The Effect of Applying The health Behavior modification Program according to the 3E 2S Guidelines With Thai Traditional Medicine on The control of Blood Sugar Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes : A case Study of a Khlongluang Hospital The Effect of Applying The health Behavior modification Program according to the 3E 2S Guidelines With Thai Traditional Medicine on The control of Blood Sugar Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes : A case Study of a Khlongluang Hospital

Abstract

Abstract

          This study is a quasi-experimental research, one-group pretest-posttest design. To study the effect of applying the health behavior modification program according to the 3E 2S guidelines with Thai traditional medicine in patients with type 2 diabetes. The study has 3 issues, namely the knowledge of health, the behavior-based health to control blood sugar levels according to 3E 2S guidelines, including to fasting blood sugar (FPG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in 30 volunteers were selected by purposive sampling. The subjects were given an education, advice and got the knowledge manual about Thai traditional medicine together with recording health behaviors, traditional herbal food, demonstration and practice of Ruesi-dudton-stretching exercise, way to relieve stress with herbal steam, way to avoid smoking and drinking with herbs. The total duration of the study was 12 weeks. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Paired t-test.

            The results showed that after the sample join program the average score of health literacy and health behavior according to 3E 2S have more than before join the program. Part of average fasting blood sugar (FPG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) after program participation the difference was statistically significant is 0.05. Research indicates that the sample participants according to guidelines 3E 2S with Thai traditional medicine have realized to look after their health better by themselves can cause to better control blood sugar levels which can prevent the complications of diabetes progression.