The Effect of Diabetes mellitus Patients by group process at Out Patient Service in Selaphum hospital Roi-Et Province

Abstract

This research is pre-experimental design that one shot design by  purpose of this research was to study the out comes of group processes care behaviors of diabetes mellitus patients at Selaphum hospital , Selaphum District, Roi-et Province. The sample consisted of 30 diabetes mellitus patients without identifiable and causes, selected purposively. The study group had participated in self-care activities with a grouping process from May and August 2013. The pretest and posttest data were collected using a questionnaire and were analyzed using mean and  standard deviation and pair T-test

The data revealed by this study indicated that the patients had score of knowledge and effect of poor glycemic control at fair level and at good level after review was given 1 mouth following. The test of difference in means showed that they were significant difference (p<0.01). The patient had score of practicing in group processes care behaviors of diabetes mellitus patients at fair level and at good level after receiving education. Again, the same review was given 1 mouth following. The test of difference in means showed that they were significant difference (p<0.01).The results showed that before practicing in group processes care behaviors of diabetes mellitus, the patients had poor glycemic control, had fasting blood sugar mean  358.4 mg% and at good level after 1 mouth practicing in group processes care behaviors of diabetes mellitus, had fasting blood sugar mean 128 mg%. The test of difference in means showed that they were  significant difference (p<0.01).

In summary, self-care activities with the grouping process care behaviors encouraged diabetes mellitus patients to exchange disease experiences between each other, leading to actual practice in self-care for diabetes mellitus control. This activities should be applied to diabetes mellitus and other chronic diseases in other areas.