The relationship between health perception and blood sugar control behavior among people with type 2 diabetes in the Ban Na Chan Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital area. Nong Kathao Subdistrict, Nakhon Thai District, Phitsanulok Province

Abstract

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study the association between health perception and behavior of blood sugar level controlling among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.  Population in this study consisted of 229  type 2 diabetes mellitus patients which be registered in diabetes clinic in the Ban Na Chan Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital area. Nong Kathao Subdistrict ,Nakhonthai District, Phitsanulok Province. The sample size calculating used Daniel formula for 150 cases, and systematic random sampling was determining for collecting data. Data collected by questionnaire composed of 3 parts including, characteristics, health perception and behavior of blood sugar level controlling. In addition to check questionnaire standardization, validity was checked by 3 experts and try out testing reliability by Cronbach’s coefficient alpha about 0.93 Data analyzed using statistical as Pearson product moment correlation coefficient.

The result shown that health perception including; perceived of risk, perceived of severity, perceived of benefit, perceived of barrier. Health perception had the mean score with in high level 54.62%) ( =2.48, S.D.=0.620). Health perception was associated with behavior of blood sugar level controlling among type 2 diabetes mellitus patient in the Ban Na Chan Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital area. Nong Kathao Subdistrict ,Nakhonthai District, Phitsanulok Province with statistics significantly (r=0.188, P-value=0.021).