Effects of Health Promoting Program on Blood Sugar Levels of Uncontrolled Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients, Wang Yang Sub-district, Si Prachan District, SuphanBuri Province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the effects of a health promotion program on blood sugar levels of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Wang Yang sub-district, Si Prachan district, Suphan Buri province. The sample included 68 type 2 diabetes patients selected through multi-stage random sampling. The instruments included a health promotion program for blood sugar control and questionnaires measuring knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and blood sugar levels from a diabetes clinic. Data analysis used descriptive statistics and comparisons of means using paired t-test and independent t-test.

The results showed that the experimental group had significantly higher scores of knowledge, attitude, and health behavior than the control group (p<0.05). Knowledge mean scores of the experimental group was 13.85±0.98 and that of the control group was 8.14±2.29. Attitude score of the experimental group was 47.11±2.47 and control group was 23.52±3.40. Health behavior score of the experimental group was 121.67±1.60 and control group was 53.29±3.48. In addition, the experimental group had significantly lower average blood sugar levels, with an average of 148.47±25.29 compared to the control group's 160.29±14.93. The study concluded that the program was effective in improving blood sugar levels, knowledge, attitude, and behavior among diabetic patients. The research results demonstrated that promoting knowledge, attitudes, and health behaviors of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with emphasis on providing education about blood sugar control can increase positive attitudes toward appropriate behavioral changes and result in decreased average blood sugar levels.