ANALYSIS OF AFFECTING FACTORS TO THE OF QUALITY LIFE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AT HOSPITAL IN MAKASSAR

Authors

  • Novaldi Hadju STIKES Tamalatea Makassar
  • Muhammad Syafar Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar
  • Eha Sumantri Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan (STIK) Tamalatea Makassar

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that cannot be
completely cured and is one of the factors that affecting the quality
of life of patients. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus from the 2018
Riskesdas results increased to 2%, in South Sulawesi 1.6%,
Makassar 2.5%. The purpose of research was to analyze the factors
affecting quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at
hospital in Makassar. Methods. This type of research used is
descriptive analytic with cross-sectional approach with a sample of
54 patients. The sampling technique is accidental sampling.
Collecting data by interview with a questionnaire from diabetes
quality of life revised version (DQoL) and analyzed based on the
chi-square test and multiple logistic regression test. Results. Of the
54 patients, 70.4% had a high quality of life and 29.6% had a low
quality of life. There was a significant effect between knowledge
variables (0.040), duration of diabetes (0.043), and gangrene (0.001).
Gangrene variable has the most influence on the quality of life of
patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (multivariate analysis results =
0.005). Conclusions. Knowledge, duration of diabetes, and
gangrene have an affecting on the quality of life of patients with
type 2 diabetes mellitus in RSUD Labuang Baji Makassar.
Suggested for health workers to improve socialization and education
to patients about the illness involving the patient's family.

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Published

2024-05-31

How to Cite

Hadju, N., Muhammad Syafar, & Eha Sumantri. (2024). ANALYSIS OF AFFECTING FACTORS TO THE OF QUALITY LIFE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AT HOSPITAL IN MAKASSAR. Epidemiological Journal of Indonesia, 3(1), 23–30. Retrieved from http://journal.paei.or.id/eji/article/view/25