SCREENING LEVEL STRESS PATIENTS DIABETES MELITUS II THROUGH DIABETES DISTRESS SCREENING SCALE 17 (DDS 17) IN PUSKESMAS POASIA KENDARI SOUTHEAST SULAWESI

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Depression is one of the biggest problems of psychological disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, with a prevalence of between 24% and 29%. Depression in type 2 diabetes mellitus is also strongly associated with the inability to control glycemic, increase complications, increase mortality, decrease physical function and mind function, increase health costs. The number of people with Diabetes mellitus disease in the work area of Puskesmas Poasia during 2017 is 184 people and active and routine follow prolanis program only 26 people. The lack of active patients is probably due to some of them self-directed against diabetes experienced. This research is a descriptive study, describing the level of depression in patients with DM who are registered as prolanis patients in puskesmas poasia kendari. Depression rates were assessed using the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS), where 17 questions represented the DM depression criteria. Seventeen questions are divided into four categories: the patient's views on his physical and mental state (Emotional Burden), his family and his environment (Interpersonal Distress), Physician-Related Distress, and his regimen-related distress. The results of the study describe the demographic of patients with type II diabetes mellitus (DM type II) at Poasia Health Center who became respondents in this study, namely: the average female sex is 18 respondents, the average age of respondents 41-50 years as many as 8 respondents and 61-70 years as many as 8 respondents, the highest education respondents are SMA as many as 11 respondents, and the average length of the respondent is 0-5 years as many as 13 respondents. The results obtained by the researcher showed that the depression level in 26 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM type II) were still included in the category of mild depression that is as much as 20 respondents (76.92%) while 6 respondents (23.08%) others suffered from moderate to severe depression. Psychic reactions that may arise is another problem for the patient, in addition to complications of diabetes mellitus itself. Which further affects the handling of the patient. Therefore, health workers should not ignore the psychological aspects of people with diabetes mellitus.