Effects of the Health Behavior Modification Program by Applying Health Literacy to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes among Risk Groups Who Live in Area Responsibility of Ban Pancharoen Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital Wanon Niwat District, Sakon Nakhon Province

Abstract

Diabetes in Thailand is increasing rapidly. Diabetes is a chronic disease which leads to blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke etc. and died finally. Therefore, diabetes prevention is the best way. Especially the risk group for diabetes should be urgently protected because they are more likely to have diabetes than other groups. This research is research Quasi-experimental with objects to study the effects of the health behavior development program by applying health literacy to prevent type 2 diabetes in risk groups. The samples were risk groups in the area of Ban Pancharoen Health Promoting Hospital and Ban Non Udom Health Promoting Hospital. Wanon Niwat District Sakon Nakhon Province, and aged between 35-59 years, of 70 people, and they were divided into 2 groups. The experimental group and the comparison group, 35 people in each group, the experimental group is under the responsibility of the Health Promotion Hospital, Ban Pan Charoen. The comparison group is under the responsibility of Ban Non Udom Health Promoting Hospital. The experimental group received the health behavior development program by applying health knowledge to prevent diabetes from the researcher, consisting of activities such as media lectures. Accessing diabetes-related resources, using YouTube, using application lines, developing decision-making skills Joint planning to reduce blood sugar levels Food demonstration to prevent diabetes and practice exercise. The comparison group received activities from Ban Non Udom Sub-District Health Promotion Hospital. The duration of the activity was 12 weeks. Data collection using questionnaire and data analysis record form. General information uses descriptive statistical statistics. And test for differences Between groups too Independent-t test and within the group using Paired-t test with the statistical significance level of 0.05.

The results showed that after the experiment, the experimental group had an average score of knowledge and understanding. Access to information about diabetes. Media literacy Communication skills, Decision making skills, Self-management, and health behavior for diabetes prevention more than the before the experiment and comparison group with statistical significance (p<0.05). Suggestions should be applied to apply health literacy to develop behaviors to prevent other chronic diseases. The results showed that after the experiment, the experimental group had mean score of cognitive about diabetes, access to information, media literacy communication skills, decision skills, self-management, and behavior for preventing diabetes more than the comparison group and before the experiment with statistical significance (p<0.05).

Suggestions: Should apply Health literacy for behavior modification to prevent other chronic diseases.