SELF-CARE BEHAVIORS OF THE DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN NONG PHLUANG MANAO SUB-DISTRICT HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL, NAKHONRATCHASIMA PROVINCE

Abstract

This survey research aimed to study self-care behaviors and relationship between predisposing factors, enabling factors, reinforcing factors with self-care behaviors of diabetic patients Nong Phluang Manao Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima province. The sample consisted of 229 diabetic patients received continuous service Nong Phluang Manao sub-district health promoting hospital by accidental sampling. All data were collection from the knowledge tests and questionnaires by researcher. Frequency, percentage, standard deviation and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used for the data analysis by computer program.   The results of this study were as follows: 

1.The diabetic patients Nong Phluang Manao Sub-district Health  Promoting Hospital, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima province were had predisposing factors knowledge of diabetes 79.42% (S.D.=1.41) moderate level, attitude of self-care, belief of drug use enabling factors and reinforcing factors  ( =3.63, S.D.=3.90) ( =3.16, S.D.=.76) ( =3.01, S.D.=.41) ( =3.09, S.D.=3.21) good level respectively.

2.The reinforcing factors had correlation with self-care behaviors of diabetic patients Nong Phluang Manao Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima province at .05 level.