Effects of Health Behavior Change by Buddhist Medicine in Individuals at Risk of Diabetes in Phaisalee District, Nakhon Sawan Province

Abstract

Introduction: This quasi-experimental research aimed to investigate effects of health behavior change caused by Buddhist medicine in individuals at risk of diabetes in Phaisali District, Nakhon Sawan Province. The research was a one-group pretest-posttest design. The sample group included 30 participants who were at risk of diabetes at Ban Nong Phai Health Promoting Hospital, Phaisali District, Nakhon Sawan Province. The research instrument was a questionnaire on practice of Buddhist medicine with a confidence value of 0.83. Data were analyzed using statistical software to find out frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, and paired t-test.

Findings: The findings showed that with the samples’ practice of Buddhist medicine after the experiments (an average of 19.70) displayed a significantly higher mean score when compared to the mean score obtained before experiments (an average of 13.70). the average blood glucose level of the subjects after the experiments (an average of 108.0) was significantly less than the average blood glucose level before the experiments (an average of 114.3) with a statistical p-value < 0.05.

Conclusion: The results of this study could be applied to the planning of health behavior change of people at risk of diabetes to keep their blood sugar levels at a normal level.