The Experience of Perceived Self-Care Behavior in Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients
Keywords:
self-care behavior, perception, uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitusAbstract
This qualitative research aimed to determine the experience of perceived self-care behavior in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type 2 patients. The informants were 26 patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type 2 that receiving services at the extended Out-Patient Department--OPD at Chinnakhet Hospital. The research instruments consisted of a questionnaire of personal characteristics and health status informations, an semi-structured interview of self-care behaviors of patients with diabetes mellitus. Data were collected from March, 2020 to March, 2021. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The results found that five main themes associated with uncontrolled blood glucose behaviors had emerged in the patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as follows: (1) food consumption, especially having sweetie and salty food. (2) lack of exercise. (3) medication in-adherence, particularly often forgetting taking medicine with the treatment. (4) loss of follow-up, particularly do not want to visit the appointment and forgetting the follow-up. (5) stress status from their chronic illness such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia and fear of complications of severe disease. Hence, Nurse should promote self care behavior of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type 2 by using caregiver / family to more take care of patients with diabetes mellitus and to prevent further severe complication.
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