EFFECTS OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE HEALTH PROGRAM USING A NEW HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICE FOR THE PRE-DIABETES GROUP IN THE PRIMARY CARE UNIT, THA WUNG DISTRICT, LOPBURI
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pre-diabetes groups, health behavior change program, primary care unitAbstract
Diabetes mellitus causes chronic health problems and many severe diseases as consequences. Diabetes patients in Tha Wung district, Lopburi province, tend to increase yearly. Therefore, the researchers are interested in finding ways to prevent pre-diabetes groups to reduce the occurrence of new patients. This research and development aims to present the objective of studying the situation, developing a program, and studying the results of the health behavior change program with a new set of health promotion services for people at risk of diabetes. A randomized quasi-experimental research method was employed with a controlled test before and after. The sample was a group at risk for diabetes in ThaWung district, Lopburi province, with 105 in the experimental group and 111 in the control group. The data were analyzed by using Paired T-test and chi-square statistics. The results found that when comparing the average before and after finishing the program, the experimental group had average body mass index, waist circumference, blood sugar levels, and diabetes risk score decreased with statistical significance (p-value < 0.05) while in the control group there only the diabetes risk score decreased. When comparing the experimental group and the control group, the mean body mass index, waist circumference, and diabetes risk score were found to be significantly different. It illustrates that the new health behavior modification program can prevent people at risk of diabetes from developing diabetes. Therefore, this program can be used as a guideline for diabetes prevention.
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