Model Development in Good Health Promotion, New Lifestyle, Dharma Lifestyle, Thai Lifestyle, Sufficiency Economy Lifestyle for Muslim Diabetics

Abstract

This research and development aimed to develop a model, study the effectiveness in creating good health, new lifestyle, dharma lifestyle, Thai lifestyle, sufficiency economy lifestyle in controlling blood sugar levels in Muslim diabetic patients after creating good health; and study the satisfaction on the model among diabetic patients. It was conducted during 20 March – 23 June 2023. The samples were diabetic patients who came to 6 sub-district health promoting hospitals in Mai Kaen district and Mai Kaen hospital, Pattani Province, Thailand. They were selected by purposive sampling; and were divided into an experimental group of 48 people, and a comparison group of 48 people. Data on practice measurement of 3Sor (praying, reading the Qur’an [concentration], and contemplating Dharma), 3Orr (food, exercise, and mood) and 1Nor (life clock) were collected by using health promoting form, health status record form and health measurement/assessment tools (weighing machine, height meter, tape measure around the waist, and blood glucose meter (DTX). Data analysis was performed by descriptive statistics, Chisquare test and t-test. It was found that the developed health promoting model consisted of training and practice of good health promotion followed by daily self-practice on 3Sor, 3Orr, and 1Nor (life clock); application of the philosophy of sufficiency economy in life, follow up, continuous and periodic empowerment of the diabetic patients, and evaluation. As a result, the experimental group had better understanding on the illness, and developed health behavior resulting in the improvement of body mass index, waist circumference, and blood sugar levels when compared to the status before the program, and better than those of the comparison group (p<0.05). In addition, 64.6% of the patients were able to control blood sugar levels; and 81.2% of them were very satisfied with the model. Thus, this new health promoting model is effective and should be applied for health promotion among Muslim diabetic patients.