The effects of self-regulation with buddy care program on diabetes preventive behaviors, body weight, and blood sugar level among overweight pre-diabetes
Abstract:
Prevention is better than cure. Appropriate behaviors among diabetes groups who are
at risk can prevent them from developing Type2 diabetes mellitus. This quasi-experiment
research aimed to evaluate self-regulation with a Buddy Care Program on diabetes prevention
behaviors, body weight, and blood sugar levels among over weight pre-diabetics. Overweight
pre-diabetics were selected from the health promotion hospital (HPHs) in Prong-akat sub-district,
Bangnampriao district, Chachoengsao province. Cluster sampling was applied, to create two
groups determined by which villages the samples lived in. Then, these two groups were randomly
assigned into experimental group (n= 28) and comparative group (n= 28). The experimental
group participated in the 12 weeks of the Self -regulation with Buddy Care Program, whereas
the comparative group received usual care services from the HPH. The diabetes prevention
behaviors, body weight, and blood sugar level were evaluated before and after the intervention.
Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistic, Chi-square, and Independence t-test.
The results showed that experimental group achieved statically higher diabetes
preventive behaviors (p< .05) and lower body weight than the comparative group (p< .05).
The results confirmed that the Self-regulation with Buddy Care Program was an effective
program to prevent new Type 2 diabetes mellitus in pre-diabetes. Therefore, nurses and health
care providers who work in HPHs can apply this program to persons with overweight pre-diabetes
conditions