PROGRAM STUDI MAGISTER ILMU KEPERAWATAN PROGRAM PASCA SARJANA UNIVERSITAS SYIAH KUALA Tesis, Juli 2014 Helmi Efektifitas Program Edukasi Perawatan Kaki Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan Perawatan Kaki Pada Penderita Diabetes Mellitus Tipe II di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Suak Ribee Kecamatan Johan Pahlawan Kabupaten Aceh Barat Tahun 2014 xii + 68 hal + 11 tabel + 4 gambar + 13 lampiran ABSTRAK Pengetahuan perawatan kaki merupakan komponen yang sangat penting dalam mencegah terjadinya kaki diabetik. Pasien Diabetes Melitus kurang dalam pengetahuan sehingga perilaku perawatan kaki kurang dapat terwujud. Penerapan program edukasi perawatan kaki ditujukan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan, perawatan kaki pada pasien Diabetes Melitus. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektifitas program edukasi perawatan kaki terhadap tingkat pengetahuan perawatan kaki pada penderita Diabetes Melitus. Metode penelitian menggunakan quasi eksperimen dengan desain yang digunakan adalah pre-test and post-test with control group design. Sebanyak 21 penderita sebagai kelompok intervensi dan 21 penderita sebagai kelompok kontrol yang diseleksi secara purposive dari populasi pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe II di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Suak Ribee Kecamatan Johan Pahlawan Kabupaten Aceh Barat. Kelompok intervensi mendapatkan program edukasi perawatan kaki. Selanjutnya, data dianalisis dengan menggunakan independent t-test. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah program edukasi perawatan kaki secara signifikan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan (p = 0.000) pada kelompok intervensi dan kontrol sesudah intervensi, sedangkan sebelum intervensi tidak signifikan (p = 0.69). Adanya efektifitas program edukasi perawatan kaki terhadap tingkat pengetahuan perawatan kaki (p = 0.02). Program edukasi perawatan kaki sangat efektif dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan perawatan kaki pada pasien Diabetes Melitus. Tipe II Perawat dapat mengintegrasikan program edukasi perawatan kaki ke program puskesmas sebagai upaya prevensi kaki diabetik. Kata Kunci : Diabetes Melitus, Edukasi, Pengetahuan, Perawatan kaki. Daftar Pustaka: 71 (1999-2013) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FOOT CARE EDUCATION PROGRAM ON THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF FOOT CARE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS IN WORKING AREA OF SUAK RIBEE HEALTH COMMUNITY CENTER JOHAN PAHLAWAN SUBDISTRICT IN WEST ACEH DISTRICT 2014 ABSTRACT The knowledge of foot care is a very important component in preventing a diabetic foot. A lack of knowledge on Diabetes Mellitus by patients causes an inadequate of foot care. The implementation of foot care education program is provided to increase knowledge, foot care on the patients with Diabetes Mellitus. The objective of this research was to find out the effectiveness of foot care education program in patients with Diabetes Mellitus. The research method used was quasi experimental and the designs used were pre-test and post-test with control group design. There were 21 patients as an intervention group and the other 21 patients as a control group which were selected purposively sampling from the population of Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients in Working Area of SuakRibee Health Community Center Johan PahlawanSubdistrict in West Aceh District. The intervention group gained a foot care education program. Further, data was analysed by using a independent test. The results of this research were that a foot care education program could increase the knowledge in the intervention and control groups after intervention significantly (p = 0.000), while in the intervention and control groups before intervention it was not significant (p = 0.69). There was a meaningful difference on the knowledge of foot care education program with foot care the was provided in the intervention and control groups (p = 0.02). Foot care education program can increase the knowledge of foot care in patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Nurses can integrate a foot care education program with community health center program as an effort of diabetic foot prevention. Key words: Diabetes Mellitus, Education, Knowledge, Foot Care