Effectiveness of Behavior Modification Program for Diabetic Patients in Suan Kluai Health Promoting Hospital, Ban Pong District in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand

Abstract

Background- This study was an experiment for changing behavior in patients with diabetes mellitus.Because behavior modification and promoting knowledge of patients will make the quality of life of patientswith diabetes with good quality and reduce the cost of treatment, reduce the complication of patients.Objective - To measure blood sugar level with pre-post joining to change the behavior and comparison ofknowledge before and after participation in health behavior modification program of patients with diabetes.Material & Methods – Our study was a quasi-experimental design. The samples were diabetic patients withsimilar qualifications. Simple random sampling consisted of 60 participants, divided into 30 experimentaland 30 control groups. The experimental group was modified by the researcher-developed self-care behavior.The data was collected by using questionnaires. Spending time to 12 weeks for behavior modification.Analyze data from experimental and control groups. Compare the mean of self-care behavior scores beforeand after joining the program by using the pair t-test statistics. We also compare the mean of the self-carebehavior score of the control group and the experimental group using independent t-test statistics.Results - The results of this study showed that the blood sugar levels of patients with diabetes afterparticipation in activities the experimental group lower sugar levels 24 people, 80.00 %. By comparing theknowledge scores before and after the participation in the health behavior modification model of diabetics,it was found that the experimental group had a mean of 2.78 and the control group had a mean value of 2.50.The experimental group’s mean knowledge score was higher than the control group. This activity pattern isappropriate for the patient.Conclusion – The successful behavior changes in patients with diabetes. The patient’s needs must be takeninto account by a patient-centered patient to decide and choose a course of treatment to raise awareness ofthe patient. However, medical personnel should educate and as a consultant to give patients confidence intaking care of themselves to have a good quality of life forever.