Outcome of Health Behavioral Adaptation By the Application of Buddhism for the Diabetes Mellitus Risk Group Age over 35 Years Old: A case study of Thongchai Nuea sub-district, Pakthongchai district, Nakhon Ratc asima province

Abstract

          This study is quasi-experimental research (one group pretest – posttest design) to study outcome of health behavioral adaptation by the application of Buddhism for the diabetes mellitus risk group age over 35 years old: A case study of Thongchainuea sub-district, Pakthongchai district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. The objectives of the study were: (1) To study self-care behavior to prevent the diabetes mellitus of the risk group who has age over 35 years old, (2) To develop the health behavioral adaptation by the application of Buddhism for the diabetes mellitus risk group age over 35 years old, (3) To study the outcome of health behavioral adaptation by the application of Buddhism for the diabetes mellitus risk group age over 35 years old.

           From the research, it is found that self-care behavior to prevent the diabetes mellitus self-care behavior to prevent the diabetes mellitus In the overview of 20 items, there were 11 items in Good level, 4 items in Average level, 3 items in Fair level, and 2 items in the Very good level which were item 5 Eat green vegetables such as kale and wild betel leaves (=4.61, SD=0.70) and item 20 Feeling bored with life (=4.57, SD=0.72) and the outcome of health behavioral adaptation by the application of Buddhism for the diabetes mellitus risk group age over 35 years old into three ways: (1) The average score of Exercise increased the most meanwhile. (2) The posttest score after development had a tendency to increase concerning the individual pretest-posttest average score of diabetes prevention behavior arranged in ascending order. (3) The physical changing assessment; the average weight, the body mass index, the average waistline and the average pressure level were lower but the average blood sugar level was higher.

It can be concluded from this study that outcome of health behavioral adaptation by the application of Buddhism helped the diabetes mellitus risk group age over 35 years old gained good health. Therefore, The action of health behavioral adaptation by the application of Buddhism should be applied extensively and continuously to other person groups.