Path Analysis on Factors Affecting the Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Surakarta, Central Java

Main Authors: Marlina, Devi, Tamtomo, Didik Gunawan, Soemanto, RB.
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Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia , 2020
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  • Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that cannot be cured entirely, which greatly affects the quality of life. People with dia­be­­tes mellitus will experience a negative impact on the quality of life. This is because the patient ex­­periences changes in his life. Measuring the qua­­lity of life in diabetic patients is very important, considering that diabetes mellitus sufferers are increasing every year. The purpose of this stu­dy was to analyze the factors that affect the qua­li­ty of life in patients with type 2 DM.Subjects and Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Dr. Moe­war­di Hospital, Central Java, from February to March 2020. A sample of 120 patients with type 2 DM aged >18 years were selected by sim­ple random sampling. The dependent variable was the quality of life. The inde­pen­dent variables were self-care, family support, peer support, length of disease, body mass index, and education. The data were collected by questionnaire and data analysis using path analysis with Stata 13 was used to collect data.Results: Good quality of life in patient with type 2 DM improved with good self-care (b= 2.66; 95%­ CI= 0.38 to 4.94; p = 0.022), strong family sup­port (b= 3.07; 95% CI= 1.09 to 5.05; p= 0.002), strong peer support (b= 3.43; 95% CI= 1.14 to 5.72; p= 0.003), time period of diagnosis time <6 years (b= -2.90; 95% CI= -5.00 to -0.78; p= 0.­0­­07), normal body mass index (b= -2.53; 95% CI= -4.57 to -0.50; p= 0.014), and education ≥se­­nior high school (b= 2.46; 95% CI= 0.72 to 4.21; p= 0.006).Conclusion: Good quality of life in patients with type 2 DM increases with good self-care, strong fa­mily support, strong peer support, time period of diagnosis <6 years, normal body mass index, and education level ≥ senior high school.Keywords: quality of life, type 2 diabetes mellitusCorrespondence: Devi Marlina. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Sura­karta 57126, Central Java. Email: devi­mar­linaaa94@gmail.com. Mobile: +62813­40­983044.Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health (2020), 05(02): 227-236. https://doi.org/10.26911/jepublichealth.2020.05.02.10