The Effect of Family Assistance Module Toward Family Role and Decrease of HbA1c Values in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Solok Regional Hospital

Abstract

Background: This study was conducted to determine whether the intervention of family assistance module can improve the family role and decrease HbA1c values with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Solok Regional Hospital. Methods: This study was a quasiexperiment with one group pretest-posttest design. The samples consisted of 15 patients with type 2 DM who lived with their families, and the family was given an intervention in the form of a family assistance module. The role received by the patients from their family and also the patient's HbA1c were measured twice, before and after intervention. Data analysis was done to compare the mean difference and the result of p = 0.001 (p <0.005). Results: There was a significant increase in the family role and decrease of HbA1c values before and after intervention with p obtained = 0.000 (p<0.005). The increase of family role occurred at nine units and decrease of HbA1c was 1.1 %. Conclusions: There was an increase in the family role and HbA1c value reduction in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus after being given family assistance module.