Effects of Creating Participation and Social Support on Changing Diabetes Prevention Behaviors Among At-Risk Populations in the Service Area of Phia Phao Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Kham Nam Saep Subdistrict, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani

Abstract

     This quasi-experimental study aimed to examine the effects of participation and social support on changes in diabetes prevention behaviors among at-risk individuals in the responsibility area of Pheaphau Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Kham Nam Saap Sub-district, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The study included an experimental group of 36 participants who received a developed participation and social support program, and a control group of 36 participants who received the standard program. Data were collected from both groups before and after the experiment during the same period, from February 1, 2024, to March 30, 2024. The data were analyzed using an Independent t-test to compare means between groups and a Paired t-test to compare means within groups, with a significance level set at 0.05.
     The results indicated that, after the experiment, the mean scores for diabetes knowledge, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, participation, social support, and diabetes prevention behaviors in the experimental group significantly increased at the 0.05 level compared to both before the experiment and the control group.