DIETARY BEHAVIORS AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN INDONESIA
ABSTRACT: To describe the
dietary behaviors among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus(T2DM) in
Indonesia.
Method: Sixty patients with T2DM who met the inclusion criteria were
selected from fourvillages of the Banda Raya Community Health Centre in Banda
Aceh, Indonesia. Patients’dietary behaviors were measured by the
Self-Management Dietary Behaviors Questionnaire(SMDBQ). The SMDBQ was modified
from the previous study with adequate reliability(Chronbach’s alpha was .82).
Result: The subjects who participated in this study were middle aged
adults (53 years). Morethan half of the subjects in this study were female
(76.7%). All of the subjects were Muslim.More than one-third had an education
level of senior high school (38.3%). The majority of thesubjects had no
experiences with any previous educational program or counseling programrelated
to dietary behaviors (86.7%). The results showed a moderate level of dietary
behaviorsof patients with T2DM in Aceh, Indonesia.
Conclusions: The dietary behaviors among Type 2 diabetic patients in
Aceh, Indonesia wereat a moderate level. Regarding dietary behaviors scales,
almost all items were at a moderatelevel. However, recognizing and consuming
the amount of calorie needs was at a low level.Further research is needed in
terms of dietary self-management by using an interventionapproach to improve the
dietary behaviors of diabetic patients.
Author: Aklima Aklima,
Charuwan Kritpracha, Ploenpit Thaniwattananon
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg130005