Effects of Health Promotion Program on Health behaviors and Blood Sugar Level Among Patients Diabetes Mellitus at Bangsamak Health Promoting Hospital, Bangpakong District, Chachoengsao Province

Abstract

     The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to examine the effect of a health promotion program for patients with diabetes mellitus at Bangsamak Health Promoting Hospital, Bangpakong District, Chachoengsao Province. A simple random sampling method was used to recruit 30 central patients with diabetes mellitus who met the inclusion criteria at Bangsamak Health Promoting Hospital, Chachoengsao Province. Then, they were randomly assigned into either the experimental (n = 30) group. The experimental group received the health promotion program for 8 weeks. The research instrument included a health promotion program and data collection tools comprised of questionnaires on eating behavior, exercise behavior, and stress management behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive and one-way repeated measure ANOVA statistics.

     The results revealed that after the experiment, there were higher mean difference scores of eating behavior, exercise behavior, stress management behavior, and reduced blood sugar levels than those of before the experiment at the significant level of < .05. The findings suggested that nurses can apply this program to promote eating behavior, exercise behavior, and stress management behavior in patients with diabetes mellitus. (p < .05)