Hubungan Diabetes Distress dengan Perilaku Perawatan Diri pada Penyandang Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Rambipuji Kabupaten Jember (Correlation between Diabetes Distress and Selfcare Behaviour in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus i

Abstract

Diabetes distress is an emotional problem that is directly related to the burden and worries
resulted from living with chronic disease. Stress has an impact on self-care behaviour which
affects metabolic control. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between diabetes
distress and self-care behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.This research applied
an observational analytic design with cross sectional approach. A total of 66 respondents were
enrolled in this study by using quota sampling technique. Data collection was conducted by
administering questionnaires of Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) and Summary of Diabetes Self
Care Activities (SDSCA). Data were analyzed by using Spearman test with significance level of
0.05. The result showed that the mean value of diabetes distress and self-care behaviour was
2.16 and 3.97 respectively. The p value was 0.000 (p <0.05) with the correlation (r) of -0.629.
There was significant correlation between diabetes distress and self-care behaviour. The
correlation was strong and negative which means the higher the level of diabetes distress the
lower the performance of self-care behaviour. This study suggests the importance of assessing
experienced distress to optimize self-care behaviour in type 2 diabetes patients.
Keywords: type 2 diabetes mellitus, diabetes distress, self-care behaviour