Effects of Participation and Social Support to Change Diabetes Prevention Behaviors of Risk Groups in the Area of Responsibility of Huaydang Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Donjik Subdistrict, Phiboonmangsahan District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

     The objective of the quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate effects of participation and social support to change diabetes prevention behaviors of risk Groups in the area of responsibility of Huaydang Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Donjik Subdistrict, Phiboonmangsahan District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. There were totally 60 samples which were divided into 2 groups, experimental group consisted of 30 people and control group consisted of 30 people: the experimental group were diabetes risk groups in Donjik Subdistrict, Phiboonmangsahan District, Ubon Ratchathani Province and the control group were diabetes risk group in Kutchomphu Subdistrict, Phiboonmangsahan District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The experimental group received the program during 12 weeks, and the control group did not receive the program. Data were collected from questionnaires twice before and after experiments during December 1, 2022 and February 28, 2023, 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 and comparing differences in averages scores of variables between groups based on the independent t-test determined with a statistical significance level at 5%. The results showed that, the results of comparing differences in scores on diabetes knowledge, diabetes prevention attitude, health belief model, social support in diabetes prevention, diabetes prevention intention, self-efficacy in diabetes prevention, and diabetes prevention behaviors 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. From the results of study, the created program was able to modify diabetes prevention behaviors of at-risk groups in the responsible area of Huay Dang Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Donjik Sub-district, Piboonmangsahan District. Ubon Ratchathani Province results according to the objectives set.