Senam Kaki Diabetik Efektif Meningkatkan Ankle Brachial Index Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of diabetic foot exercise on Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) in patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. A design used quasy experiment with one-group pre-test-post-test. The population in this study were patients DM type 2 in one of health public centre in Payakumbuh city. The sample was recruited with purposive sampling technique as many as 10 samplesthat satisfies the criteria of patient namely DM type 2 without comorbidities. The average ABI before diabetic foot exercise is 0.77 and after conducted diabetic foot exercise is 1.00.The results of analysis statistics show there is a significant difference in ABI between before and after conducted diabetic foot exercise. It was concludedthat theimplementation of thediabetic footexercisecan improveABIin patients withtype 2 diabetes. The study recommends thatpatients withtype 2 DMis expectedtobe able totake advantage ofdiabetic footexercise asa naturalpracticalexercisesin improvingperipheralperfusionas wellasthe prevention of complicationsin patients withtype 2 diabetesspecificallyto the area ofthe foot. Recommendationsforfuture researchisto comparethe effectiveness ofdiabetic footexercise on blood sugar, legsensitivity, value ofABI, and capillary refill time