Effects of Self-Management Program on Health Behavior and Serum Lipid Level among Individuals with Dyslipidemia

Abstract

Purposes : To study the effects of self-management program on health behavior and serum lipid level among individuals with dyslipidemia.

Study Design : Quasi-experimental research.

Materials and Methods : The total sample group was 60 people, who came to receive annual health check-up services, at the Wellness center Roi Et Hospital. Patients with abnormal blood lipids. The sample group was divided into an experimental group of 30 cases and a control group of 30 cases. Conducted between October 2022 and September 2023. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Compare the means of the studied variables with Paired t-test and Independent t-test statistics. Set the statistical significance level at 95% Confidence Interval.

Main findings : After the experiment, the experimental group had a significantly higher mean self-management behavior in people with hyperlipidemia than the control group (p=.001). The mean behavior was more than 1.24 points (95%CI; 0.96, 1.52). The mean LDL level in the blood in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group, statistically significant (p=.029). LDL level in the blood was less than 15.96 mg/dL (95%CI; 1.73, 30.19).

Conclusion and recommendations : The self-management program resulted in the sample having better self-management behavior and blood lipid levels changed for the better.