@article{Kakahthum_Lagampan_Amnartsatsue_2022, place={Bangkok, Thailand}, title={Effects of health literacy improvement program on self-care behaviors and health outcomes in older adults with type 2 diabetes and hypertension comorbidities: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200203}, volume={20}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/AIHD-MU/article/view/256033}, DOI={10.55131/jphd/2022/200203}, abstractNote={<p>Health literacy is a necessary factor affecting self-care behaviors. This randomized control trial research aimed to study the effects of a health literacy improvement program on self-care behaviors and health outcomes in older adult patients with diabetes and hypertension comorbidities. Older adults at a private primary care unit, Bangkok, Thailand; aged 60-69 years, who had been diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension, were selected by simple random sampling into experimental and control groups, of 30 people each. The experimental group received eight weeks of a health literacy improvement program.  Group activities were held in three sessions at 4-week intervals. The control group received standard care only. Data were collected by using interview questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. Research instrumentation included collected data on general characteristics and illness history.  Health literacy, self-care behavior, healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, and medication adherence scales were also included. In addition, blood pressure and HbA1C were examined at baseline and follow-up. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, chi-square, Repeated Measures ANOVA, and Bonferroni post hoc test were used for data analysis.  After the intervention and follow-up, the experimental group had the following mean scores:  health literacy (M<sub>E</sub><sub>.</sub>118.33±7.79, 123±4.90; M<sub>C</sub> 94.53±7.51; 94.17±5.86, p< .001), self-care behaviors in healthy eating (M<sub>E</sub> 49.10±3.14, 52.13±3.19; M<sub>C </sub>43.70±2.83, 43.66±3.25, p< .001), physical activities (M<sub>E</sub>36.90±2.26, 38.53±2.56; M<sub>C</sub> 26.90±2.67,26.83±2.67, p<.001), stress management (M<sub>E</sub>26.83±1.89, 28.30±1.89; M<sub>C</sub> 21.33±2.00,21.60±2.09, p<.001), and medication adherence (M<sub>E</sub>34.60±2.47, 36.07±1.87; M<sub>C</sub> 27.40±2.64, 28.30±3.18, p< .001), all of which were significantly higher than the control group.  Furthermore, HbA1C (Diff_M<sub>E</sub> -0.46±0.50; Diff_M<sub>C</sub>.0.06±0.45, p< .05) and systolic blood pressure (Diff_M<sub>E</sub> -9.70±9.29; Diff_M<sub>C</sub>. -1.26± 12.89, p< .05) were significantly lower than the control group.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Public Health and Development}, author={Kakahthum, Pimnada and Lagampan, Sunee and Amnartsatsue, Kwanjai}, year={2022}, month={May}, pages={32–42} }