The Effect of Diabetes Patient Caring Training Program in Village Health Volunteers in Yo Primary Care Unit

Abstract

The patient caring training in village health volunteers which is the first doctors in the community will
make the village health volunteers provide the diabetes patients can be able to care with themselves. This
study used the research and development method. Aim were 1) study the situation of village health
volunteers and diabetes patients, 2) develop the village health volunteers capacity to be able to provide
diabetes patients, 3) study the outcomes of the caring training in village health volunteers provide to
diabetes patients, and 4) study the effect of the caring training in village health volunteers. The 102 pairs
sample were village health volunteers and diabetes patients with care matched design. The research tools
were 1) focus group plan, 2) village health volunteers knowledge questionnaire, 3) diabetes patients’ knowledge
and self-care questionnaire and 4) HbA1c record form. The research conducted on March–November 2022.
The data analysis used descriptive, inferential statistics and content analysis.
The results found that 1) the 1st doctor or village health volunteer according to the 3rd Doctor project
must be developed for help to resolve diabetes patients, 2) the mean score of the village health volunteers
knowledge about diabetic in after higher than before of the caring training, significantly .01, 3) the mean
scores of diabetes patients knowledge and diabetes patients self-care in after higher than before of the care matched, significantly .01, the mean of HbA1c in after lower than before of the care matched, significantly,
01 and 4) the effective of the patient caring training in village health volunteer form knowledge score of
diabetes patients E1/E2=80/80. This research made the village health volunteers had increased knowledge
and they could be to motivated, encouraged and provided the diabetes patients to care with themselves
for sustainable health.