Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Diabetes is a crucial public health problem worldwide. People with diabetes should control their sugar levels and body weight to delay complications. The recommended and effective method is dietary behavior modification. Community nurses play an important role in caring for people with diabetic, who has cultural differences among communities. In addition, each of person with diabetes has different levels of readiness to change their dietary behaviors. Community nurses should guide individuals with diabetes toward appropriate dietary behaviors, tailoring interventions to individual needs and applying the stages of change theory. This article aims to present the roles of community nurses in encouraging people with diabetes to develop appropriate dietary behaviors and applying the stage of change theory to modify dietary behaviors. These lead people with diabetes controlling their sugar levels and improving their quality of life.
Author: Thetpiam, Luckkana
Language: Thai
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7220608698