Effects of self-management program on knowledge, self-management behavior and HbA1C among diabetes patient with poor glycemic control in Khlongnakhonnueangkhet Subdistrict, Mueang Chachoengsao District, Chachoengsao Province

Abstract

     This quasi-experimental research was to study about the effects of self-management program on l knowledge, self-management and HbA1C among diabetes patient with poor glycemic control and the study of HbA1C levels. The target group participated in the program. Two sample groups totaling 60 people were patients diagnosed by a doctor as type 2 diabetic patients at the research clinic of Khlongakhonnueangkhet mostly in Village No. 17 Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang District, Chachoengsao, Chachoengsao. The random assignment method was divided into an experimental group of 30 people, and a comparison group of 30 people. The experimental group received the program for 12 weeks, and the comparison group received the usual program. Data were collected using questionnaires twice, before and after the experiment. Between January 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics percentage, mean, standard deviation, median. The difference in mean scores of variables within the experimental group and the comparison group was compared using paired t-test statistics and between groups using Independent and t-test statistics. Significance was set at 0.05.

     The results of the study found that the experimental group after participating in the self-management program had significantly higher knowledge and behaviors than the comparison group at a statistical level of 0.05 and had a normal HbA1C level higher than the comparison group at a statistical level of 0.05.