Self Efficacy Theory to Consumption Behavior Change in Diabetic Patients attending at Joho Community Health Center, Nakhonratchasima Province

Abstract

This quasi experimental study was to study the effectiveness to adapt consumption behavior among diabetic cases. These cases were treated at Joho Community Health Center, Muang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. Self-Efficacy theory was applied to develop the activities in the study which composed of 1) self success experiences 2) imitate from modeling 3) verbal persuasion and 4) emotional arousal The sample were divided into experiment group and control group. Each group was 50 type II diabetic cases. Data collection was composed of interviewing form and laboratory examination. Data was described by percentage, mean and standard deviation. Both paired t-test and student's t-test were used to compare the mean between before and after the experiment and between experiment and control group. It was found that after experiment the experiment group had more perception to behavior adaptive ability (p<0.001) and more consumption behavior (p<0.001) than the control group. The HbA1c among experiment group was lesser than control group. The HbA1c among experiment group was significant decreased from 9.04% to 7.77% (P<0.01) during the experiment period. Before experiment 36% of experiment group had good and 42% had fair HbA1c level but after 3 month period of experiment 16% had best 28% had good and 48% had fair HbA1c level. The results of this study could conclude that Self-efficacy theory could be applied to adapt the consumption behavior among type II diabetic cases. However, the relatives of those cases should participate in the course to support the adaptive consumption practice of those cases for sustainability of proper behavior.