Health Perception and Self-Care Behaviors of Uncontrolled Diabetes Patients WHO Received Services in the PuBblic Health Service Center 1, Khan Kaen Municipality

Abstract

Abstract

Diabetes is a non-communicable disease that affects Thailand's public health system. Especially among patients who cannot control their blood sugar levels. that patients have good health behaviors may be one approach in controlling blood sugar levels. This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to explore self-care behaviors, health perceptions, and the relationship between health perceptions and self-care behaviors of diabetic patients with uncontrolled glucose levels who received services in the Public Health Service Center 1, Khon Kaen Municipality. Data were collected by questionnaire among 225 participants and analyzed by descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis. The results showed that most of the patients had self-care behaviors in general at a moderate level (58.67%), diabetes medication use (76.44%), and physical health care (55.11%) had excellent behaviors. They had moderate behaviors in stress management, diet, exercise, continuation of treatment, prevention of complications, and blood sugar control. The patients had a high level of overall health perceptions (85.33%) in all aspects. Moreover, a perception of the severity of the disease was correlated with stress management behaviors, used of anti-diabetes drugs, prevention of complications, perceived self-interest with exercise self-care behavior, stress management, body health care, used of anti-diabetes drugs and related high perceived barriers with dietary self-care behaviors, by statistically significant at the 0.05 level. This study suggests that health awareness should be promoted to encourage patients to have appropriate self-care behaviors by covering all aspects for blood sugar levels control by effectively.