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Barriers to Health Care Practice that Impact to Glycemic Control Among Elderly with Diabetes Mellitus |
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| Creator | 1. Jukkrit Wungrath 2. Suwinai Saengyo; Kanyanat Ummee |
| Title | Barriers to Health Care Practice that Impact to Glycemic Control Among Elderly with Diabetes Mellitus |
| Publisher | Upper Northern Reserch Administration Network |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Community Development and Life Quality |
| Journal Vol. | 6 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 351-375 |
| Keyword | Barriers, health care, elderly, diabetes mellitus |
| URL Website | http://j-com-dev-and-life-qua.oop.cmu.ac.th |
| Website title | Journal of Community Development and Life Quality |
| ISSN | 2286-9850 |
| Abstract | The most important problem of diabetes mellitus patients is the inability to control their blood sugar to normal level. The previous studied revealed that there were many factors that limit the glycemic control among diabetes mellitus patients. The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the barriers to health care impact to blood sugar control among elderly with diabetes mellitus in Bantham subdistrict; Dokkhumtai district; Phayao province. Ninety-six elderly with diabetes mellitus were purposively selected. The study instruments were 2 parts of questionnaires: 1) demographic data and 2) the barriers to health care of diabetes mellitus patients in. Content validity was 0.82 and reliability of the questionnaire was 0.86 using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic which are percentile mean and standard deviation. The result showed that the subjects had barriers to health care practice. Considering each aspect; all of subjects had barriers to dietary control and doing exercise; 35.42 % and 42.71% reported of having barriers to medicine taking and having barriers to family support; respectively. Finding of this study can be used to develop a care plan that addresses a reduction of barriers; in order to promote proper behaviors to glycemic control among diabetes mellitus patients. |
