A Study to Assess the Effect of Hot Water Foot Bath Therapy on the Quality of Sleep among Elderly Patients Admitted in Hanagal Shree Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Centre, Bagalkot

Abstract

Background of the Study: Sleep is the basic need of every human being and it is the universal biological process for all human beings. Sleep trouble is one of the most common current manifestations among elders. Objectives To assess the quality of sleep among elderly patients in both control and experimental group To determine the effectiveness of hot water foot bath therapy by comparing post interventional quality of sleep scores between experimental and control groups. Method: True experimental research design with 2 group design was used. The total 50 subjects were selected through convenient sampling technique divided into 2 groups; 25each as experimental and control groups assigned through simple randomized sampling. Data was collected by means of structured questionnaire by interview schedule and the tool used was PSQI tool. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical in terms of mean, frequency distribution, percentage, t test and Fisher’s exact test. Results: In overall pre-test mean scores was 2.12±0.23 (21.22%) in the experimental group and in the control group, overall pre-test mean score was 1.18±0.337(11.88%). The pre test Knowledge score was not Statistically Significant between the Experimental and control group. T value (r=1.076) was higher than p value (0.647): H1 is accepted hence hot water foot bath therapy was effective. Fisher’s exact test was revealed that with the pre and post test scores were statistically not significant in both the groups. Conclusion: The study proved that hot water foot bath therapy on quality of sleep among elderly patients attending the OPD and IPD is scientific, logical and cost-effective strategy. Keywords: Effectiveness, Quality of Sleep, foot bath therapy, elderly patients.