The effect of the participatory learning program by community leader to prevent diabetes of risk groups in Sanamchai Health Promotion Hospital, Lualuang sub - distric, Kasetwisai district, Roi-Et province

Abstract

                  Diabetes is an uncommunicable disease which causes problem that the illness rate increases every year. However, the occurrence of this disease can be prevented using the participatory learning program by community leaders, which is a method that risk groups can be avoid risk factor available in the daily life. Study design was quasi-experimental  research. The sample consisted of risk for diabetes of 80, which were derived from a  purposive sampling, divided into experimental group and the comparison group of 40. The statistics used for analyzing the collected data were  frequency, percentage, mean , standard deviation,  paired samples t - test and Independent samples t - test.

                  The findings revealed that after the experimenting the experimental groups showed better perceived and treated in order to prevent diabetes than before the treatment, and more than the comparison group (p = 0.001). Beside the blood glucose levels, the experimental group, after the experimenting, blood glucose levels were decreased <100 mg./dl. (= 92.20)

                 In conclusion, the participatory learning program only by create the community leaders has a role in the activity as a result in changes to the risk perception and behavior is correct in preventing diabetes. Therefore, relevant departments should applied in the health risk to other diseases.