THE EFFECTS OF DRUG USE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAM TO DRUG USE KNOWLEDGE, MEDICATION SAFETY BEHAVIORS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE LAVEL OF ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS IN PHU PHAN DISTRICT, SAKON NAKHON PROVINCE
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Diabetes mellitus patients, Elderly, Drug use knowledge, Medication safety behaviorAbstract
The objective of this quasi-experimental research was to study the effect of drug use behavior modification program on drug use knowledge, medication safety behavior and mean of blood sugar level. This research was among elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus 98 persons, consisted of experimental group with 48 persons. Compare the results with the control group is 50 patients. Data were collected by using interviewing of drug use knowledge, safety drug use behavior, recording of blood sugar level (FBS and HbA1c). Data were analyzed by the descriptive statistic and T-test.
The research showed that after behavior modification program, intervention group had significantly knowledge about drug use and medication safety behavior better than control group (p<0.05). Fasting blood sugar and HbA1c in intervention group had significantly lower than control (p<0.05). The results can be interpreted that the drug use behavior modification program could be applied in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus for educating medication safety behaviors and also assisted indirectly blood sugar control.
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