The Effects of the Programme to Develop the Potential of Village Health Volunteersfor Changing Health Behaviours for Diabetes at Ban Sawang Nuea Community,Huai Subdistrict, Pathum Ratchawongsa District, Amnat Charoen Province

Abstract

This research-action aims at studying the effects of the program of potential development of villages healthy volunteers. Well-versed in health behavior change of high risk population for diabetes Ban Sawang Nuea Community, Huai Subdistrict, Pathum Ratchawongsa District Amnat Charoen Province Experimental tools by the villages healthy volunteers potential development program in modifying health promoting behaviors. Of high risk population for diabetes and collected data with a health literacy questionnaire. with a reliability value of 0.71 in all 8 village health volunteers in the community. Health behavior data were collected. and blood sugar levels of in a sample of 22 high risk population for diabetes, calculated by the formula comparing the mean before-after Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. and inferential statistics with Paired sample test / Wilcoxon Sign Rank test for analysis SPSS. The results of the study revealed that 8 villages healthy volunteers were 62.5% women, with an average age of 46.5 years (S.D.=1.13). The average score of health knowledge increased significantly statistically (85.00 (S.D.4.41) vs 99.88 (S.D.13.72): P-value= 0.01) If the knowledge level or knowledge level is considered to be very good, it will increase from 12.5% to 50.0%, leading to the high risk population for diabetes. 22 people were promoted by VHV to change the health behavior of high risk population for diabetes. Average score of overall health behavior before and after the experiment (mean=62.90 (6.85) vs mean=65.95 (6.59)): P-value=0.46) and the average blood glucose level, although there was no statistical difference before and after the experiment. However, blood glucose levels decreased by 54.5%. Therefore, the program should be developed to be more effective and utilized to promote the potential of village health volunteers in order to increase the limits of their ability to change health behaviors of people at risk of diabetes.