The Effect Of Group Supportive Therapy Toward Stress Levels Of Diabetes Melitus Patients In Puskesmas (Public Health Center) Lerep, West Ungaran , Semarang

  • Puji Lestari Ngudi Waluyo University
  • Zumrotul Ch Ngudi Waluyo University
  • Abdul Wahid Ngudi Waluyo University
Keywords: Group supportive therapy, Diabetes mellitus, Stress Level

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) ranks 6th as the cause of death. About 1.3 million people die from diabetes and 4 percent die before age 70. One of the psychological effects on patients suffering from DM is stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of group supportive therapy on stress levels in patients with Diabetes Mellitus in the working area of Puskesmas Lerep. This study used a quantitative approach in a quasi experiment control group design, the research method used quasi-experimental. The type of design in this study was in the form of nonequivalent pre-test and post-test control group design. The population in this study was 40 patients with diabetes mellitus in Puskesmas Lerep. The number of respondents in the treatment group and the control group were 15 people respectively. The results of the study were analyzed by univariate and bivariate. The results showed that the stress level at the pretest in the control group and the intervention was mostly mild category, respectively 43.3% and 26.7%. Patients who experienced severe stress in the intervention group were 3.3%. The level of stress at post test in the intervention group was in normal category of 30%, while in the control group, the category was the light stress level of 40%. There were differences in stress levels before and after group supportive therapy given in the intervention group (p: 0.001). There were differences in stress levels before and after group supportive therapy given in the control group (p: 0.066). There is an influence of group supportive therapy on stress levels in patients with Diabetes Mellitus at Puskesmas Lerep (p: 0.025). It expects that group supportive therapy can be used as an alternative to decrease stress in people with diabetes mellitus.

Author Biographies

Puji Lestari, Ngudi Waluyo University

Lecturers in Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Nursing, Ngudi Waluyo University

Zumrotul Ch, Ngudi Waluyo University

Lecturers in Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Nursing, Ngudi Waluyo University

Abdul Wahid, Ngudi Waluyo University

Lecturers in Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Nursing, Ngudi Waluyo University