ANALYSIS OF DIABETICS’ LIFESTYLE ON DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY CASES AT MUHAMMADIYAH HOSPITAL OF LAMONGAN
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 1
Abstract
Diabetic nephropathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus which affects diabetics’ quality of life. It is associated with chronic conditions and frequently found in fatal conditions. One of the underlying factors is diabetics’ healthy lifestyle. This study applied analytic surveys with case control approach. The study samples were diabetics who treated at Muhammadiyah Hospital of Lamongan during June-July 2017 of 46 respondents. They were divided into two groups, 23 patients with diabetic nephropathy and 23 patients without diabetic nephropathy. The data were collected through closed questionnaires and analyzed using Fisher’s exact test with a significance level of 0.05. It was obtained x2 count = 37.80 and p = 0.000 in which p <0.05 then H0 was rejected, which meant that there was a relationship between diabetics’ lifestyle and the diabetic nephropathy cases. Nurse plays a very important role in terms of providing health education for the diabetics in order to have a healthy lifestyle to prevent the occurrence of diabetic nephropathy. Lifestyle includes healthy diet, physical activity, weight loss efforts, adequate rest, coping mechanisms, supervision of drugs, regular control, and avoiding smoking and alcohol consumption.
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Virgianti Nur Faridah, Siti Sholihah, Suratmi Suratmi
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