Pengaruh edukasi kesehatan terhadap efikasi diri dan kontrol gula darah penderita diabetes melitus

Abstract

Abstract Background: Diabetes mellitus is a client condition characterized by elevated blood sugar levels, and is one of the diseases becoming a global health threat that requires comprehensive nursing intervention. Patients with diabetes can be treated with health education about diabetes management to increase self-efficacy so that the patient's blood sugar levels can be controlled. Purpose: To analyze the effect of health education on self-efficacy and blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Method: Quasi-experimental research with nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest method, conducted in Teladan Health Center Waiting Room, Medan Kota District in May 2024. Sampling using purposive sampling technique, so that the number of samples obtained according to inclusion criteria was 50 participants divided into 2 groups, each of which was 25 participants in the intervention group and 25 participants in the control group. The independent variable is the provision of education by conducting formal and non-formal learning, while the dependent variable is self-efficacy and blood sugar control of patients with DM. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate Wilcoxon tests. Results: There was a significant change of p <0.01 that there was a change in self-efficacy before and after health education. Conclusion: These findings indicate that health education is effective in improving self-efficacy and control of blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes mellitus. Keywords: Blood Sugar Control; Diabetes Mellitus; Health Education; Self-Efficacy.