Implementation of Buerger Allen exercise in patients with diabetes mellitus type II to improve lower extremity circulation

Nuniek Tri Wahyuni, Lin Herlina, R. Nur Abdurakhman, Abas Hidayat * and Cecep Supriyadi

Department of Nursing, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 14(01), 573–579
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.14.1.0370
 
Publication history: 
Received on 22 March 2022; revised on 26 April 2022; accepted on 28 April 2022
 
Abstract: 
Diabetes mellitus is a complex, chronic disease that requires continuous medical care with multifactorial, risk-reducing strategies beyond glycemic control. This study aimed to determine the effect of Buerder Allen Exercise on the circulation of the lower extremities in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. This research used Quasi-Experimental Design with a Pretest-Posttest approach with an experiment and control group. Research place in Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia. Respondents in this study were patients with diabetes mellitus totaling 42 respondents, which were divided into 21 intervention (experimental) groups and 21 control groups. Sampling using purposive sampling. The instruments used were Vascular Doppler and sphygmomanometer. Bivariate data analysis used is the Wilcoxon test. The results showed that the average pretest and post-test ABI values in the intervention group were 0.00 and 11.00, while in the control group, the averages were 11.00 and 0.00. Based on the results of the Wilcoxon test, a p-value of 0.000 (α 0.05) means that there is an effect of Buerder Allen exercise on the circulation of the lower extremities in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Buerder Allen exercise positively impacts the circulation of the lower extremities in patients with diabetes mellitus.
 
Keywords: 
Buerger Allen; Exercise; Diabetes Mellitus; Patient; Lower Extremity Circulation
 
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