Buddhajak Chuayray¹, Archin Songthap¹, Watcharanan Tinnaithon²^,³

Background: Diabetes is a major public health problem in Thailand and worldwide. Adults diagnosed with diabetes are at an increased risk of early death.

Objective: To determine factors affecting glycemic control behaviors among type 2 diabetic patients in Rayong Province, Thailand.

Materials and Methods: The data were collected from 400 subjects using a self-administered questionnaire and randomly selected by multistate random sampling technique. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentages, means, standard deviation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

Results: The results indicated that knowledge about glycemic control, attitudes towards glycemic control, perceived severity of type 2 diabetes, perceived susceptibility to diabetic complications, perceived self-efficacy towards glycemic control, perceived outcomes of behavior changes in glycemic control, and glycemic control behaviors of the participants were at a moderate level at 80.75%, 85.75%, 86.25%, 83.25%, 88.50%, 87.25%, and 89.00%, respectively. Factors affecting glycemic control behaviors significantly included perceiving outcomes of behavior changes in glycemic control (β=0.875), knowledge of glycemic control (β=0.135), completing a bachelor’s degree or more (β=0.060), perceived susceptibility to diabetes complications (β=0.054), receiving knowledge from relatives and siblings frequently (β=0.044), and attending appointments consistently (β=0.037). These six factors could explain glycemic control behaviors at 87.50%.

Conclusion: The present study suggested that healthcare providers and related institutes can utilize these factors to educate diabetic patients in this area to control their blood sugar levels.

Received 3 October 2024 | Revised 19 November 2024 | Accepted 26 November 2024

DOI: 10.35755/jmedassocthai.2025.1.80-87-01771