Effect of Transcutaneous Eelectrical Nerve Sstimulation (TENS) On the Wound Healing Process in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Carried Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment at Roemani Muhammadiyah Hospital, Semarang
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: The increasing number of the patients with DM significantly every year and the data revealed that 15% of the total patients with DM experience ulcer. The purpose of this research is to know the effect of TENS towards wound healing process of the patients with DM under foot ulcer care. Research Design: Quasy Experiment Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. Method: There are 16 respondents consist of 8 interventions and 8 control group. The wound examination was conducted before and after TENS intervention for 15 minutes with the frequency of 100Hz which was done twice and examined and measured by using BWAT measurement. Results: There is difference in wound healing between intervention group and control group with P=0.000. The giving of TENS intervention effectively accelerates the wound healing process towards the patients with diabetic foot ulcer with p value of <0.005. Conclusion: The giving of TENS contributes to the wound healing process towards the patients with DM under the diabetic foot ulcer care.
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Rufaidah . , Satriya Pranata
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