Urban Diabetic Women’s Perception of Healthy Eating Lifestyles from West Java
Abstract: This study aimed to
explore perceptions about a healthy-eating lifestyle and reasons to practice a
healthy-eating lifestyle of women with type 2 diabetes in a city of West Java
by using a case study design. Six female patients, withype 2 diabetes, ages
47–63 from a hospital were interviewed guided by the health promotion model.
Their healthy- eating lifestyle included currently practicing or not practicing
a healthy-eating lifestyle. Reasons to practice were: beliefs for health and
for physical energy to work for family, definition of multidimensional health
and self-efficacy increased by: support from God, support from family, support
from health professionals and improved or deteriorated health status by prior
experience. Reasons not to practice were: difficulty in arranging diet,
rejecting eating, controlling appetite, and accessing health care services.
Related difficulties were interpersonal relations with family and social situation
such as social events, expensive medical fee, and distance to the hospital.
These findings suggest that women with type 2 diabetes in Indonesia need to be
supported with the reasons to practice a healthy-eating lifestyle.
Author: Mayumi Mizutani, Junko
Tashiro, Nia Damiati, Uswatun Khasanah
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg140002
