Effects of A Sele-Care Behavior Modification Diabetic Patients in the Service Area of Bua Charoen Health Promoting Hospital Thung Teng Subdistrict, Det Udom District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the effects of a self-care behavior modification program diabetic patients in the service area of Bua Charoen Health Promoting Hospital, Thung Theng Subdistrict, Det Udom District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The sample size diabetic of Health Pamong Hospital was divided into two groups. The experimental group consisted of 55 diabetic patients and comparison group included 76 diabetic patients.  Data were collected using questionnaires at two time points: before and after the intervention, conducted between November 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, and interquartile range (25th and 75th percentiles). The paired t-test was used to compare mean differences within groups, and the independent t-test was applied to compare differences between groups, with statistical significance set at 0.05. The findings revealed that, after the intervention, the mean differences in scores for diabetes knowledge, attitudes toward diabetes, perceived susceptibility to diabetes complications, perceived severity of diabetes, perceived benefits of diabetes control, perceived barriers to diabetes, social support, and self-care behaviors among the experimental group were significantly higher than those before the intervention and higher than those in the comparison group (p < 0.05).