ABSTRAKDiabetes melitus merupakan penyakit metabolik dengan karakteristik
hiperglikemia terjadi karena kelainan sekresi insulin, kerja insulin atau kedua?
duanya. Pasien diabetes berisiko mengalami infeksi yang umumnya terlokalisir di
saluran kemih. Penelitian bertujuan mengidentifikasi determinan infeksi saluran
kemih pasien diabetes melitus perempuan di RSB Bandung. Desain penelitian
cross sectional dengan consecutive sampling didapatkan 60 sampel. Instrumen
menggunakan kuesioner, timbangan berat badan, alat pengukur tinggi badan, dan
hasil urinalisis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan usia dan upaya pengendalian
diabetes melitus berhubungan dengan infeksi saluran kemih. Usia merupakan
determinan utama terjadinya infeksi saluran kemih pada pasien DM perempuan
(nilai p 0.009, OR 16.3) setelah dikontrol riwayat infeksi saluran kemih. Perawat
perlu melakukan pengkajian mendalam dan edukasi terkait faktor risiko dan upaya
pencegahan infeksi saluran kemih agar komplikasi dapat diminimalkan.
ABSTRACTDiabetes mellitus is an endocrine disease characterized by hyperglycemia that
result from defect in insulin secretion, or its action or both. Diabetes patient is at
risk to have infection that is commonly localized in urinary tract. This research is
aimed to identify determinant of urinary tract infection of women diabetes patient
in RSB Bandung. This research design is cross sectional with consecutive
sampling and have 60 samples. Instruments used in this research are questionaire,
weight scale, height scale, and urinalysis check result. The result of the research
shows that age and diabetes control effort related to urinary tract infection. Age is
the main determinant to urinary tract infection in women diabetes patient (p value
0.009, OR 16.3) after being controled by urinary tract infection history. Nurses
need to held deeper assesment and education related to risk factors and an effort to
prevent urinary tract infection in order to minimize the complication.