The Relationship between Self-Awareness and Dietary Compliance in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between self-awareness and dietary compliance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: This study was correlational with a cross-sectional approach. The population was 253 respondents, all type 2 DM patients in the Jelakombo Jombang Health Center working area. The total sample had 147 respondents. The sampling technique used is simple random sampling. The independent variable is self-awareness, and the dependent variable is dietary compliance in type 2 DM patients. The data collection technique was a questionnaire, followed by data processing. The process involved editing, coding, scoring, tabulating, and analysing the data using the Spearman correlation test with an error rate of 0.05. Results: The data revealed that most of the respondents' self-awareness was good for 101 people (69%) and most of the respondents were obedient to their diets for 96 people (65%). The results of the analysis using the Spearman Correlation test, the probability value of 0.006 is smaller than the alpha value of 0.05, so H1 is accepted. Conclusion: The conclusion in this study is that there is a correlation between self-awareness and dietary compliance with type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. It is expected that type 2 diabetes mellitus patients will become more self-aware in terms of meeting their dietary needs.

Analisis Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Self Awareness Masyarakat Terhadap Faktor Risiko Penyakit Ginjal Kronik (Pgk) Di Bali

“…Untuk itu, self awareness sangatlah penting bagi siapapun terutama bagi individu yang menderita penyakit karena akan mampu mengurangi risiko terjadinya komplikasi dari penyakit yang dideritanya. Hal ini didukung oleh beberapa penelitian sebelumnya yang menyebutkan bahwa sebagian besar individu yang menderita penyakit tertentu seperti diabetes melitus, hipertensi, ataupun PGK memiliki self awareness yang baik (Chu et al, 2021;Preethikaa & Brundha, 2018;Sukma et al, 2023;Yuswatiningsih & Ningsih, 2023). Penelitian juga menemukan adanya hubungan signifikan antara self awareness dengan perilaku pencegahan terhadap penyakit yang di derita (Yuswatiningsih & Ningsih, 2023).…”