Media Keperawatan Indonesia
Vol 3, No 3 (2020)

Family's Ability to Take Care The Patient of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Tasikmalaya

Bayu Brahmantia (Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya)
Miftahul Falah (Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya)
Lilis Lismayanti (Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya)
Vina Erviana (Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Oct 2020

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder disease characterized by a rise of blood sugar due to a decrease of insulin by the pancreas. The role of the family in caring for the patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus is crucial in treatment. this study was aimed to know the ability of family in caring. a purposive sampling method was applied in this research. a total of 31 respondents were selected. the results showed that the majority of family's ability to recognize as a problem was good with 16 people ( 51,6 % ), in taking decisions for treatment was positive as much as 19 people (61.3%), in treatment of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients were positive 25 people (80,6%), in modifying the environment for Treatment was negative  18 people (58.1%). therefore, Health education for the family related to modifying the environment for treatment was required to recover the patient.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MKI

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Media Keperawatan Indonesia is intended to be the university journal for publishing articles reporting the results of research in nursing. Media Keperawatan Indonesia invites manuscripts in the areas of medical-surgical nursing, emergency and disaster nursing, critical nursing, pediatric nursing, ...