The Effects of Brief Motivational Intervention for support blood sugar control in uncontrolled type II diabetic mellitus patient
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BACKGROUND Diabetic patients that cannot control blood sugar, may cause serious complication. Motivational conversation enabling diabetic patient to take care of themselves and change their health behaviors. This research, patients received services at DM clinic of Santi Suk Hospital, Santi Suk District, Nan
OBJECTIVE To compare the differences in the mean scores of health behaviors, fasting blood sugar levels (after 8 hours), and hemoglobin A1C levels before and after brief counseling within the experimental group and between the experimental and control groups.
METHODS This was quasi-experimental research by using Routine to Research (R2R). The two groups were measured before and after the experiment. The sample group was uncontrolled type II diabetic mellitus patient, that attended four follow-up sessions at the diabetes clinic at Santisuk Hospital between July 1 and October 31, 2024. The 50 participants were divided into two groups: 25 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. The data were collected using a questionnaire that was checked for content validity by 3 qualified persons. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics such as Paired t-test, independent t-test. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULTS The results of the comparison after participating in the activity, the experimental group had a significantly higher mean knowledge of diabetes and health care behavior than before participating in the experiment (p<0.001). The blood sugar level after fasting for 8 hours and the hemoglobin A1C level were significantly lower than before participating in the experiment (p<0.001). When compared to the control group, the mean knowledge of diabetes and health care behavior of the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group (p<0.001). The blood sugar level after fasting for 8 hours and the hemoglobin A1C level were significantly lower than the control group (p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Brief Motivational Intervention in Diabetes Mellitus Patients improved behavior modification, reduce blood sugar levels and HbA1c levels. Brief Motivational Intervention should be applied to the care of diabetic patients in the future.
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