Effectiveness of a Camping Diabetes Program at Map Ta Phut Hospital, Rayong Province - ประสิทธิผลของโปรแกรมการรเข้าข่ายเบาหวาน โรงพยาบาลมาบตาพุด จังหวัดระยอง

บทคัดย่อ

This quasi experimental research was to assess the effectiveness of diabetes camping programs
of type II diabetes patients at Map Ta Phut hospital, Rayong province between March and September
2011. The samples were type II diabetes patients that glycosylated hemoglobin level (HbA1c)
exceeding 7 percent. They were divided into 2 groups. An experimental group of 30 patients was
given a camping diabetes program and a control group of 30 patients received service at the diabetic
clinic in hospital. The experimental group were selected based on an inclusion criteria and their
consent. The instruments consisted of a camping diabetes program and a questionnaire of diabetic
controlling behaviors. The statistic used for analyzing data were frequency, percentage, mean, standard
deviation, independent t-test and paired t-test.
The result of the study showed that the mean diabetic controlling behavioral score of the experimental
group after the camping programs 3 months was significantly higher than before the
camping programs at <0.01. The means HbA1c levels of the experimental group after the camping
programs 3 months and 6 months were significantly lower than those before the camping programs
and lower than those of the control group at <0.01.
Key words: camping diabetes programs, diabetic mellitus