<![CDATA[Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a condition that is often experienced by diabetics. Wounds with diabetes mellitus are one of the dangerous complications of diabetes and need to be treated by doctors; therefore good family support is needed to motivate family members with diabetes mellitus disorders and good self-care so as not to experience complications. Family support about selfcare among family members regarding diabetes mellitus disorders at the surgery policy at Leuwiliang Hospital. Methods: The research used was a descriptive correlation with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study amounted to 160 people. Samples were taken using a simple random sampling technique on 48 patients with diabetes mellitus disorders. The instruments used are questionnaires and observation sheets. Results: Data analysis used univariate and bivariate data using the Chi-Square test. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between family support (p-value = 0.001) with family members with diabetes mellitus. There is a relationship between selfcare (p-value = 0.000) and family members with diabetes mellitus. Of the 15 family members with wounds with diabetes mellitus who lack family support, 7 (14.6%) have wound regeneration. Of the 33 family members with diabetes mellitus who had good family support, there were 29 (60.4%). Of the 5 family members with diabetes mellitus who had poor selfcare, 2 (4.2%) had damaged tissue and wound regeneration. Of the 43 family members with diabetes mellitus who had good selfcare, 34 (70.8%) had healthy tissues. Discussion: Perceptions of Family Support have a close relationship with Selfcare among Family Members of People with Diabetes Mellitus Disorders. ]]>
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