Effects of Health Behavior Modification Program in Personnel with Visceral Fat Levels and Body Mass Index Exceeding Standards, Damnoen Saduak Hospital, Ratchaburi

Abstract

     The purpose of this one-group quasi-experimental research was to compare  the health behaviors, visceral fat levels and body mass index among personnel of Damnoen Saduak Hospital by measuring the results before and after participating in the program. The samples selected by purposive sampling were 40 personnel with visceral fat levels and body mass index exceeding standard. The instrument was 8-week health behavior modification program developed by applying the concept of social cognitive theory, it consisted of 3 steps: self-monitoring, self-assessment, self-reinforcement, and health behavior questionnaire that reliability approached by Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.77. The data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results revealed that after participating in the health behavior modification program, the mean score on health behavior of sample group was statistically significantly increased at the 0.05 level (p < 0.05). A s for visceral fat level and body mass index after participating in the program, It was found that the sample group was statistically significantly decreased at the 0.05 level.

     Therefore, to enhance health behavior change among health care personnel,  self-assessment and reinforcement should be encouraged to regulate sustainably controlling visceral fat levels and BMI to be within the standard.