PENGARUH PERAWATAN KAKI TERHADAP SENSISTIVITAS KAKI PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE 2 DI KELURAHAN KEDUNDUNG KOTA MOJOKERTO

Abstract

Increased blood sugar levels make people with diabetes mellitus experience neurological disorders due to decreased blood circulation and oxygenation to the foot area which causes decreased foot sensitivity, therefore, to prevent diabetes ulcers, it is necessary to do good foot care. This study aims to determine the effect of foot care on foot sensitivity in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study design uses quasy experimental research design with a pretest-post test one group design approach. The population in this study were all people with Type 2 diabetes Mellitus in Kedundung Village, Magersari District, Mojokerto City with a total of 42 people. Sampling using purposive sampling to get 15 respondents. The instrument used was a monofilament set then recorded in an observation sheet. Data analysis uses the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The results showed that an increase in the number of respondents who experienced a low risk of neuropathy from 2 respondents (13.3%) to 9 respondents (60%), and a decrease in the number of respondents who had a high risk of neuropathy from 13 people (86.7%) to 6 people (40%). Wilcoxon test analysis results obtained pvalue of 0.008 less than α (0.05) so that H1 was accepted which means there is an influence of foot care on foot sensitivity in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Kedundung Village, Mojokerto City. One of the foot treatments is done by cleaning the feet soaked with warm water. Warm water is a cutaneous stimulation that can increase blood vessel dilation to smooth blood flow to nourish the peripheral nerves so that the nerves work better and increase leg sensitivity.