TY - JOUR AU - Sari, Citra Windani Mambang AU - Yamin, Ahmad AU - Santoso, Mochmad Budi PY - 2017/08/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Community-Based Education Program on Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’ Patients in Bandung JF - Indonesian Contemporary Nursing Journal (ICON Journal) JA - ICON Journal VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.20956/icon.v2i1.3583 UR - https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/icon/article/view/3583 SP - 38-44 AB - <p><strong>Introduction.</strong> Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus was a chronic disease have complicated. Amount of patient Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) was increased. Knowledge and self-efficacy is mainly important for self-care behavior. The purpose of this study was aimed to examine knowledge, and self-efficacy among patients with Type 2 DM in Bandung, Indonesia. <strong>Methods</strong>. The research was a quasi-experimental with pre and posttest control group. Sixty two type 2 DM were recruited from 8 working area Primary Health Centers in Bandung who have diagnosed DM, using purposive sampling technique. Knowledge questionnaire from Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center’s Brief Diabetes Knowledge Test, Self-efficacy were measured by the developed Stanford Patients Education Research Center. Both of questionnaires comprised five dimensions: nutrition, sport and activity, drugs and glucose monitoring. Patients of in intervention group received 2 weeks Diabetes Mellitus education program be given healthcare workers. Techniques used in this program consisted of community-based education, goal setting, follow-up and face-to-face interview. Data were analyzed by <em>independent t-test</em><strong>. Results</strong>. There are significantly different of knowledge and self-efficacy after community-based education program in intervention (M = 9.26, SD = 2.8 ; M = 53.26, SD = 10.50) and control group (M = 7.39, SD = 2.4; M = 36.74, SD = 4.49).  This study revealed that community-based education program significantly improved self-efficacy (<em>p</em>=0.000) but not improved for knowledge (<em>p</em>=0.180). <strong>Conclusion</strong>. These findings indicated that Knowledge and Self-efficacy of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in Bandung required improvement. Therefore, further study regarding the effective in improving knowledge and self-efficacy type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is extremely needed.</p> ER -