The Effective of Empowerment Program on Foot Care Behavior in Diabetes Patients, Community Health Center In Kantang Hospital, Kantang District, Trang

Abstract

This Quasi-experiment research aimed to study the effect of empowerment program on foot care behavior among diabetic patients. It was use one group pre-posttest design. The samples were 30 diabetes patients who received care at the community health center in Kantang Hospital Kantang District, Trang Province. The samples were randomly selected using simple random sampling. The research experimental instruments included the intervention was an empowerment program on foot care behavior among diabetic patients, the data collecting tools were questionnaires consisting of knowledge, behavior of foot care and foot care conditions. Data were collected from December to March, 2021 .The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon (Matched paired) signed ranks Test. The results showed that: After receiving the empowerment program, the diabetes patients had higher mean score of foot care behavior than those before intervention, significantly (Z = -4.691, p-value <0.001). The mean score of the knowledge of foot care and foot conditions were significantly higher than before participating in the program (p-value <0.001). It was indicated that the empowerment program improved the knowledge, foot care behavior and foot condition among diabetic patients. Therefore, the responsibility primary care should be applied and promoted the empowerment program for caring among diabetic patients in order to guideline in foot care and to prevent the complication among diabetic patients