The Effect of Empowerment of self – care uncontrolled diabetes type 2 patients at Ban Pran Nuea Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Khunhan District, Srisaket Province

Abstract

The objective of the quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate The Effect of Empowerment of self – care uncontrolled diabetes type 2 patients at Ban Pran Nuea Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Khunhan District, Srisaket Province. There were totally 26 samples which were divided into 2 groups, experimental group consisted of 13 people and control group consisted of 13 people: the experimental group were uncontrolled diabetes type 2 patients in Ban Pran Nuea Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Khunhan District, Srisaket Province and the control group were uncontrolled diabetes type 2 patients in Ban Si Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Khunhan District, Srisaket Province. The experimental group received the program during 8 weeks, and the control group did not receive the program. Data were collected from questionnaires twice before and after experiments during September 1, 2022 and October 31, 2022, and were analyzed by descriptive statistics and presented in percentages, mean, standard deviations, medians, percentile 25^th and percentile 75^th. Comparing differences in average scores of variables of each group relied on the paired t-test. Comparing differences in averages scores of variables between groups was based on the independent test determined with a statistical significance level at 5%. The results showed that, the results of comparing differences in scores on diabetes knowledge, attitudes about diabetes, diabetes prevention and control behaviors, and satisfaction with diabetes self-care programs in the experimental group were higher than before the experiment and then those in the control group with a statistical significant level at 0.05. The results showed that the developed program could promote self-care of diabetic patients with uncontrollable glycemic control in the area of responsibility of Ban Pran Nuea Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Khunhan District, Sisaket Province, with the results according to the set objectives.