Abstract:
The objective of this study was to identify factors that affected blood glucose in diabetic inpatients at Samutprakarn Hospital. The result may be used as a model for predicting blood glucose in diabetic inpatients. Diabetic inpatients from Samutprakarn hospital except intensive care unit were recruited to participate the study during 3 January 2007 31 July 2007. Eleven factors were studied as health behaviors, diet control, exercise, medical adherence, sex, ages, duration for diagnosis diabetic, number of diabetic complication, type of diabetic complication, knowledge of diabetic disease, attitude for diabetic disease.
It was found that age was significantly statistically correlated blood glucose (p<0.05), while none of the other factors did. However the result was found that diet, exercise, adherence and duration for diagnosis diabetic were significantly statistically correlated health behaviors (p<0.05).The knowledge of diabetic disease correlated significantly with medical adherence and diet control (p<0.05). Age and attitude for diabetic disease were the predictors of blood glucose (β =-0.25, -0.17).
The result from this study suggested that, age and attitude for diabetic disease were able to predict blood glucose level. Therefore it is important for pharmacist to educate and improve attitude of diabetic disease to diabetic patients especially the younger one in order for them to have proper control of their blood sugar level.