Autogenic Relaxation Therapy In Controlling Blood Sugar Levels Of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the global health problems whose prevalence continues to increase so that if not controlled it can cause serious complications, such as retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of autogenic relaxation on reducing blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. The research method used is pre-experimental with a one-group pre-test post-test design approach and the sampling technique is accidental sampling. The research sample was all type 2 DM patients who were treated at Batara Guru Belopa Hospital as many as 30 people. The results of the study found that the average value of blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 DM before autogenic relaxation intervention was 257.50 mg/dl and after autogenic relaxation intervention was 192.27 mg/dl. The results of statistical tests using the Wilcoxon test are known as p = 0.000 so it is concluded that there is an effect of autogenic relaxation techniques with a decrease in blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended that autogenic relaxation be a form of independent nursing intervention for a nurse in providing nursing care to patients with type 2 diabetes.