Abstract:
The study is quasi-experimental research, posttest only design and aimed to (1) study of the self-practice before underwent colonoscopy in persons with colorectal cancer risk who received the health teaching program and (2) compare the self-practice before underwent colonoscopy in persons with colorectal cancer risk who received the health teaching program and those who received conventional nursing care. The sample group is persons with colorectal cancer risk in the range of age between 18 59 years old who was undergoing colonoscopy at Surin provincial hospital, Thailand. The samples were consisted of 44 patients and assigned to the control and experimental groups (22 persons for each group). They were matched by gender, age and education level. The experimental group received the health teaching program which consist of 1) assess and define learning need 2) planning 3) implement teaching plan and 4) evaluation of health teaching and the control group received the conventional nursing care. Data was collected by 1) the demographic data form, 2) Self-practice questionnaire before underwent colonoscopy . The content validity index of these questionnaires was 0.92 and Kuder Richardsons reliability index was 0.80. Descriptive statistics and Mann-Whitney U test were used in the data analysis. The study found that 1) After receiving the health teaching program before underwent colonoscopy, 17 persons (77.3%) answered 2 items with the least number of self-practices and 22 persons (100 %) answered 13 items with totally completed number of self- practices. 2) The mean score of self-practice in persons with colorectal cancer risk who received health teaching program were higher than the control