Effectiveness of Self-Care Promotion Program on Self-Care Behavior Of the Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Kradangnga Primary Care Unit, Bang Khonthi District, Samut Songkhram Province
Keywords:
Older adults, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Self-care promotion programAbstract
The purpose of this quasi experimental research was to study effectiveness of self-care promotion program on self-care behavior of the elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Kradangnga Primary Care Unit, Bang Khonthi district, Samut Songkhram Province. The 30 older adults with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were selected by purposive sampling technique. The research instrument consisted of 8 weeks self-care promotion program on the older adults with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, self-care knowledge tests, questionnaires of self-care attitude and self-care behavior. The data were then analyzed for finding mean, standard deviation, and t- test before and after program participation. The results revealed as follows:
1. After program participation, the older adults with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus had a high level of knowledge and attitude (M= 17.46, SD= 0.81; M= 47.06, SD= 2.50), respectively, and a good level of self-care behavior (M= 45.26, SD= 3.25).
2. After the experiment, the mean scores on knowledge, attitude and self-care behaviors of the older adults with Diabetes Mellitus were statistically significantly higher than that before the experiment (p< 0.01).
Therefore, to promote self -care behavior, the older adults with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus should be given knowledge along with fostering attitude of self-care behaviors in order to realize the importance andbe able to sustainably applied the knowledge to change self-care behaviors.
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