The 4th International Conference on Nursing

Author :

Jon Hafan Sutawardana, Kushariyadi, Shofiyatul A. Fuadi

Affiliation :

Faculty of Nursing, University of Jember, Indonesia

Abstract :

Introduction Hypoglycemia is the most common acute complication experienced by patients with diabetes mellitus as an impact of side effects of oral anti-diabetic drugs, delays in consuming food and excessive physical activity. Patients who carry out self-management at home have not been able to detect early signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and effective ways to deal with the problem. Some patients do not know where to start setting goals for self-management and experience difficulty to achieve the target of independent blood sugar control, thereby reducing motivation and capacity to manage diabetes. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between self-management of diabetes and the ability of early detection of hypoglycemia. Methods This study used a descriptive analytic design with a cross-sectional approach. The independent variable was the management of independent diabetes and the dependent variable was the ability of early detection of hypoglycemia. A total of 78 respondents were obtained using a simple random sampling with lottery technique. Data collection used Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) and Knowledge, Attitude, Practice Questionnaire (KAPQ) instruments for measuring Diabetes Independent management and the ability of hypoglycemia early detection respectively. Results Spearman-rank statistical tests showed a p-value of 0.532 (p> 0.05) which means there is no correlation between independent diabetes management and the ability to detect early hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus. Conclusion It is identified that good self-management of diabetes does not guarantee the patient could be able to detect early hypoglycemia attacks so that the results of this study are expected to be an important consideration in providing education among patients with diabetes mellitus.

Keywords :

Self-Management; Early Detection; Hypoglycemia; Diabetes Mellitus