The Effect of a Dietary Consumption Behavior Promotion Program to Control Fasting Capillary Blood Glucose by Applying Self-Efficacy Theory among Risk Population of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 at Mueang Samut Songkhram District, Samut Songkhram Province

Abstract

          This study aims to achieve the following objectives: 1. To investigate the effect of a dietary behavior promotion program for controlling fasting capillary blood glucose, based on self-efficacy theory, among individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes in Mueang Samut Songkhram District, Samut Songkhram Province. 2. To compare the scores of dietary behavior for controlling fasting capillary blood glucose and blood sugar levels between the experimental group, which participated in the study program, and the control group, which received standard care at the public health center. 3. To compare the dietary behavior scores for controlling fasting capillary blood glucose and blood sugar levels between the experimental group, which participated in the study program, and the control group, which received standard care. This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a two-group pretest-posttest approach. The sample consisted of individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes, divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 30 participants per group, selected through multi-stage sampling. Data collection tools included questionnaires and the study program. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired-sample t-tests, and independent t-tests.

              The results showed that: 1. The study program was effective for participants at risk for type 2 diabetes. 2. The experimental group showed higher scores for dietary behavior and lower blood sugar levels after participating in the study program, with statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level. In contrast, the control group showed no significant changes in dietary behavior scores or blood sugar levels before and after the study. 3) After participating in the study program, the experimental group had higher scores for dietary behavior and significantly lower blood sugar levels compared to the control group at the 0.05 level.