ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างปัจจัยคัดสรร และพฤติกรรมการใช้ยาของผู้ป่วยสูงอายุโรคเบาหวาน โรงพยาบาลพัฒนานิคม จังหวัดลพบุรี

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to examine the association between selected factors and medication use behavior among older adults with diabetes in Pattananikhom Hospital, Lopburi Province. Two hundred older adults with diabetes were invited to complete a set of questionnaire regarding health belief model of medication use and medication use behavior. Data collection had been conducted between July to August 2009. Data analyses were done by using frequency, distributions of percentage, average mean, standard deviation, and Chi-square Test. The results show that majority of older adults participating in the study were female, age between 60 to 70 years, completed 4 years of primary school, and did not work. Most of them had monthly income less than 500 baht, and were diagnosed as of diabetic for 10-20 years. Other medications they use are medications for hypertension and dyslipidemia. The most physical limitation to manage medication themselves was their visual problems. Their health beliefs regarding medication use was at a high level. Most of them received social support at a moderate level but still performed inappropriate medication use behavior. Association between studied variables revealed that time of being diagnosed, other medication usage together with diabetes, physical lnmtations, and health belief regarding medication use revealed associations W'ith medication use behavior. Recommendations are to develop special medication instruction for people who have visual problem or who cannot read, and to provide a home visiting schedule to follow-up the medication use behavior assessment.

Keywords: older adults, diabetes, health belief, medication use behavior, Health Belief Model