The Effectiveness of a Community Involvement Program on Health Promoting Behaviors among People at Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases
Keywords:
Non-Communicable Diseases, NCDs, Community Involvement Program, Public Health, Health Risk, DiabetesAbstract
This one-group pre-test post-test quasi-experimental study aimed to compare the health promoting behaviors before and after participating in a community involvement program. Samples included 176 hypertension and diabetes risk people who visited Ban Klong Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital. Purposive sampling was employed to select the sample and set the inclusion criteria as; 1) systolic blood pressure ranged from 121 to 139 and diastolic blood pressure ranged from 81 to 89 mmHg, and 2) fasting blood glucose ranged from 100 to 125 mg/dl. They participated in the program for 12 weeks. Research tools were health risk records (blood pressure, blood sugar) and a health-promoting behaviors questionnaire. They were tested for reliability, yielding a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.76. The analysis of mean difference was done by paired t-test statistics.
The results showed that the health-promoting behavior mean score, after participating in the program, was statistically significantly higher than before. In contrast, the health risk mean score, after participating in the program, was statistically significantly lower than before.
The community involvement program on promoting good health behaviors can enhance community capacity to promote a healthy lifestyle among community members.
References
Akepalakorn, V. (2019). Thai Population Health Survey by Physical Examination. May 5, 2021, Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/ NHES%20V.pdf. (in Thai).
Banklong Sub District Health Promoting Hospital. (2016). Annual Report 2016. Phitsanulok: focus printing. (in Thai).
Department of Disease Control, Minister of Public Health. (2019). Annual NCD Clinic Plus 2019. Nonthaburi: Aksorn Graphic Design. (in Thai).
Health Education Division, Department of Health Service Support, Minister of Public Health. (2018). Strengthening and Assessing Health Literacy and Health Behavior. May 5, 2021, Retrieved from: file:///C:/ Users/ User/ Downloads/220120180914085828_linkhed%20(2).pdf. (in Thai).
HSIEH, F.Y. (1989). Sample Size Tables for Logistic Regression. Statistics in Medicine, 8, 795–802.
Intarakamhang, U. (2017). Health Literacy: Creating and Developing. Bangkok: Sukhumvit Printing. (in Thai).
Jungsathiensap, K. & Suksut, P. (2007). Health Volunteers in the Context of Change: Potential and Developmental Strategies. Public Health System Research Journal, 1(3), 268-279. (in Thai).
Nutbeam, D. (2000). Health Literacy as a Public Health Goal: a Challenge for Contemporary Health Education and Communication Strategies Into Health 21st Century. Health Promotion International, 15(3), 259-267.
Nutbeam, D. (2008). The Evolving Concept of Health Literacy. Social Science and Medicine, 67(1), 2072-2078.
Office of Policy and Strategy Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health. (2019). Public Health Statistics 2019. Nonthaburi: Information Group Health. (in Thai)
Roma, V., Thanasukarn, C., Thippayamongkolkul, M., Aemyong, N., Neelapaijit, N., Samnuanklang, M et al. (2019). Health Literacy Survey Project for Thai People Aged 15 Years in 2017 (Phase I). (Report). May 5, 2021, Retrieved from http://164.115.27.97/digital/files/original/a6e73814efb58a07991c5be54b1498d1.pdf. (in Thai).
Saentecha, P. & Lamluk, P. (2020). The Effectiveness of a Program for Health Literacy Development in the Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Thai Journal of Health Education, 43(2), 150-164. (in Thai).
Sarin, S., Moolsart, S. & Chailimpamontree, W. (2019). The Effectiveness of a Health Literacy Development Program in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Risking to Chronic Kidney Disease. Nursing Journal of The Ministry of Public Health, 29(2), 86-101. (in Thai).
Sawangsri, W. & Intaranongpai, S. (2015). The Development of Health Promotion Model for Prevention New Cases of Diabetes Mellitus in Community. Journal of The Royal Thai Army Nurses, 16(1), 116-122. (in Thai).
Sookdee, S. (2017). The Development of Health Behavior Modification Model in Non-communicable Chronic Diseases Risk by Using Participatory Approach in Knowledge Management of the Community in Tambon Bangklua, Chachoengsao Province. Journal of Health Education, 40(1), 38-52. (in Thai).
Sukolpuk, M., Thanirat, S., Radabutr, M., Dechpoonyachit, P. & Muntraporn, A. (2018). Health Promotion Strategies to Prevent and Control high blood pressure. Journal of The Royal Thai Army Nurses, 19(3), 54-61. (in Thai).
World Health Organization. (2021). Non-ฉommunicable Diseases. May 5, 2021, Retrieved from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases
Wuttiwongchai, P., Thongwandee, P., & Wangnurat, B. (2017). Community Based Intervention for NCDs Controlling: CBI NCDs. Bangkok: Emotion Art. (in Thai).
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 Journal of Nursing and Education
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
