Community Food Management for Caring of Persons with Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

This qualitative study aimed to study community food management to care for persons with diabetes mellitus and conditional factors that contribute to community-based dietary management to care for persons with diabetes mellitus. A purposive sampling approach was employed for informant selection. Informants were 137 people, divided into two groups, including 1) 74 primary informants who were persons with diabetes mellitus and family members, and have direct experience in managing a diabetic diet for persons with diabetes mellitus and their family members and 2) 63 general informants who involved in community food management to care for persons with diabetes mellitus and were a contributor to community food management. The main tool of research was the researcher. Data were collected by participant observation, in-depth interview, focus group discussion and field recording. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that there was community food management to care for persons with diabetes mellitus, including 1) fostering local cultures for community food management of persons with diabetes mellitus, and 2) the promotion of community health management and dietary management of diabetes. There were two factors of success in the community food management system for persons with diabetes mellitus, including 1) the conditional factors contributing to the existence of the local culture were participatory management, and 2) the conditional factors that contributed to the expansion of community health management to dietary management of diabetes were the use of data and managing a secure environment that promoted learning.