Community-Based Supportive Educative Improves Self-Care Management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Background: Diabetes is the most serious, threatening and growing global health problem, leading to high morbidity and mortality and increasing health care costs. A patient's lack of understanding and self-help about the disease only exacerbates the situation. Community-based, supported learning is a skill that helps improve the patient experience. This study aims to determine the effect of a supportive community education program on self-management in patients with type 2 diabetes. \
 Methods: The design of this study is quasi-empirical. The number of samples was 86, a simple randomized sample divided into two groups, 43 in the treatment group supporting community education activities, and 43 in the control group distributing leaflets on diabetes management. The Personal Care Behavioral Data Collection Tool uses the Diabetes Self-Management Summary (SDSCA). Results from studies were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test and the Mann-Whitney U test.
 Result. According to the Wilcoxon signed rank test, the self-management score was 0.001 in the intervention group and p = 0.014 in the control group. Based on the Mann-Whitney test, the difference in self-help index between the experimental group and the control group after intervention was p = 0.001. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that supportive community-based educational activities are effective in increasing self-management opportunities in people with type 2 diabetes. This intervention can help increase independence in people with type 2 diabetes.