Development of a Screening System for Individuals at Risk of Diabetes

Abstract

         The purposes of this research were 1) to develop a screening system for people at risk of diabetes and 2) to assess the efficiency of the developed screening system for people at risk of diabetes. The sample included eight doctors and nurses from the Primary Care Cluster Phetchabun Hospital, Klong Sala branch, 174 Phetchabun community public health volunteers, and 40 volunteer students. The sample was selected based on purposive sampling. In addition, data were collected from 178 clients taking advantage of the services provided by Primary Care Cluster Phetchabun Hospital, which were obtained using accidental sampling. The research instruments included: 1) a screening system for people at risk of developing diabetes based on the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in planning for its development; and 2) an evaluation form of the screening system for people at risk of diabetes. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.  

         The research findings showed that 1) the developed screening system for people at risk of diabetes consisted of 3 parts for each group:  Group 1 for the general public, Group 2 for health personnel, and Group 3 for people registered at-risk groups. 2 From the assessment of the the efficiency of the developed screening system, overall efficiency of the developed screening system by most of the sample was at a high level   ( = 3.82, S.D. = 0.83).