Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October-December | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 83-88
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Hot Water Foot Bath Therapy on Quality of Sleep Among Elderly Staying in Selected Old Age Home at Villupuram District, Tamilnadu
Malarvizhi1, Karthi R.2
1M.Sc, nursing, Dept of MSN, E.S.College of Nursing, Villupuram, Tamilnadu.
2Associate Professor & HOD, Dept of MSN, E.S.College of Nursing, Villupuram, Tamilnadu
Corresponding Author: Karthi R.
ABSTRACT
Aim: to improve the quality of sleep among elderly.
Objectives: (i) to assess the pre-test & post-test quality of sleep among elderly people in the control and experimental group. (ii) to assess the effectiveness of hot water foot bath therapy on quality of sleep among elderly people in the experimental group.(iii) to compare the post-test quality of sleep among elderly people between control and experimental group.(iv) Find the association between quality of sleep among the elderly with their selected socio-demographic variables.
Methodology: A quasi experimental study was carried out to assess effectiveness of hot water footbath. 60 samples (30 control and 30 experimental group) were selected by using non probability purposive sampling technique. The Quality of sleep was assessed by using Modified Groningen Sleep Quality Scale.
Results: The finding of the study shows that the experimental group pre-test mean is 9.6 with the standard deviation of 3.3. the post-test mean is 6.13 with the standard deviation of 3.45. In control group pre-test mean is 9.57 with the standard deviation of 3.37. The post-test mean is 8.8 with the standard deviation of 3.69. In the experimental group pre-test mean and standard deviation values are 9.6 and 3.3 respectively. The post-test mean value is 6.13, standard deviation is 3.45; mean difference between pre and post-test is 3.47; standard error is 0.397 and paired ‘t' test value of experimental group is 8.71 which is highly significant.
Conclusion: The study concluded that hot water footbath therapy is effective in improving the quality of sleep among the elderly.
Keywords: Elderly, Modified Groningen Sleep Quality Scale, Hot Water Foot Bath Therapy.