The development of a promoting self-management model among diabetes patients with complications at Satuek hospital, Buriram province

Abstract

     This action research was aimed to development of a promoting self-management model among diabetes patients with complications at Satuek hospital, Buriram province. There were 2 groups of samples: 1) Network partner of 22 samples and 2) Diabetic patients with complications 178 samples, selected according to predefined criteria. The research was conducted between October 2024 - September 2025. Data were collected from questionnaires, self-management record forms, in-depth interview guidelines and focus group guidelines. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and comparing the mean differences using paired t-test and qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis with a significance level at 0.05.

     The results showed that the developed of a promoting self-management model for diabetes patients with complications consisted of 5 key components: 1) Participatory assessment of problems and needs, 2) Individualized self-management plan, 3) Participatory self-care activities 4) Community–family support system and 5) Self-evaluation & iterative improvement. The evaluation results showed that most participants had a moderate level of knowledge about of diabetes and self-management behaviors (=7.96 S.D.=1.32 and =2.32 S.D.=0.17 respectively). A comparison of pre and post development of a promoting self-management model found the mean score difference of knowledge and self-management were significantly higher than pre-development (p-value<0.001)