PENGARUH LATIHAN SENAM DIABETES MELITUS TERHADAP RISIKO TERJADINYA ULKUS DIABETIK PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELITUS TIPE 2 DI DESA RAMBIPUJI KECAMATAN RAMBIPUJI KABUPATEN JEMBER

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is a group of metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia. Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the serious complications in diabetic patients which can lead to lower extremity amputation. Diabetes mellitus exercise is helpful for patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus to improve blood circulation to the legs by improving blood glucose control. The objective of this research was to analyze the effect of diabetes mellitus exercise on the level of ulcus diabetic’s risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Rambipuji Village of Rambipuji Sub- District Jember Regency. This research employed randomized control group pretest posttest design. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling involving 30 respondents, devided into 15 respondens as intervention group and 15 respondens as control group. The independent variable is diabetes mellitus exercise and dependent variable is ulcus diabetic risk. The diabetes mellitus exercise was done three times a week with the total of 12 sessions within a month. The data were analyzed using t dependent and t independent test with significant level of α = 0.05. The results of research revealed a significant difference between pretest and posttest either in intervention group (p=0.000) or in control group. (p=0.029). However, the decrease of ulcus diabetic risk in the intervention group was higher than in control group. Furthermore, t independent test showed a significant different between intervention group and control group (p=0.047). This result indicates that there is a significant effect of diabetes mellitus exercise on the level of ulcus diabetic risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nurse is expected to apply diabetes mellitus exercise as one of interventions to prevent ulcus diabetic complication in diabetes mellitus patient.