Association between Health Belief and Self-care Behaviors in Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

     This cross-sectional survey research aimed to study and self-care behaviors in diabetes mellitus to prevent the chronic complications of diabetes and association between health belief and self-care behaviors in diabetes mellitus to prevent the chronic complications of diabetes. A simple random sampling was conducted to obtain 198 diabetic patients registered in the chronic disease clinic in Thatphanom crown prince hospital and living in Praklangtung sub-district, Thatphanom district, Nakornphanom province. Data was collected by the questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.
     The results found. 52.02% of participants had self-care behaviors to prevent the chronic complications of diabetes at an appropriate level. The personal factors found that education level, and diabetes mellitus duration related to self-care behaviors in diabetes mellitus to prevent the chronic complications of diabetes with statistical significance at the p-value <0.05. The participants perceived the severity of the chronic complications of diabetes, benefits of taking action to prevent the chronic complications of diabetes related to self-care behaviors in diabetes mellitus to prevent the chronic complications of diabetes with statistical significance at the p-value <0.05.