Potentiality Development for Elderly with Plasma Glucose Uncontrollable of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Health Promoting Hospital Lakor, Srilakor Sub-District, Chakkarat District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

The purpose of this action research was to study the results of potentiality development
for Elderly with plasma glucose Uncontrollable of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by applying the action
research concept of Susman and Everedwhich has five phases: 1) Health problems diagnosing

2) Action planning 3) Action Taking 4) Evaluating 5) Specifying Learning including Self-Ef cacy
Theory of Bandura consists of Self-Ef cacy and Outcome Expectation. The samples were 20 elderlies
with uncontrollable type 2 diabetes mellitus who received health services in a diabetes clinic. Methods
used to collect data included a community context information study, questionnaire, focus group guideline,
meeting record, observation guideline, and activities record by researcher. Data analysis used
descriptive statistic such as frequency, percentage, mean, median, maximum, minimum, standard
deviation and analytical statistic with Wilcoxon Signed-rank test. The results showed that after the
potential development for Elderly with plasma glucose Uncontrollable of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
of knowledge was at high level from 45% to 80% and signi cantly higher than before potential
development at the signi cance level (p=.001). Self-ef cacy was at high level from 30% to 75%
and signi cantly higher than before at the signi cance level (p=.001). Outcome expectation was at
high level of from 30% to 75% and signi cantly higher than before at the signi cance level (p=.001).
Attitude was at high level from 50% to 80% and signi cantly higher than before at the signi cance level
(p=.008). Behavior was good from 15% to 40% and signi cantly higher than before at the signi cance
level (p=.008). The Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) were decreased of 100%, with 30%
were in the low level (below 7.00 mg%) and signi cantly decreased than before at the signi cance
level (p<.001).