Effects of health promotion program on the diabetes risk group for reduce the new diabetes patient in Tambol Muangpri, Selaphum district, Roi Et province

Abstract

This Quasi-Experimental Research, aimed to study the effect of health promotion program on the diabetes risk group for reduce the new diabetes patient in Tambol Muangpri, Selaphum district, Roi Et province. The samples were 60 diabetes risk group of persons were divided into    2 groups, consist of the experimental group and the comparison group 30 people per group, participated the program duration of 12 weeks. Data were collected by using questionnaire with reliability of 0.79. Descriptive data were used frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.  Comparative analysis were used Paired Sample t-test and Independent t-test at 0.05 level of significant. The results showed that after the implementation, the experimental group had higher mean score of knowledge, attitude and behaviors of diabetes prevention than before the intervention and higher than the comparison group with statistically significant (p-value < 0.001), had higher mean score of perception of risk opportunities on the risk of diabetes than before the intervention and higher than the comparison group with statistically significant (p-value < 0.001 and p-value        < 0.05) respectively. After the intervention, the experimental group had less mean score of body mass index than before the intervention statistically Insignificant (p-value = 0.110), and had less mean score of waist line and fasting blood sugar than before the intervention statistically significant (p-value < 0.001 and p-value < 0.05) respectively. This program can be applied to diabetes risk groups in other areas which a similar context.