Hubungan Motivasi Diri terhadap Kepatuhan Diet pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe II di Poliklinik Interna RSD Mangusada

Diabetes mellitus patients often experience non-compliance with diet implementation problems. Dietary compliance is an issue because there will be saturation, so motivation is needed for patients to be able to control their blood glucose by regulating their diet. This study aimed to determine the correlation between self-motivation and dietary adherence of patients with diabetes mellitus at the Internal Polyclinic of Mangusada Hospital. The study was conducted using an analytical observational design with a cross-sectional approach in 78 respondents, who were selected using a consecutive sampling technique. Data were collected using the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire and Dietary Compliance Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Spearman's rho test. The results showed that the majority had good motivation, as many as 46 respondents (59%), and had good diet compliance, as many as 41 respondents (52.6%). The statistical analysis obtained a p-value of 0.034, indicating that there is a correlation between self-motivation and dietary adherence in patients with diabetes mellitus at the Internal Polyclinic of Mangusada Hospital. The study recommends that nurses always provide motivation to patients so that they comply with the diabetes mellitus diet.