The Related Qualitative Study About Diabetes In The Eastern Region Of Indonesia: The Understanding, The Health Belief, And The Behaviors Of Diabetes Type 2 Patients

Sulistiyani; Violin Irene  Ninef; Endah Sri  Rahayu; Lalu Guntur  Payasan; Magdalena Junu  Parera

doi:10.63265/jser.v3i3.179

Authors

Sulistiyani Departement of Nursing, Poltekkes Kemenkes Jayapura
Violin Irene Ninef STIKES Nusantara
Endah Sri Rahayu Departement of Nutrition, Poltekkes Kemenkes Jayapura
Lalu Guntur Payasan Departement of Nursing, Poltekkes Kemenkes Jayapura
Magdalena Junu Parera STIKES Nusantara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63265/jser.v3i3.179

Keywords:

Diabetes mellitus type II, Health belief, Healthy behavior, Health promotion, The Eastern region of Indonesia

Abstract

Diabetes has steadily increased in the last two decades. Studies show people's behavior in managing diabetes is very complex and influenced by cultural beliefs and values. This research describes the understanding, belief, and related behaviors toward the diabetes mellitus of Diabetes Mellitus type II patients in the Eastern region of Indonesia. The researchers grouped the participants in a semi-structured focus group. The group consisted of 12 participants aged between 45 and 55 years old. The focused group was useful to obtain the perspective, experience, and attitude about diabetes. The researchers analyzed the qualitative data with the Health Belief Model as the analytical framework to identify the patterns and the main findings. The analysis results found five primary themes related to understanding, belief, and diabetic behavior. The themes were: The diabetic understanding of the Eastern regional communities such as the cultural problem and the role of local beliefs to treatment diabetes. The tradition and the modern medical approach, the challenges of healthy lifestyle practice, the psychological impacts of diabetes on health, and the expectations and the challenges of the local health system.The researchers expect the findings could be the principle for developing more directed and effective interventions

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