Hubungan Aktivitas Self Care Dengan Kualitas Hidup Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 Di Wilayah Kerja UPT Puskesmas Nusukan

Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the quality of the insulin produced is poor so it cannot carry out its role to enter sugar into cells. The condition of diabetes mellitus that is not managed properly has an impact on increasing the incidence of complications and decreasing quality of life. One way to improve the quality of life is by doing good self-care activities including diet regulation, monitoring blood sugar levels, drug therapy, foot care, and physical exercise. The length of time suffering from DM has an impact on decreasing the quality of life, so that if self-care activities are carried out properly, it will prevent complications and improve quality of life and vice versa. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between self care activities and the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the UPT area of the Nusukan Health Center. The method in this research is descriptive correlation. Sampling using purposive sampling technique with a total of 100 people. Self care activity was measured using a questionnaire (SDSCA) and quality of life was measured by a questionnaire (WHOQOL). The results of this study obtained data analysis using the chi-square test with (p = 0.002), then there is a significant relationship between self care activities and the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the UPT area of Puskesmas Nusukan. It is hoped that diabetes mellitus patients will increase their self-care activities so that the quality of life will be better