Factors related to weight loss control of housewife in Maeta Subdistrict, Maeon District, ChiangMai Province

Abstract

           The purpose of this research was to study the outcomes from the application of 4 weight loss control factors over a group of housewives in Mae-Ta Sub district, Mae-On District, Chiang Mai Province. The sample group consisted of 20 willing participants whose body mass indexes were over 25 kilograms per square meters. Them implementation period lasted for 6 weeks with research instruments that included a constructed questionnaire on their fundamental information, a knowledge measurement form on 4 factors – Emotions, Diet, Exercise, and Herbal aromatherapy, a self evaluation form on their perception and ability, an expectation form over the outcomes and anticipated behavior from the 4 factors, 4 factors commitment, a personal record of activities engagement, and a form to measure satisfaction with their program participation. The collected data were analyzed with statistic measures for frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and comparison of arithmetic mean score collected before and after the program. The result showed that the body weight of the participants had decreased continuously over the 6 weeks of the program implementation. Among 20 housewives who volunteered for the program, 19 of them had successfully lost weight which could be interpreted as 95 percent of successful body weight loss with 2.80 kilograms of individual weight loss or 0.47 kilograms per week individually. This indicated that there were behavioral changes as expected from the combined procedures of the 4 factors. In conclusion, behavioral modification with the 4 factors on weight loss control shows statistically significant benefits to the sample group. However, some factors such as diet and emotions still need further study in order to look for more suitable measures to be harmonious with the lifestyles of each community.