INFLUENCE OF IMAGE VISUALIZATION AND AUDIOVISUAL TO INCREASED DIETARY ADHERENCE TOWARD DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS TYPE II IN HEALTH CENTER OF GORONTALO DISTRICT

Ani Retni

Zaitun :Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan

The purpose of research is to determine the influence of images visualization and audiovisual to increase dietary adherence in diabetes mellitus patients type II. The design of research is used quasi experimental with pretest-posttest form with control group design that used technique cluster sampling and 42 respondents were divided into 21 groups of control and intervention group 21 diabetes mellitus patients type II, and the data analysis is used Chi Square test. The result is there is no difference in improvement of dietary compliance before and after pictures and audiovisual educational visualization in the control group and the intervention group with p value = 0.039. Health Center Suggestions is expected to contain policies   to   develop   educational   methods   diabetes   mellitus,   with   the  application   of visualization  of images  and  audiovisual  media  about  diet  and  diabetes  complications  in improving compliance.