Foot Exercise Training for Diabetes Mellitus Patients as an Effort to Prevent Complications at Cempaka Putih Islamic Hospital

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disease that is a major health problem, similar to heart disease, because diabetes is often referred to as a silent killer. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a degenerative disease that is a non-communicable disease that continues to increase from year to year. In the long term, DM causes various complications such as macrovascular, microvascular, and neuropathy. One of the most common complications of DM is diabetic foot, which is characterized by infection, ulcers, gangrene, and Charcot arthrosis. One of the preventive measures for diabetic foot is foot exercise. Foot exercise is an exercise performed by people with DM or non-sufferers to prevent wounds and help improve blood circulation in the feet. to increase knowledge and skills in diabetic foot exercise exercises. The purpose of foot exercise is to understand the benefits of foot exercise, understand the indications and contraindications of foot exercise, help blood circulation and small muscles in the feet, and can control blood sugar. In this community service activity, the team will provide education using health counseling methods and demonstrations that end with an evaluation of the practice of diabetic foot exercise. The results of the activity were to increase the knowledge and skills of diabetic foot exercises in DM patients treated at the Jakarta Islamic Hospital, with a pre-test score of 4.6 and a post-test score of 7.2. The conclusion obtained was that education using health counseling methods and demonstrations of diabetic foot exercises could improve the knowledge and skills of diabetic foot exercises.