Effects of the program to change the self-care behavior of people in the high blood cholesterol risk group, Khoktan Subdistrict, Phusing district, Sisaket Province

Abstract

     The aim of this quasi-experimental research was to investigate the impact of a program designed to modify self-care behavior among individuals at risk of hypercholesterolemia in Khoktan Subdistrict, Phusing District, Sisaket Province. The sample group, consisting of 98 individuals, was divided into two groups, each comprising 49 people. The experimental group was people in the high blood fat risk group, Khoktan Subdistrict, Phusing District, Sisaket Province. The comparison group is people in the group at risk for high blood fat in Takhian Ram Subdistrict, Phusing District, Sisaket Province, where the experimental group received the program for a period of 12 weeks, the comparison group received normal care. Data were collected using questionnaires 2 times, before and after the experiment from 8 August 2023 to 8 November 2023. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics presented with percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, 25th and 75th percentile and comparing the difference in mean scores of variables. Within the group using paired t-test statistics and comparing the difference in mean scores of variables between groups using Independent t-test statistics, setting significance at the 0.05 level. The results of the study found that, after the experiment, the difference in mean scores of knowledge regarding hypercholesterolemia, attitude towards prevention of hypercholesterolemia, perception of risk of hypercholesterolemia, perception of severity of hypercholesterolemia, perception of benefits of prevention of hypercholesterolemia. Hypercholesterolemia, perceived barriers to hypercholesterolemia prevention, social support for hypercholesterolemia prevention, and hypercholesterolemia prevention behaviors of the experimental group were higher than those before the experiment and higher than those in the group. Comparison with statistical significance at the 0.05 level