The Relationship Between Self-Regulation and Quality of Life of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus at Gunungpati Public Health Center

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus occurs due to an increase in blood glucose levels in the body due to a decrease in insulin secretion. The increase in the incidence of this disease is followed by an increase in the incidence of complications that cause deaths. To minimize it, a person needs to regulate himself manage the disease properly so that it can affect his quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between self-regulation and the quality of life of people with diabetes mellitus. This research design uses a cross- sectional approach. The sampling technique used was consecutive sampling with a total
sample of 107 respondents with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in area of Gunungpati Public Health Center. Data were collected using the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TRSQ) and Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL) questionnaires. The results of statistical tests using Spearman Rank obtained p value of 0.000 (<0.05), which means that there is a significant relationship between self-regulation and quality of life of people with Diabetes Mellitus ( correlation coefficient of 0.540). In conclusion, there is a relationship between self-regulation and quality of life of people with diabetes in the working area of
Gunungpati Public Health Center. Therefore, it is reccomended that health workers could pay more attention to and improve self-regulation by providing support to the people with diabetes that they can manage their disease properly, so that it will have effect on improving the quality of life of people with diabetes.