DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY PARTICIPATORY HEALTH LITERACY PROMOTION MODEL TO PREVENT COMPLICATIONS IN OBESE DIABETICS

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were to: 1) study the problem and the need for enhancing health literacy 2) Develop a model for enhancing health literacy to prevent complications in diabetic patients who are obese by community participation 3) Evaluate the model of enhancing health literacy. This research is Research and Development (R&D). The research procedures consisted of 3 phases. Phases 1 health literacy survey and self-care behavior perception the sample groups consisted of obese diabetics 351 students and health network members 12 students. The research tools consisted of:                        1) questionnaires 2) In-depth interview. The statistics used in the data analysis were: 1) Qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. 2) Quantitative data were descriptive statistics include percentage, mean, standard deviation. Phases 2 model development applying the A-I-C. Plan was pretested, it was found that: the obese diabetics technique the sample groups 30 students. Compare variables analyze descriptive information before and after the experiment Phases 3 Compare variables analyze. The results showed that the overall 6 literacy skills and 3 Or 2 Sor were found to be at the low level. technique 12 weeks. After the Activity Plan was pretested, it was found that: the obese diabetics had significantly higher level of overall health literacy mean score for preventing complications than before the pretest <.05 ( = 28.47,  = 31.80), and followed - up at the 6 weeks, it was found that the variance of the pattern with health status in all 3 groups and health literacy skills no statistically significant difference of .05 and no complications were found.