Effectiveness of Program for Health Behavior Modification in People with Pre-diabetes, Ang Thong Province

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the programs for health behaviors modification of people with pre-diabetes, Ang Thong Province. The study was designed as a quasi - experimental study. The samples consisted of 60 volunteers who had aged 35+ years old and risk for diabetes then divided into two groups equally. The group which attended in a camp program was a experimental group while the group which attended an appointment program of the Department of Health was a control group. The data were collected between July - October 2011. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, paired t-test and independent t-test. The results revealed that after the implementation, the means scores of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of both experimental and control groups were significantly increased (p < 0.05) while the means of body weight, body mass index and blood sugar level were significantly decreased (p < 0.05). The conclusion was that the effectiveness of both programs for health behavior modification was not different. Thus, both programs could be applied depend on the situation of each areas.