Factors Predicting Health Literacy of Self-Care in Thai Traditional Medicine among Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Phrom Phiram Hospital in Phitsanulok Province
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This predictive research main purpose was to study factors predicting health literacy of self-care in Thai traditional medicine among patients with type ll diabetes at Phrom Phiram Hospital in Phitsanulok Province. Data collection was used by questionnaires from 429 participants. Multiple Regression Analysis was used for data analysis at significant level of 0.05.
The results revealed that 86.5 percent of the participants had health literacy in Thai traditional medicine in sufficient level, followed by 12.3 percent and 1.2 percent with health literacy at a high enough level and at a level not enough to self-care of them, respectively. The results of analysis found that the age was the strongest predictor health literacy of self-care in Thai traditional medicine among type ll diabetes patients (Beta = -0.300, p-value < 0.001), followed by social support (Beta = 0.194, p-value < 0.001), perception of one's health condition (Beta = 0.172, p-value = 0.001), agriculture (Beta = 0.170, p-value = 0.001) and trade (Beta = -0.106, p-value = 0.031), respectively. These factors can predict the health literacy of self-care in Thai traditional medicine among patients with type ll diabetes at 24.9 percent with the significant level of 0.05.
Recommendation: In developing a program to promote health literacy in Thai traditional medicine for patients with type ll diabetes, variables of age, occupation, perception of health condition and social support should be used as a framework for organizing activities that are most suitable for the target group.
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