Jurnal Aisyah : Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan
Vol 8, No 2: June 2023

A qualitative study of the experience of female diabetes mellitus type II with sexual diffusion

Rafika Sulastri (Student of Master of Nursing Study Program, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Iman Permana (Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Master of Nursing Study Program, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Jun 2023

Abstract

The sexuality of women with diabetes mellitus has not received much attention from the health team because patients rarely complain about it. This is related to cultural factors that are considered taboo. Research related to a sexual dysfunction that occurs in women with DM is relatively low. This study aims to explore the experiences of female patients with type II DM who experience sexual dysfunction. This study used a phenomenological qualitative design, 8 participants were women with type II DM. The results of this study showed the impact of sexual dysfunction greatly affected the quality of life of the participants, where participants experienced disturbances when having sexual intercourse namely decreased desire, and pain during intercourse, creating feelings of guilt then resulting in disharmony in the household which can trigger psychological problems namely feeling low self-esteem, disturbed body image, and depression. The role of the health team is necessary to carry out early screening and sexual assessment in patients with DM to find out whether there is a sexual dysfunction disorder. Sexologist is also needed in dealing with patients who experience sexual dysfunction due to type II DM so they can arrange appropriate interventions. Abstrak: Seksualitas perempuan dengan diabetes melitus belum banyak mendapat perhatian dari tim kesehatan karena pasien jarang mengeluhkannya. Hal ini terkait dengan faktor budaya yang dianggap tabu. Penelitian terkait disfungsi seksual yang terjadi pada perempuan penderita DM relatif masih sedikit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali pengalaman pasien perempuan DM tipe II yang mengalami disfungsi seksual. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kualitatif fenomenologi, partisipan sebanyak 8 orang perempuan dengan DM tipe II. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan dampak disfungsi seksual sangat mempengaruhi kualitas hidup partisipan, dimana partisipan mengalami gangguan saat melakukan hubungan seksual yaitu menurunnya gairah, dan nyeri saat berhubungan, menimbulkan perasaan bersalah kemudian mengakibatkan ketidakharmonisan dalam rumah tangga yang mana dapat memicu masalah psikologis yaitu perasaan rendah diri, body image yang terganggu, dan depresi. Peran tim kesehatan sangat diperlukan untuk melakukan skrining dini dan asesmen seksual pada pasien DM untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya gangguan disfungsi seksual. Seksologi juga dibutuhkan dalam menangani pasien yang mengalami disfungsi seksual akibat DM tipe II agar dapat mengatur intervensi yang tepat.

Copyrights © 2023






Journal Info

Abbrev

jika

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health Veterinary

Description

Jurnal Aisyah: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan (JIKA), with registered number ISSN 2502-4825 (Print) and ISSN 2502-9495 (Online), is an international peer-reviewed journal published two times a year (June and December) by Universitas Aisyah Pringsewu (UAP) Lampung. JIKA is intended to be the journal for ...