Caring : Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): Caring: Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science

The Effect of Patient Self-Esteem on The Motivation to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Mardhiah (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan (STIKes) Flora)
Rina Rahmadani Sidabutar (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan (STIKes) Flora)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2022

Abstract

Diabetic foot ulcers negatively impact the self-esteem of diabetes mellitus patients. Their self-esteem affects their motivation to recover. This was caused by the intention of being negative towards themselves. It affecst the instrinsic motivation of the patients. This study used a questionnaire to obtain the data. Frequency distribution and Spearman Rank (Rho) correlation test with a significant level of 5% were used as the statistical tests. Spearnman Rank result test was p-value=0.000 with a correlation coefficient of 0.0519. Based on the study results, it can be conluded that there is an effect of patient self-esteem on their motivation to treat diabetic foot ulcers at Asri Wound Care Center Medan.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJNS

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Subject

Nursing

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Caring: Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science (IJNS) is an international nursing journal published by the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. IJNS is a peer reviewed journal and welcomes scientific works from nurses, academics, and practitioners in their ...