Thai Journal of Nursing

Editorial Team

Khannika Suwonnakote — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

table of Content

Khannika Suwonnakote — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Editor Note

Khannika Suwonnakote — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Factors related to monkeypox preventive behavior among people in Buriram Province

kitipong Ruanphet, Thawaree Saengngam, Apisarakorn Hiranwitchayakun — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This correlational research aimed to survey knowledge on monkeypox, attitude toward monkeypox prevention, and monkeypox preventive behavior among people in Buriram Province, and to find factors related to monkeypox preventive behavior. A sample of 426 people, was selected using 2- stages sampling method. Research tools were a knowledge test on monkeypox, questionnaires on attitude toward monkeypox prevention and monkeypox preventive behavior. Their content validity indexes were 0.83, 0.91, and 0.87 respectively. The reliability coefficients were 0.83, 0.92, and 0.92 respectively. The data underwent analysis through descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and Pearson correlation. The results revealed that 89.2 percent of people had knowledge on monkeypox at a high level. Eighty-one percent of them had attitude toward monkeypox prevention at a very good level, and 80.3 percent of them had monkeypox preventive behavior at a good level. Monkeypox preventive behavior related to educational level (² = 42.804), occupation (²= 20.689), income (²= 13.253), information received on monkeypox prevention (²= 15.676), and knowledge on monkeypox (r = 0.319) at p < .001, but unrelated to gender (²= 1.301), age (r = 0.075) and attitude toward monkeypox prevention (r = 0.039).

The effectiveness of the self - efficacy enhancement program for village health volunteers in caring for patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in community in Buriram Province

kitipong Ruanphet, Wasugree Saipech — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This quasi-experimental research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the self-efficacy enhancement program for village health volunteers in caring for patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in community in Buriram Province. A sample of 66 village health volunteers, was purposively selected. They were equally divided into the experimental and control groups. Research tools included the self-efficacy enhancement program, a knowledge test, a self-efficacy questionnaire and a skill assessment in caring for patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. The results of the study were as follows. After the experiment, village health volunteers in the experimental group gained significantly higher average score on knowledge, self-efficacy and skills in caring for patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension than before the experiment and the control group at p < .001.

The effects of applying transitional care model for delaying progression in chronic kidney disease with hypertension patients

Walailuk Mankhong, Nongpimol Nimit-Arnun, Sasitorn Roojanavech — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This quasi-experimental study, one group pre–posttest design, aimed to compare knowledge, self-management behaviors, and clinical outcomes among known cases of chronic kidney disease (Stage 3-4) with hypertension patients. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 20 subjects who participated in the 8-week transitional care program, undergone individualized transitional care plan by transitional care nurse. The research instrument consisted of disease-based knowledge and self-management behaviors questionnaires. Both of them were quality approved the content validity by experts, with reliability coefficients of 0.71 and 0.80. The descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, and paired t-test were applied for data analysis. The results found that, in post-test period, the mean rank of knowledge showed 15 subjects increased, 4 subjects stabilized, and 1 subject decreased with statistical significance. The renal function topic got the highest score for change. Meanwhile, the mean rank of self-management behavior showed 15 subjected increased, 2 subjects stabilized, and 3 subject decreased with statistical significance (p < .05). The self-medication topic got the highest score of change. However, no statistically significant changes were found in clinical outcomes.

The effect of health promotion program on self-care behaviors in pregnant women with a high risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Supavadee Netimetee, Bhanwasa Jantasin — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion programs on self-care behaviors in pregnant women with a high risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. A sample of 50 pregnant women with a high risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, was purposively selected. They were equally divided into an experimental group and a comparative group using the simple random method. The comparative group received routine care, while the experimental group participated in 12-week health promotion program. The research tools were a health promotion program and a questionnaire on self-care behaviors. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and Fisher’s Exact Probability test. The study revealed that after the experiment, pregnant women with a high risk for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the experimental group had higher self-care behaviors than the pre-experimental period (t = 7.03) and the comparative group (t = 9.44). Moreover, the number of pregnant women with normal blood sugar levels in the experimental group was more than that of the comparative group (X² = 0.098) at p < .05.

Effectiveness of the health literacy promoting program among older adults with knee osteoarthritis in the rural Phayao Province

Porntip Pa-in, Dao Weiangkham — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The objective of this quasi-experimental study, two group pretest - posttest design, was to evaluate effectiveness of the health literacy promoting program among older adults with knee osteoarthritis in the rural Phayao province. A sample of 44 older adults with knee osteoarthritis living in a sub-district in Phayao province, was purposively selected. They were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 22) who received usual care and the health literacy promoting program and the comparison group (n = 22) who received usual care. Data were collected using questionnaire on demographic data and the European health literacy survey. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test. The research findings revealed that after the implementation of the health literacy promoting program, the mean scores of health literacy in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the comparison group and before the implementation of the health literacy promoting program at p < .001.

Self-health screening ability and satisfaction with the use of the Doctor at Home platform among people in primary care in Bangkok

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This descriptive research aimed to evaluate the self- health screening ability and satisfaction with the use of Doctor at Home platform among people in primary care in Bangkok. A sample of 370 people including health volunteers, health workers and elderly people at a public health service center, workers of Nanyang company, and students of BangkokThonburi University, was purposively selected. Research tools were questionnaires on self - health screening ability and satisfaction with the use of Doctor at Home platform. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.91 and 0.86 respectively. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The research results were that the self- health screening ability of people were at the highest level (M = 3.32, SD = 0.61) and their satisfaction with the use of Doctor at Home platform were at a high level (M = 2.74, SD = 0.46).

Relationship between development assets and duration of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum mothers in Chiang Rai Province

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This descriptive correlation study aimed to study exclusive breastfeeding, the situation of development assets and the relationship between development assets and the duration of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum mothers in Chiang Rai Province. A sample of 408 participants, was selected through purposive sampling method. The research instruments included a questionnaire on 1) personal data, 2) exclusive breastfeeding which had content validity index of 0.86 and 0.92 respectively, and 3) a development assets which had a content validity index of 0.80 and a reliability coefficient of 0.93. Data were collected during January to March 2024 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman's rank correlation. The results showed that 30.15% of postpartum mothers breastfed exclusively for more than 6 months, with an average duration of exclusive breastfeeding of 3.99 months (SD = 1.77). The overall development assets were at a moderate level (M = 1.65, SD = 0.98). The duration of exclusive breastfeeding had a high positive correlation with overall development assets (r_s = 0.89), its subparts of intellectual power, community power, and peer and activity power. There were moderate positive correlation between the duration of exclusive breastfeeding and development assets subparts of personal power and family power at p < .05.