Family Support in Diabetic Foot Prevention Efforts: A Correlation Research

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease with increased blood sugar levels, caused by impaired insulin secretion and can cause complications. Complications that often occur in Diabetes Mellitus patients are diabetic foot wounds and if not treated immediately, they can become infected and require amputation to remove infected tissue. Foot care behavior is part of primary prevention efforts that aim to prevent wounds and chronic complications in patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Family participation in foot care is needed, because it can encourage the behavior of people with Diabetes Mellitus to carry out foot care. The purpose of this study was to determine family support in the success of efforts to prevent diabetic ulcers. This study used 36 respondents of DM patients who lived with their families using the HDFSS instrument to measure family support and foot care efforts instrument to measure diabetic foot prevention. The results showed a correlation between family support and behavior for routine control to health services, taking DM medication regularly and efforts to prevent Diabetes Mellitus feet.