Effectiveness of health promoting program for preventing Diabetes Mellitus among risk group in Nongbuohee Sub–district, Phibun Mangsahan District, Ubonratchathani Province
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This research aimed to study the effectiveness of a health promotion program to prevent diabetes in high–risk groups living in Nong Bua Hi Subdistrict, Phibun Mangsahan District at Ubon Ratchathani Province. This is a quasi-experimental study. The sample group was a group at risk for diabetes aged 35 years and over in the areas of Nong Bua Hee Subdistrict and Ang Sila Subdistrict. Phibun Mangsahan District Ubon Ratchathani Province in 2020. Then calculate the sample size with the “Sample Size Calculators package” by setting the test power at 0.80, the confidence value at 0.05, and the correlation size of the variables at 0.50, resulting in a sample size of 80 people. By dividing into experimental groups and a control group of
40 people per group purposely to compare the difference in mean scores on knowledge about diabetes, to gain a perception of the risk of diabetes and the perceived severity of diabetes, benefits of treating and preventing diabetes, barriers of diabetes prevention, behavior of diabetes prevention and blood sugar levels before & after the experiment within the experimental group and the control group. With Paired t-test statistics and before & after of the experiment between the experimental group and the control group together with independent t-test statistics at the statistical significance level, Statistics P-value showed < 0.05. The study results found that the experimental group had an average score of knowledge about diabetes, perception of the risk of diabetes, severity of diabetes, benefits of treating and preventing diabetes, barriers to diabetes prevention, and diabetes prevention behavior regarding diet and exercise. Stress relief was higher than before the experiment and higher than in the comparison group. The blood sugar level decreased significantly higher than the control group at the P-value < 0.05 level, resulting from the experimental group receiving a health promotion program to prevent diabetes in high–risk groups. Therefore, public health officials should publicize and educate the public on health promotion by continuously encouraging and following up which leads to health promotion to properly prevent diabetes in high-risk groups and to be tested for effectiveness as appropriate in the local context to increase efficiency in health promotion and prevention of diabetes in high-risk groups in the future.
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