Effects of the Dhatu Chao Rern Food Program on Knowledge, Attitude, Self-Care Behavior, and Perceived Physical Health Status in Dhatu Chao Rern of Personnel Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing Navamindradhiraj University

Abstract

This study was a quasi-experimental research which aimed at investigating the effects of a Dhatu Chao Rern Food Program on knowledge, attitude, self-care behavior, and perceived physical health status of Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption of personnel of Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing, Navamindradhiraj University. The sample consisted of 60 participants recruited by means of purposive sampling. Thirty of them were assigned to the experimental group and the other 30 were assigned to the control group. The instruments in the study included the Dhatu Chao Rern Food Program including a manual on Dhatu Chao Rern Food for health, a daily Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption record form. Data collection Instruments for includedthe demographic characteristics questionnaire, the knowledge of Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption questionnaire, the attitude toward Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption questionnaire, the Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption self-care behavior questionnaire, and the perceived physical health status of Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption questionnaire. The instruments were submitted to a panel of three experts for validation. Kuder-Richardson (KR-20) revealed that the reliability of the knowledge of Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumptionquestionnaire was 0.80, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient showed that the reliability of the attitude toward Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption questionnaire, the Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption self-care behavior questionnaire, and the perceived physical health status of Dhatu Chao Rern Food consumption questionnaire was equal to 0.70, 0.76, and 0.72, respectively. Data were collected from April 1 to 30, 2014. Data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and t-test. The research findings revealed that after the program ending, the mean scores
of knowledge, attitude, self-care behavior, and perceived physical health status of the experimental group were higher than those groups before participated in the program and significantly higher than the control group at .05 level.