BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR SELF-CARE OF NEW DIABETIC PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE SERVICES IN THE DIABETES CLINIC PHANOM PHRAI HOSPITAL, PHANOM PHRAI DISTRICT, ROI ET PROVINCE

Abstract

     The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to study the results of a program to change self-care behaviors of new diabetic patients to receive services in the diabetes clinic Phanom Phrai Hospital. The sample group was new diabetic patients who received services in the diabetes clinic, Phanom Phrai Hospital. From the calculation to 59 people started experimenting during 1 October 2022 to 30 April 2023. the experimental group received the program for a period of 3 months. The data were collected using questionnaires twice before and after the experiment and were analyzed by descriptive statistics and presented in percentages, mean, standard deviations, medians, percentile 25th and percentile 75th. Comparing differences in average scores of variables of each group relied on the paired t-test and comparing differences in averages scores of the variables within the experimental group based on the independent t-test determined with a statistical significance level at 5%. The study found that the results of the experiment show that after experimenting with a self-care behavior modification program for new diabetic patients receiving services at the Phanom Phrai Hospital's diabetes clinic, the sample group showed significant improvements. Here are the specific outcomes: The average score of knowledge about diabetes increased by 6.93 points (95%CI=6.45-7.40), the average score for psychological support increased by 10.98 points (95%CI=10.06-11.90), the average score for acceptance and value recognition increased by 11.32 points (95%CI=10.47-12.17), the average score for participation increased by 10.26 points (95%CI=9.45-11.05), the average score for information support increased by 10.32 points (95%CI=9.38-11.26), the average score for self-care behavior increased by 17.70 points (95%CI=16.82-18.56), the average Body Mass Index (BMI) score decreased by 1.81 points (95%CI=1.53-2.07), the average blood sugar level score decreased by 14.87 points (95%CI=10.15-19.57) and the average Hemoglobin A1c level score decreased by 1.03 points (95%CI=0.90-1.15) to the results of the experiment, it can be concluded that the self-care behavior modification program for new diabetic patients is significantly more effective than before the experiment at a 0.05 statistical level. The program achieved its intended objectives.