Self - care behaviors of patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus at Dongbang Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Muang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study self-care behaviors of a group of patients with uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Sample was 76 patients with DM having HbA₁ C more than 7% and attending DM clinic at Dongbang Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani in 2017. Research instrument was a questionnaire. The content validity was validated from 3 experts and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to have the confidence value of 0.82. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean standard deviation and Pearson's correlation.

            The research foundings were as follows: (1) Self-care behaviors of patients with uncontrolled DM who attended the DM clinic at Dongbang Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital was at a high level ( =3.91, σ=0.43), knowledge of diabetes was a moderate level ( = 12.10, σ = 3.35), the health perception was a moderate level ( =3.87, σ=0.70) and the interpersonal influence was a moderate level ( =3.82, σ=0.61),
and (2) Glycosylated Hemoglobin: HbA1C, knowledge of diabetes, health perception and interpersonal influence have a relationship with the people’s prevention of the patients with uncontrolled DM at level 0.01 of significance.