Effectiveness of a Care Model for Achieving Diabetes Remission among Patients with diabetes at the Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital

Abstract

This preliminary experimental study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design and was conducted at the Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital. The objective was to establish whether a care model for diabetic patients could achieve diabetes remission.
Thirty-two purposively selected type 2 diabetic patients who were attending the non-contagious disease were the study sample. Instruments used in the research were (1) the experimental tool was the care model for diabetes remission based on lifestyle medication, (2) data collection methods, including health record, knowledge interview, self-care practice interview, and satisfaction interview that were validated by experts, and the knowledge tool’s reliability was tested by using the KR20 formula with a reliability coefficient of .668.
The results showed after applying the care model for diabetic patients, the patients had a statistically improvement in knowledge and self-care (p-value < .001). Body Mass Index (BMI) also reduced significantly (p-value < .001). There was no significant difference in Hemoglobin A1c compared to baseline (p-value = .138). 37.50% discontinued medication, 50.00% reduced dosage, and 12.50% had blood glucose control without reducing medication. Furthermore, patient satisfaction with the diabetes remission care model was high ( = 4.70).