EFFECT OF BUERGER ALLEN EXERCISE ON THE VALUE OF ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus occurs due to an increase in blood glucose levels which results in complications in the form of peripheral arterial disease resulting in diabetic ulcers. In streamlining peripheral tissue perfusion can be done by doing Buerger Allen exercise which utilizes the force of gravity so that it plays a role in improving oxygen circulation in the arteries as evidenced by the increase in the value of the ankle brachial index from the results of dividing the systolic blood pressure of the foot (dorsalis pedis) with the systolic blood pressure of the arm (brachial). This study aims to determine the effectiveness of giving buerger allen exercise on changes in ankle brachial index values in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. This type of research is a quasy-experiment pre and post-test with control group, sampling technique using purposive sampling of 11 people/group. Data collection used ABI values to measure changes in values before and after BAE. Intervention was carried out 6 consecutive days with a duration of 15 minutes each meeting. The results of the study using the Paired T-test test showed that the ABI value of the intervention group obtained a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05), while the ABI value of the control group with a p-value of 0.783 (>0.05), so it can be concluded that there is a significant effectiveness between the administration of buerger allen exercise on changes in ankle brachial index values.