Characteristics Of Patients With Pain Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Background: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy pain is one of the symptoms of NPD, a complication most commonly experienced by patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Painful Diabetic Neurophaty (PDN) is one of the subtypes of peripheral neuropathy and is classified as chronic peripheral neuropathy. The prevalence of PDN reaches 50% of all DM patients. This is a high number considering the disease burden of PDN is very heavy compared to other complications in diabetes. Objective: To determine the characteristics of patients who experience diabetic peripheral neuropathy pain. Methods: This type of research is a quantitative study with a descriptive analysis design. The population in the study were all patients who experienced pain complaints with a medical diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The sample in this study amounted to 36 with total sampling technique. The analysis method used is univariate analysis to see frequency distribution. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The results showed that female gender experienced more diabetic peripheral neuropathy pain there were 22 respondents (66.11%), age 56-65 years there were 16 respondents (44.44%), long suffering from DM 5-10 years there were 15 respondents (41.67%), the use of DM oral drugs there were respondents (52.78%) and light activity with 29 respondents (80.56%). Conclusion: The characteristics of patients who experience diabetic peripheral neuropathy pain are female gender, age> 50 years, with a duration of DM> 5 years, using oral type DM drugs and in their daily lives only doing light activities. The important role of health workers in providing education to patients about the symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy to prevent further complications.