RESULTS OF HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AMONG ELDERLY WITH DIABETES MELLITUS IN WANGKANG HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL PHISALEE DISTRICT, NAKHON SAWAN PROVINCE

Authors

  • Thassaporn Chusak Faculty of Public Health, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage
  • Nadchar Yanti Faculty of Public Health, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage
  • Kamchai Udomkankasat Wangkang Health Promoting Hospital, Phaisali District, Nakhon Sawan Province

Keywords:

Health Promotion Activities, Self-care Behaviors,, Elderly with Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to compare diabetes mellitus knowledge, self-care behaviors, and blood glucose level of the elderly with diabetes mellitus in Wangkang Health-promoting hospital, Phisalee District, Nakhon Sawan Province. Forty-two elderly patients participated in this study through purposive sampling.Data were collected from October 2019 to March 2020. The research instruments were diabetes mellitus knowledge questionnaire and care behaviors questionnaire which had a reliability coefficient of 0.91 and 0.91, respectively. Data were conducted using software programs and were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean standard deviation, and comparison using paired samples t-tests.

Results showed that samples were female (73.8%), age 60-69 years old, and have been diagnosed with diabetes more than 5 years (54.8%). After the elderly with diabetes mellitus participated in the activity, they had significantly higher levels of diabetes mellitus knowledge and self-care behaviors, whereas levels of glucose in the blood decreased significantly.

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2025-12-02

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Chusak, T. ., Yanti, N. ., & Udomkankasat, K. . (2025). RESULTS OF HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AMONG ELDERLY WITH DIABETES MELLITUS IN WANGKANG HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL PHISALEE DISTRICT, NAKHON SAWAN PROVINCE. Community Health Development Quarterly Khon Kaen University, 9(1), 15–26. retrieved from https://he05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/CHDMD_KKU/article/view/7069

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021): January - March 2021

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