THE EFFECT OF DIABETIC FEET SPA THERAPY TO BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL AND SLEEP QUALITY OF DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENT

Abstract

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of metabolic disease disorder marked by the emergence of hyperglycemia. The effect of hyperglycemia is the blood glucose going up and sleep disorder. The non-pharmacological management can be done is diabetic feet spa therapy to prevent hyperglycemia.Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyzes the effect of diabetic feet spa to blood glucose and sleep quality of DM patient.Methods: This study employing Quasy Experiment pre post control group design method. Population in this study are 41-50 years old of DM Type 2 patients. Sample that used are 60 respondents, then divided into intervention group and control group, sampling technique with simple random sampling. Data collection applied diabetic feet spa observation sheet; instrument that used is glucometer to assess blood glucose level and assess sleep quality using PQSI questionnaire.  Data analyzed with Wilcoxon and t test with α = 0.05.Results: Result of the study showed that there are differences on sleep quality on group who given intervention diabetic feet spa and control group p value = 0,000<α (0,05) and finding a difference on blood glucose level to group who given diabetic feet spa intervention and control group (t = 12,34; p value = 0,000).Conclusion: Diabetic feet spa able to smoothing the blood circulation, lowering muscle tone stiffness, relax, feel refresh, analgesic and sedative effect. Those effect able to improving blood glucose level and sleep quality. Diabetic feet spa is recommendable for non-pharmacological therapy in sleep quality and blood glucose level on patient DM type 2. Key words: Diabetic feet spa, blood glucose level, sleep quality.