Effects of Health Behavior Changing Program (Food, Exercise, Emotion, Smoking and Alcohol Cessation, Medicine taking) and Vichai’s 7 Color Balls Model on Knowledge of Health Behavior and Blood Sugar Levels of Diabetic Patients

Abstract

This Quasi- experimental research aimed to compare knowledge, health behaviors and blood sugar levels of diabetic patients in the health promotion hospital of Ban Nam Bo Luang before and after participating in the program of behavioral modification according to the guidelines (Food, Exercise, Emotion, Smoking and Alcohol Cessation, Medicine taking) and the use of Vichai’s 7 color balls model . The 40 samples selected by purposive sampling were Type 2 diabetic patients who were treated with oral hypoglycemic drugs at the diabetes clinic. The research tools were the health behavior changing guidelines and Vichai ’s 7 color balls model, the questionnaires of the knowledge and the health behavior diabetic practice control. The correlation coefficient of the questionnaires was 0.60-1.00. The reliability was 0.62 by Kader rechanneled method and by Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were 0.84. The data analysis were the Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation (SD), and Paired t-test.

The results revealed that after the implementation of the program, the diabetic patients had Increased knowledge, improved health behaviors, and reduced blood sugar levels (sig.= 0.05) .

In conclusion, such training for diabetic patients and caregivers is vital for the correction of health care in terms of knowledge about Food, Exercise, Emotion, Smoking and Alcohol Cessation, Medicine taking. The training has a great impact on the well control of blood sugar level.