Factors Associated With Coping Mechanisms on Compliance With Diabetes mellitus Patients at the Katobu Community Health Center, Muna Regency 2023

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from abnormalities in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both and is characterized by high blood sugar levels. The stress problem of diabetes sufferers is closely related to the problem solving strategies used by diabetes sufferers. Psychosocial factors buffer the negative effects of stress on blood glucose. If the psychosocial response is negative, it will have an impact on behavior, an inability to make decisions and an unhealthy lifestyle, which can inhibit the decline in blood glucose. Materials and methods: This research is a quantitative research with an analytical research type with a cross sectional study approach. Population: All DM type II sufferers seeking treatment at the Katobu Community Health Center, with a sample size of 31 people, sampling technique using total sampling. Statistical test using Chi Square with (α) = 0.05. Results: There is a relationshiplevel of education (p value = 0.001) age (p value = 0.002) and gender (p value = 0.001) with coping mechanisms on diabetes mellitus patient compliance. If a person’s level of education is high then their knowledge will be good, the older a person is, the more constructive they will be in using coping with the problems they face, and women usually have better resistance to stressors than men, so that DM patients are able to behave positively and adhere to treatment. Conclusion: The factors of education level, age and gender are strongly related to coping mechanisms for compliance in diabetes mellitus patients.