Dukungan Keluarga dengan Tingkat Kecemasan pada Penderita Ulkus Diabetikum

Abstract

A diabetic ulcer is a common complication found in Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients. If untreated well, it may get worse resulting in amputation. As most patients are treated at home, family support becomes an important variable to be measured in time. Due to the long duration of suffering from chronic illness, anxiety is sometimes found. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between family support and anxiety level in diabetic ulcers. This was a correlational study using the cross-sectional design approach. The population was all diabetic ulcer patients in Wound House of Sidoarjo (N=100). The sample is all members of the population. The sample size was 100 selected by total sampling (n=100). The independent variable was family support measured by 24 items in a valid and reliable questionnaire (r = .217-.785, α = .889), while the dependent variable was anxiety level measured by 14 items in HARS (r = .529-.727, α = .756). Data analysis is the ed Spearman Rank correlation test (α=.05). Most respondents were elderly (76%), female (58%), married (77%), primary graduate graduated (39%), close related persons were spouses and children (96%), cared for by children (55%), DM duration 1-5 years (44%), ulcer duration less than 1 year (56%), regular wound care (90%) with the frequency of once or three times per week (@ 38%). Most respondents reported high family support (97%) and no anxiety (80%). There was no significant correlation between family support and anxiety level (p = .077). There was no significant correlation between family support and anxiety level in diaulcers ulcers because of the high family support so members who suffer from diabetes are not worried about their care and treatment problems. Keywords: Anxiety, diabetes mellitus, diabetic ulcer, elderly, family support