The effects of a health care behavior promotion program to control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes Phonsawan Hospital Nakhon Phanom Province.

Abstract

     This quasi-experimental research by one sample t-test design, compared before and after. The purpose of this study was to study the effect of a health care behavior promotion program to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients at Phon Sawan Hospital, Nakhon Phanom Province. The sample group consisted of 40 type 2 diabetes patients who received services at the chronic disease clinic, outpatient nursing group, Phon Sawan Hospital. The study was conducted between November 2023 and February 2024. The data collection tools included a general information and health information questionnaire, a health belief model perception assessment, and a behavioral behavior questionnaire to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. Data were analyzed using inferential statistics using the Paired t-test with a statistical significance level of 0.05.
     Results: It was found that 1) Perception according to the health belief model of type 2 diabetes patients The results of the study found that after the experiment, the average score of the health belief model perception of type 2 diabetes patients was higher than before the experiment. Statistically significant at the 0.05 level. 2) Behaviors to control blood sugar levels of type 2 diabetes patients. The results of the study found that after the experiment, the mean score of behaviors to control blood sugar levels of type 2 diabetes patients was higher than before the experiment, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level. 3) Clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetes patients found that the average body mass index (BMI), blood sugar level (HbA1C) of the sample group after the experiment were better than before the experiment, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.