Abstract:
Persons with diabetes comprise a group at significant risk for chronic renal failure. Therefore, they should practice behaviors effective in delaying the progression of chronic kidney disease. This predictive correlational research aimed to study factors influencing behavior to delay the progression of chronic kidney disease among diabetic persons in Chonburi. Multi-stage random sampling was used to recruit the sample of 210 persons with diabetes who were receiving care services in the non-communicable disease clinic of sub-district health promoting hospitals, Chonburi province. Data were collected from January to March 2020 using several questionnaires: personal factors, Perceived Susceptibility of Chronic Kidney Disease, Perceived Severity of Chronic Kidney Disease, Perceived Benefits of Chronic Kidney Disease, Perceived Barriers of Chronic Kidney Disease, the Perceived Self-efficacy of Chronic Kidney Disease, Social Support, and Behaviors for Delaying Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results indicated that the mean score of the behaviors for delaying kidney progression was at a high level (Madj= 3.93, SD = 1.13). In addition, perceived self-efficacy and perceived benefits explained 18.6% (R 2 = 0.186, P < .01) of the variance in delaying progression of chronic kidney disease. The results of this research can help nurses and other health care personnel develop guidelines for promoting chronic kidney disease progression-delaying behaviors by improving self-efficacy and perceived benefits.