Development of a New Normal District in Diabetes and Blood Pressure Care Under COVID-19 Situation in Chanthaburi Province
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BACKGROUND: Reducing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) starts with the individual and family and include the participation of all sectors of society for disease prevention.
OBJECTIVES: To study the problems and requirements related to disease prevention; develop a new normal sub-district model; study the potential effects of the new lifestyle sub-district model; and assess the level of satisfaction with the suitability of the activities and the readiness of the community for the development of a new lifestyle sub-district for the care of diabetes and hypertension patients under the COVID-19 situation in Chanthaburi Province.
METHODS: This was an Action Research study. The sample group was divided into three subgroups comprising: 1) 10 people with diabetes and high blood pressure, 2) 19 community leaders and health personnel, 3) 50 public health personnel and community leaders, for assessing the suitability of the activities and the readiness of the community for the new sub-district. Qualitative data were collected based on interview questions. and brainstorming guidelines The statistics used to analyze the data were the mean, standard deviation. and content analysis.
RESULTS: The outcomes were a better understanding of patients’ problems and need for help, their reluctance to leave the house, mental health problems caused by stress, and economic problems. After using the new lifestyle sub-district model, it was found that the patients were mostly satisfied with the level of the model and its suitability. The community was ready to co-operate to the highest level.
CONCLUSIONS: Developing a model for a service system to be ready to roll out to a community requires close cooperation between public health teams. network partners and community leaders, while also taking into account the context of the patients and the potential of the service center to meet the community’s needs.
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