Abstract:
This quasi-experimental research aimed 1) to study the Health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy before and after receiving a self-management program and 2) to study the health-related quality of life between patients with diabetic retinopathy who received a self-management program and those who received routine nursing care. The sample was type 2 diabetes adults younger than 60 years old patients with diabetic retinopathy in the Eye Clinic at Outpatient Department, Srinagarind Hospital. The 72 samples were equally divided into control and experimental groups of 36 people each. The matched paired design covers the visual acuity and severity of diabetic retinopathy. The control group received routine nursing care, and the experimental group received the self-management program. The self-management program, which merged diabetes self-management education with Lorig and Holman's notion of self-management, included the following: 1. Assessment ; 2. Goal setting ; 3. Planning ; 4. Implementation ; 5. Evaluation. The duration time of the program was conducted over a period of 12 weeks. The instrumentation of the self-management program was composed of the teaching plan, the self-management booklet, and goal setting record. The data collection was a demographic data form and a Thai Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ28). They were tested for reliability with Cronbrachs alpha coefficient at .82. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using paired sample t-test, independent sample ttest, and ANCOVA The results revealed the following: 1. After receiving the intervention, health-related quality of life in the experimental group was significantly better than before receiving the intervention at the level of .05 2. At the end of the self-management program, health-related quality of life in the experimental group was significantly better than the control group at the level of .05