Globally, the incidence of type 2 diabetes has continued to rise over the past 20 years. A factor in the failure to manage DM is dietary noncompliance, such as failure to follow suggested eating habits and three principles (type, timing and quantity). The purpose of this study is to identify food nonconformities in patients with type 2 diabetes at the Mutiara Timur public Health Centre. A descriptive research design was used in this study. The population was made up of all type 2 diabetes patients, for a total of 223 respondents. Targeted sampling was applied to a total sample of 69 respondents. The questionnaire was used to collect data. The results of this study show that the factors that cause dietary non-compliance in patients with type 2 diabetes at the Mutiara Timur Public Health Centre. The majority of respondents with type 2 diabetes were older than 45 years (68.5%), were women (62.3%), had a high school education (56.5%), employee (72.5%), low income (72.5%), suffering from DM 1-5 years (85.5%). Lack of knowledge regarding dietary instructions (42.1%) and weak family food support (55.1%). It may be concluded that the age, gender, education, profession, income, duration of diabetic suffering, knowledge, and family support are factors of dietary non-compliance among patients with type 2 DM at Mutiara Timur Health Center. As a result, it is recommended that respondents increase their knowledge of the dietary needs of diabetics and the family should encourage patients to perform regular medical examinations.
One of the main steps in saving the feet of diabetics is to take preventive measures in the form of foot care. Self-efficacy is one of the factors that can support the success of foot care in diabetics. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and foot care behavior in patients with diabetes mellitus. The research method is quantitative with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique in this study is purposive sampling with a sample of 110 respondents. Data was collected using the Foot Care Confident Scale (FCCS) and Nottingham Assessment of Functional Footcare (NAFF) questionnaires. Data analysis in this study using the chi-square test. The results showed that 67 respondents (60.9%) had high self-efficacy and 43 respondents (39.1%) had low self-efficacy, 59 respondents (53.6%) had good foot care behavior, and 51 respondents (46.4%) had poor foot care behavior. The results of the chi-square test obtained a P-value of 0.000 < α = 0.05, which means that there is a relationship between self-efficacy and foot care behavior in patients with diabetes mellitus. It can be concluded that there is a positive relationship between self-efficacy and foot care behavior in diabetes mellitus patients at the Gandapura Public Health Center, Bireuen Regency. It is recommended that health workers can provide health education about foot care regularly in order to increase self-efficacy in people with diabetes mellitus.
The Covid-19 pandemic situation has changed everything. Nowadays, the role of parents is really the main thing in creating the happiness and success of a child. Various forms of parenting will certainly have implications for the formation of children's character. The purpose of the study was to find out how the description of parenting patterns during the Covid-19 pandemic for school-age children.This research design uses descriptive research method. The population in this study were all parents who have children aged 6-18 years as many as 64 children. The number of samples in this study was 64 using total sampling technique. This research was carried out on July 01 to August 07, 2021. The analysis was carried out using a computerized process through univariate analysis.Based on the results of the study, it was found that the parenting pattern of parents during the Covid-19 pandemic for school-age children in Gampong Kambam, Muara Batu District, North Aceh Regency, was more good by 44 respondents (68.8%), compared to 20 respondents (31.3%).Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that parenting patterns during the Covid-19 pandemic for school-age children are in the good category. It is hoped that parents can provide positive parenting patterns so that school-age children avoid the Covid-19 pandemic. Because parents have full responsibility in meeting the needs of children.
Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Uncontrolled hypertension can cause complications in patients. For this reason, efforts are needed to prevent hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine how the family's duties in preventing hypertension. This study uses a descriptive research design. The population in the study amounted to 206 families. Sampling using purposive sampling with a sample of 67 people. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire. The results of univariate data analysis showed that the majority of the implementation of family tasks in preventing hypertension was in the good category (64.2%). Family tasks in recognizing hypertension problems in the good category (61.2%), making decisions in taking care actions in the good category (50.7%), caring for family members with hypertension in the good category (53.7%), modifying the health environment about in the good category (62.7%), and utilizing health service facilities in the good category (61.2%). It can be concluded that the implementation of family tasks in preventing hypertension is in a good category so it is recommended for respondents to motivate and remind family members who have hypertension to take hypertension drugs regularly and check blood pressure regularly with the aim of preventing hypertension and preventing complications due to hypertension.
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