The Influence of Family, Community, and Information Technology Supports on Empowerment of Diabetes Mellitus Patients Using SEM ( Structural Equation Modelling)

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that has not yet been able to cure. Supports are needed by its patients in order to increase their empowerment to manage their chronic disease. This study aimed to analyze the influence of supports for the empowerment of DM patients. The analytical method used in this research is Structural Equation Model (SEM) with 330 respondents at 25 hospitals within JABODETABEK (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi) areas. The results of this study showed that family support, community support and information technology support influence the empowerment of DM patients.