TY - JOUR AU - สร้อยสงค์, สุวรรณี AU - เรือนก้อน, อังคณา AU - อภิจันทรเมธากุล, ขวัญสุวีย์ AU - นันตา, นิลุบล AU - สุขเกษม, จุฑามาศ PY - 2018/04/05 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Perceived Self-care Behaviors among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Poor Glycemic Control JF - Journal of Phrapokklao Nursing College, Chanthaburi JA - JPNC VL - 28 IS - 2 SE - Research Report (รายงานการวิจัย) DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/pnc/article/view/118083 SP - 93 - 103 AB - <p>This qualitative research aimed to determine perceived self-care behaviors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T<sub>2</sub>DM) and poor glycemic control. The informants were 22 patients with T<sub>2</sub>DM and poor glycemic control receiving services at the extended out of patient department clinic, branch 1 of Phrae Hospital. The research instruments consisted of a questionnaire of personal characteristics and health informations, an semi-structured interview of self-care behaviors of patients with diabetes mellitus, and a tape recorder. Data were collected from May, 2014 to May, 2015 and were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.</p><p>The research results revealed that six main themes associated with uncontrolled blood glucose behaviors had emerged in the patients with T<sub>2</sub>DM as follows: 1) food consumption, especially having sticky rice, having salty, sweetie and spicy food; 2) alcohol drinking during traditional events, religious ceremony and social gatherings; 3) inadequate exercise because of tiredness after working and too short duration of exercise; 4) medication in-adherence, particularly forgetting taking medicine after dinner and using herbal medicine together with the treatment; 5) stress from their chronic illness and feeling fear of worst symptoms of their disease; and 6) loss of follow-up because of forgetting the follow-up date and do not want to visit the appointment.</p><p>This research suggested that nurses and healthcare providers should give health education to patients with diabetes mellitus under their social context and individual differences. This concludes the promotion of self-care awareness and blood sugar follow-up of patients with diabetes mellitus.</p> ER -