very diverse, it is necessary to see the correlation between characteristics with the incidence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.