Factors Related to Glycemic Control Behavior of Patients with Diabetes Khon hat Subdistrict, Cha-uat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

     This cross-sectional survey research aimed to study the glycemic control behavior and the factors related to the glycemic control behavior of diabetic patients in Khon Hat Subdistrict, Cha-uat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. There are 240 samples. The instrument is a questionnaire, with a reliability value at 0.81. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficient, with a significance level of 0.05.
     The results found that the majority of the sample group were female, aged between 61-70 years, married, primary school graduates, farmers, income between 1,001-3,000 baht per month, duration of diabetes between 3-6 years, and blood sugar level more than 126 (mg/dL). Overall perception of diabetes was high (85.41%) and found that perception in each aspect was high, including perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers to prevent disease (80.83%, 76.25%, 92.08% and 62.08% respectively). glycemic control behavior was at a moderate level (60.00%) and the factors that were statistic significantly related to glycemic control behavior of diabetic patients at a statistical level of 0.05 were overall perception of diabetes, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers to prevent disease (r = 0.481, 0.238, 0.306, 0.389 and 0.426 respectively).