EFFECT OF DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (DSME) ON KNOWLEDGE OF CONTROL OF BLOOD SUGAR IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Abstract

Many people who did not realize he had had a disease that was more often called diabetes or diabetes. This was caused by several factors, including the level of knowledge and education, behavior, eating habits, closeness and exposure to information sources. One form of education that was commonly used and proven to be effective in improving the clinical outcome and quality of life of diabetes mellitus patients were Diabetes Self Management Education (DSME). This study aimed to prove the influence of diabetes self-management education (DSME) to the knowledge of blood glucose control in people with diabetes mellitus in Gayaman Village and Kweden Village Work Area Health Center Gayaman Mojokerto. In this research, the design used was Pre-experiment with One Group Pre-Post Test Design approachment. The population was all DM patients in Gayaman Village and Kweden Village with 32 respondents. Samples from 32 respondents were taken using Total Sampling technique. Data collection techniques used questionnaires and data were analyzed using crosstabs. There is the influence of diabetes self-management education (DSME) to know about controlling blood sugar level in people with diabetes mellitus with value 3,1%. Diabetes self-management education (DSME) can be an intervention in providing knowledge to patients with DM so that patients can control blood sugar levels well.