Self-Management of Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension On Knowledge and Behavior Towards Food Consumption in Sila Health Promoting Hospital, Khonkean

Abstract

Purpose : To study self-management of diabetes and hypertension on knowledge and behavior to food consumption in Health Promotion Hospital of Sila Subdistrict Khon Kaen Province.

Design:  Qua-si experimental design

Materials and Methods: 50 of diabetes mellitus and  hypertension  were  subjects who had met the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. The data were collected using a test and consumption behavior interview questionnaire which has the precision (KR20) was equal to 0.90. Data were analyzed  using descriptive statistics, and compare the mean using the paired t-test, determining the statistical significance at the level of .05 and the confidence at 95% CI.

Main findings: After experiment, the subject group had a mean score of knowledge about food consumption significantly higher than before experiment (p <.001) wherewith an increase of 4.97 scores (95% CI: 3.502, 6.377), and the subject group had an mean score of behavioral and food consumption significantly higher than before experiment (p<.001) wherewith an mean score of after  experiment, an increase of 0.78 scores (95% CI: 0.445, 1.127).

Conclusion and recommendations: The results of this study indicate that self-management program will increase knowledge and hypertension, therefore, relevant agencies should continue to use this program.