Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Durasi menderita diabetes termasuk faktor risiko penting dalam perkembangan neuropati perifer diabetik (NPD). Pada fase awal kerusakan saraf, pasien NPD asimtomatik sehingga sering tidak terdiagnosis lebih awal. Penelitian kuantitatif ini
bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan durasi menderita diabetes mellitus tipe 2 (DMT2) dengan tingkat keparahan neuropati perifer diabetik (NPD). Penelitian analitik kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional ini melibatkan 45 pasien dipilih
secara consecutive sampling. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan Neuropathy Symptom Score (NSS) melalui wawancara terpimpin dan dianalisis dengan uji Spearman. Hasil menunjukkan mayoritas pasien usia 51-60 tahun (35,6%), perempuan (62,2%), dan durasi menderita

The duration of diabetes is an important risk factor in the development of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). In the early stages of nerve damage, patients with DPN are often asymptomatic, leading to delayed diagnosis. This quantitative study aimed to analyse the relationship between the duration of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and the severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This was an analytical quantitative study with a cross-sectional design involving 45 patients selected through consecutive sampling. Data were collected using the Neuropathy Symptom Score (NSS) through guided interviews and analysed using the Spearman correlation test. The results showed that most patients were aged 51–60 years (35.6%), female (62.2%), and duration of diabetes < 5 years (40%). A significant relationship was found between the duration of diabetes and the severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among T2DM patients (p = 0.006, r = 0.400).