HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT DENGAN PERILAKU PENCEGAHAN ULKUS PADA PASIEN DIABETES MILITUS DI PUSKESMAS II DENPASAR BARAT I Gede Eri Nanda Nugraha Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Intitut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Diabetes merupakan penyakit kronis yang disebabkan oleh meningkatnya kadar gula (glukosa) pada tubuh manusia. Tujuan: Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan diabetes self management dengan perilaku pencegahan ulkus pada pasien diabetes militus. Metode: Desain penelitian menggunakan analitik korelatif dengan metode pendekatan cross-sectional. Sampel berjumlah 108 responden dengan teknik non probability sampling dengan teknik consecutive sampling. Instrument yang dilakukan pada penelitian ini adalah kuesioner. Hasil: Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan sebesar 41,7% responden memiliki pengetahuan yang baik terkait self management dengan perilaku pencegahan ulkus, dan sebesar 58,3% responden memiliki perilaku yang baik terhadap perilaku pencegahan ulkus. Penelitian menunjukan adanya hubungan antara pengetahuan diabetes self management dengan perilaku pencegahan luka pada pasien diabetes militus di puskesmas II Denpsar Barat hubungan antara variable termasuk dalam kategori kuat dengan arah korelasi positif r = 0,389 (+) yang artinya semakin baik pengetahuan diabetes self management, maka perilaku pencegahan semakin baik begitu sebaliknya. Kesimpulan: Hubungan antara pengetahuan diabetes self management dengan perilaku ulkus di puskesmas II Denpasar barat menunjukan hasil yang signifikan dengan ke eratan hubungan yang kuat. Kurangnya pengetahuan tentang diabetes dikarenakan responden kurang aktif mengikuti kegiatan peguyuban pasien diabetes militus yang diadakan oleh Puskesmas II Denpasar Barat. Kata Kunci: Diabetes Militus, Pengethuan Diabetes, Self Management Education

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE OF DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AND ULCER PREVENTION BEHAVIOR ON PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER II WEST DENPASAR I Gede Eri Nanda Nugraha Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease which is caused by increasing the sugar levels (glucose) in the human body. Purpose: To determine the relationship between knowledge of diabetes self-management and ulcer prevention behavior on patients with diabetes mellitus. Method: This study employed analytical correlation design with cross-sectional approach. There were 108 respondents recruited as the samples which were chosen by using non probability sampling that is consecutive sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was questionnaire. Findings: The result showed that 41.7% respondents had good knowledge about self-management and ulcer prevention behavior and 58.3% respondents had good behavior related to ulcer prevention. There was relationship between knowledge of diabetes self- management and ulcer prevention behavior on patients with diabetes mellitus at Public Health Center II West Denpasar. It had strong and positive correlation which meant the better knowledge about diabetes self-management, the better prevention behavior and vice versa (r = 0,389). Conclusion: There is strong relationship between knowledge of diabetes self- management and ulcer prevention behavior at Public Health Center II West Denpasar. The lack of knowledge about diabetes self- management is caused by the respondents are not active in participating patients with diabetes mellitus organization which is done by Public Health Center II West Denpasar. Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Knowledge about Diabetes, Self-Management Education