The Effect of Religion, Self-Care, and Coping Mechanisms on Quality of Life in Diabetes Mellitus Patients

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The Effect of Religion, Self-Care, and Coping Mechanisms on Quality of Life in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Rosliana Dewi*1,2 , Santhna Letchmi Panduragan1 , Nur Syazana Umar 1 , Fera Melinda2, Johan Budhiana1,2 1Faculty of Nursing, Lincoln University College, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 2Study Program of Bachelor Nursing, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Sukabumi, Sukabumi, Indonesia OPEN ACCESS Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran (JKP) Volume 10(1), 58-65 © The Author(s) 2022 https://doi.org/10.24198/jkp. v10i1.1971 Article Info Received : February 28, 2022 Revised : April 19, 2022 Accepted : April 20, 2022 Published : April 30, 2022 Corresponding author Rosliana Dewi Department Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Lincoln University College Malaysia and Study Program of Bachelor Nursing, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Sukabumi Indonesia, Jl.Karamat No.36 Kota Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, Postal address: 43122, Phone: 62 858- 7149-7607, E-mail: roslianadewi@ dosen.stikesmi.ac.id Citation Dewi, R., Panduragan, S.L., Umar, N.S., Melinda, F., & Budhiana, J.(2022). The Effect of Religion, Self Care, and Coping Mechanism on Quality of Life in Diabetes Mellitus Patients. Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran, 10(1), 58–65. https:// doi.org/10.24198/jkp.v10i1.1971 Website http://jkp.fkep.unpad.ac.id/index. php/jkp This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International License. E-ISSN: 2442-7276 P-ISSN: 2338-5324 Abstract Background: Uncontrolled diabetes is at a high risk for complications. This chronic complication can cause a decrease in the quality of life of DM patients. There are several factors that affect the quality of life of people with diabetes. Religiosity, self-care, and coping mechanisms together affect the quality of life. Religiosity is very important for patients to have as a foundation for maintaining quality of life. Self-care is a basic effort to control and prevent complications arising from DM. Coping mechanisms are problem-solving efforts and defense mechanisms used to protect themselves from DM problems. Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of religiosity, self-care, and coping mechanisms on the quality of life of DM sufferers. Methods: This study uses a quantitative research design and a crosssectional approach involving 130 respondents, using a total sampling technique. Data was collected using various questionnaires, including a Centrality Religiosity Scale (CRS) questionnaire, Summary of Diabetes Self- Care Activity (SDSCA), Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced (COPE), and Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL). Inclusion criteria were patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with blood glucose levels  200 mg/dl and patients with type 2 diabetes who had diabetes > 1 year or more. Path Analysis is used to analyze data. Results: The religiosity of patients with type 2 diabetes has a mean of 49.47, a mean of 42.59 for self-care, a mean of 85.29 for coping mechanisms, and a mean of 42.56 for quality of life. There is an effect of religiosity (p = 0.000), coping mechanisms (p = 0.001), and self-care (p = 0.000) on the quality of life. Conclusion: Religiosity, coping mechanisms, and self-care affect the quality of life of people with Type 2 DM. Efforts that can be made by the hospital to increase health promotion related to improving the quality of life of people with diabetes mellitus. Keywords: coping mechanisms; diabetes mellitus; quality of life; religiosity; self-care.