EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMME ON LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING LIFE STYLE MODIFICATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AT GALAXY HOSPITAL

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition but people with diabetes can lead a normal life. Life style modification can be a very effective way to keep diabetes under control. The research design used was pre-experimental, one group pre and post-test design.Non probability, purposive sampling was adopted to select 50 samples. Structured questionnaire was used to assess levels of knowledge and attitude regarding life style modification. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysis and interpretation of data. Findingsof the study showed that the pre-test mean value for levels of knowledge was 15.8 and post-test mean value was 32. The mean difference was 16.2. The computed ‘t’ value (‘t’ = 14) was higher than table value (3.66) at p< 0.001 level. The chi-square values of selected demographic variables on post-test levels of knowledge showage, gender, religion, education, occupation, residential area, sources of information were significant at level p<0.05. Marital status, monthly income, type of family, type of food, family history of DM, previous knowledge on DM were notsignificant at p<0.05 level. The pre-test mean value for levels of attitude was 28 and post-test was 41. The mean difference was 13. The computed’ value (‘t’ = 14) was higher than table value (3.66) at p< 0.001 level. The chi-square values of selected demographic variables on post-test levels of attitude were notsignificant at level p<0.05. The study concludes that the most of the patients with diabetes mellitus have improvement in levels of knowledge and attitude after health promotion programme regarding life style modification.