Model of health behavior changing in new patients with type 2 diabetes at Ban Kham Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Yang Talat District.

Abstract

     This study was action research. The objectives are to study the health status and health literacy of new type 2 diabetic patients and to study the health behavior modification model of new type 2 diabetic patients at Ban Kham Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Yang Talat District. Study period between August and October 2024, a total of 2 months. The sample group includes 28 new type 2 diabetic patients at Ban Kham Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Yang Talat District. Data were collected from questionnaires. Data were analyzed using content analysis, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Dependent t-test.
     The results of the study found that after the implementation, the understanding of new type 2 diabetic patients at Ban Kham Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Yang Talat District, overall and in each item was at the highest level. The health behavior of new type 2 diabetic patients at Ban Kham Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Yang Talat District, after the implementation, overall and in each aspect, was at a very appropriate level. The understanding and health behavior of new type 2 diabetic patients at Ban Kham Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Yang Talat District, was significantly different at the .05 level. The understanding and health behavior of new type 2 diabetic patients at Ban Kham Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Yang Talat District, after the implementation had a higher mean score than before the implementation.