The Effectiveness of Wan Noi Witthaya School in Diabetes mellitus type 2 Patients Mahachai Community Health Center Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

This study was experimental research using two groups, measuring results before and after the experiment (Two-group pretest-posttest design) to compare results of the behavioral development program targeting Type 2 diabetes mellitus. in Mahachai Community Health center, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The sample group consisted of 32 people who were type 2 diabetes mellitus and were randomly assigned to a group of 32 people who received a health education program based on protection motivation theory. In the comparison group, 32 people did not receive any programs. Over the course of twelve weeks, the experiment was conducted. Using questionnaires, data were collected twice before and after the experimental of demographic characteristics, knowledge about diabetes mellitus, perceived severity and perceived vulnerability of complications diabetes mellitus, response efficacy of controlling complications diabetes mellitus, expected self-efficacy of complications diabetes mellitus prevention, and practices to prevent complications diabetes mellitus. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum, and minimum values. The mean score of the result were compared using Paired t-test s and ANCOVA, which accounted for confounding variables such as knowledge about diabetes mellitus, age and education level.

The study results found that after the experimental, the experimental group had a mean score of knowledge about diabetes mellitus, perceived severity and perceived vulnerability of complications diabetes mellitus, response efficacy of controlling complications diabetes mellitus, expected self-efficacy of complications diabetes mellitus prevention, and practices to prevent complications diabetes mellitus. It was significantly higher than before the experiment (p-value < 0.001), as well as significantly lower hemoglobin a1c values. This study indicates that this complications diabetes mellitus prevention behavior development program can induce fear of complications diabetes mellitus among patients groups. in terms of health behavior development, it has very good effect.