Effect of empowerment and giving value on changing self-care behavior of patients with uncontrolled diabetes in the area of responsibility of Phusing Hospital, Sisaket Province

Abstract

     The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to study the effects of empowerment and giving value on changing self-care behavior of patients with uncontrolled diabetes in the area of responsibility of Phusing Hospital, Sisaket Province. The sample group was divided into two groups, with 49 people in each group, resulting in a total of 98 participants. The comparison group consisted of uncontrolled diabetes patients in the area of responsibility of Prangku Hospital. The experimental group received the program for a period of 12 weeks, while the comparison group received normal care. Data were collected using questionnaires administered before and after the experiment. Data analysis was conducted between 1 January 2023 and 31 March 2023, using descriptive statistics, including percentages, means, standard deviations, medians, and 25^th and 75^th percentiles. The difference in mean scores of variables within the group was compared using the paired t-test, while the difference in mean scores among the groups was analyzed using the independent t-test. The significance level was set at 0.05.
     Result: After the experiment, the experimental group exhibited significantly higher levels of knowledge about diabetes, more positive attitudes toward diabetes, greater perceived risk and severity of diabetes, stronger beliefs in the benefits of diabetes prevention, fewer perceived barriers to diabetes prevention, as well as higher levels of social support and engagement in diabetes prevention behaviors compared to the comparison group, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.