Foot Bath Therapy Research Articles

Pengaruh Footbath Therapy Terhadap Penurunan Skala Nyeri Pada Pasien Post Sectio Caesarea

Childbirth through cesarean section can cause discomfort for the mother, one of which is pain arising from the abdominal incision wound. Footbath therapy is one of the methods that can be used to alleviate this pain. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of footbath therapy in reducing pain intensity in patients who have just undergone a cesarean section. This research uses a descriptive method with a case study design in the context of nursing care. The subjects of this study are two patients who have just undergone a cesarean section and are experiencing mild to moderate pain. The instruments used in this study are an observation sheet in the form of a PQRST pain assessment questionnaire, NRS (Numerical Rating Scale) pain scale measurement, and standard footbath therapy procedures. The research was carried out from 14 May 2024 to 15 May 2024 for the first respondent and for the second respondent it was carried out from 17 May to 18 May 2024 with implementation for 2 days and in 1 day it was carried out for 20 minutes. The results of this study showed that both respondents experienced a decrease in pain after giving footbath therapy. So this therapy has proven to be effective for post-cesarean section patients who experience pain.

Investigating The Impact of Footbath Therapy on Body Composition and Meridian Energy for Health Enhancement

Investigating The Impact of Footbath Therapy on Body Composition and Meridian Energy for Health Enhancement

The effect of warm water foot bath therapy on the blood pressure and cortisol levels in gestational hypertension

Background: Pregnant women are susceptible to anxiety disorders that result in hypertension. Previous studies that have been carried out with warm water foot bath therapy, which can relax the body, previous research only measured the level of anxiety psychologically and never seen a physiological/molecular increase in blood pressure from the indicator of cortisol levels.Purpose: To analyze the effect of warm footbath therapy on the blood pressure and cortisol levels in gestational hypertension.Methods: This experimental study has a randomized pre-post-test control group design. They involved 40 subjects in two groups. The control group was given 10 mg of nifedipine, while the intervention group was given 10 mg of nifedipine and a warm water foot bath at 40-43oC for 15 minutes for 14 consecutive days. Pre-post cortisol levels were measured with the ELISA method cortisol test.Results: A warm water foot bath therapy effectively decreased systolic blood pressure in the intervention group, which was 43 mm Hg compared to the control group, 19 mm Hg (p<0.05). Diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group was 15.5 mmHg compared to the control group's 6.5 mmHg (p<0.05), and cortisol levels in the intervention group: 48.1 ng/ml compared to the control 14.5 ng/ml (p<0.05).Conclusion: Warm water foot bath therapy at 40-43oC for 15 minutes for 14 consecutive days reduces systolic blood pressure by decreasing cortisol levels in hypertensive pregnant women.

Pengaruh Footbath Therapy terhadap Penurunan Skala Nyeri pada Ibu Post Sectio Caesarea

The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 puts the average standard of sectio caesarea around 5-15% per 1000 world births. RISKESDAS (2018) data on the rate of deliveries by cesarean section reached an average of 17.6%. The process of giving birth through cesarean section has a higher risk of experiencing pain and anxiety compared to normal delivery. One of the treatments to treat pain is using footbath therapy. The purpose of the study was to know the effect of footbath therapy on reducing pain scale in post sectio caesarea mothers at Muhammadiyah Metro Hospital, Lampung Province in 2021.Types of quantitative research. Quasi-experimental research design with non-equivalent control group design using an accidental sampling technique. The population is post sectio caesarea mother. The number of samples was 32 respondents in the intervention group and 32 respondents in the control group. Time of research in May - June 2021. Statistical test using t-test dependent and independent t-tests. The results showed that the average decrease in pain scale before and after the intervention was from 6.50 to 4.69 and obtained p-value=(0.000)

WARM WATER FOOT BATH THERAPY IMPROVING SLEEP QUALITY ON ELDERLY

Background: Most of the elderly population suffer from sleep disorders such as difficulty initiating sleep, decreased total sleep time, sleep efficiency, transient arousal and waking up too early. This condition causes a decrease in the quality of sleep in the elderly. Several efforts can be made to maintain sleep quality in the elderly, one of which is by providing relaxation therapy. Relaxation therapy using warm water with a certain temperature will have a sopartificant effect and can overcome sleep disorders. This study aims to determine the effect of warm water footbath therapy on the sleep quality of the elderly. Methods: Quantitative research with a pre-experimental one group pretest-posttest research design with a sample of 17 elderly people in RW 8 Kemiri Kebakkramat Village. Intervention with the provision of water with a warm temperature with a volume of approximately 5 liters to soak both feet. Sleep quality is measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after 12 sections. The data analysis method uses the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test of SPSS. Results: Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test results showed that sig. 0.000 < 0.05. The difference in the sleep quality score occurred after being given the hot water foot bath therapy (mean difference of 2.35). Conclusion: warm water foot bath therapy affects the sleep quality of the elderly. Stimulation from warm water makes the body more relaxed and accelerates the decrease in the activity of the Reticular Activating System (RAS), so that the elderly feel sleepy and fall asleep.

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Lukewarm Water Footbath Therapy on Quality of Sleep among Elderly People Staying in Nadiad

Introduction: Sleep is necessary for human being regardless of age. Specifically elderly people havecomplaints in sleep disturbances which if treated can improve quality to sleep.Aim: To identity the sleep quality among elderly people and to evaluate effectiveness of lukewarm waterfootbath therapy.Materials and Methods: An interventional study was conducted among 40 old age people staying in selectedold age home, Nadiad. The purpose of the study was to improve the quality of sleep amongst elderly. Thesamples were selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique. The tool used for data collectionwas Pittsburgh sleep quality index which is a self rated questionnaire. Lukewarm water foot bath therapywas used as an intervention after taking consent from the samples. Pre-test was conducted from samples byusing Pittsburgh sleep quality index followed by which researcher has given intervention (lukewarm waterfoot bath therapy) for 10 days consecutively before sleep at same time for 20 minutes. Later on, post-testwas conducted after 1 week by using Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Descriptive and inferential statisticswas used to analyze the data obtain was tabulated analyzed and interpreted in terms of objective of the study.Results: The demographic data related to age 12(27.9%) belonged to 71-75 years, gender 23(53.5%) werefemales and 17 (39.5%) were males, education the majority of the people 23 (53.5%) was from secondaryeducation, the source of income 16(37.2%) were having pension, social status 25(58.1%) was from middleclass, medications 23(53.5%) were taking and 17(39.5%) were not taking, factors affecting sleep 20(46.5%)were having anxiety, activity 15(34.9%) was doing recreational activity, night hours of sleep 16(37.2%)was having 6-7 hours, hours of sleep in day time 16(37.2%) was having 2-2.5 hours, habit 24(55.8%) washaving alcohol habit. Researcher applied Mann-Whitney test for comparison between pre-test and post-test.Calculated Mann-Whitney pre-test values were 2.5 and post-test values were 4.29 which prove there is asignificant effectiveness of lukewarm water footbath therapy on quality of sleep.Conclusion: It conclude that assessment of sleep quality after Lukewarm water footbath therapy shows thatthe lukewarm water footbath therapy is helpful for improving the sleep quality among the elderly.

Effectiveness of Warm Water Foot Bath Therapy on Quality of Sleep among Elderly

Background: Insomnia is a subjective complaint of inadequate night-time sleep. It is the most prevalentsleep disorder identified by older people.1Depression, anxiety, and reduced cognitive function have been linked with severe lack of sleep. Poor sleepquality in the elderly reduces the quality of life, but sadly the most elder people do not report sleep problemsunless expressly requested. Warm water foot bath provides a better sleep at night, as it calm downs andrelaxes the body and mind. This works by increasing the body temperature slightly and after 15 minutes thisstarts to drop gradually. This may indirectly encourage sleep. Gradual decrease in body temperature makesus feel drowsy and so we feel better prepared for sleep. A warm water foot bath also diverts some blood fromthe head to lower parts of the body, decreases brain activity and mimics the state of pre-sleep.2 We wanted todetermine the effectiveness of warm water foot bath therapy on quality of sleep among elderly.Methods: In this study the 60 older adults are selected based on inclusion criteria and were assigned toexperimental and control group alternatively. The experimental group composed of 30 elder people andcontrol group contained 30 elder people. The researcher developed rapport with older people receiving warmfootbath and explained the benefits of intervention. The day we began the data collection, the demographicdata and pretest took from elder people of experimental group and control group. On the next day, warmfootbath was given by the researcher with duration of 15 – 20 minutes for five consecutive days in olderpeople of experimental group. On the other hand, routine work is maintained in control group. Posttest wasdone on sixth day for both experimental and control group to assess the sleep quality among elderly by usingGroningen Sleep Quality Scale.4Results: Findings shows that 25 sample (83.33 %) had undisturbed sleep at night, 5 (16.67 %) had disturbedsleep at night using warm water footbath therapy and none of them had poor sleep at night. The minimumscore was 2 and the maximum score was 7 and the mean score was 4.23 ± 1.30 with a mean percentage of30.2 %. There significant association between qualities of sleeps and age group.Conclusions: The significant difference between preexisting sleeping quality and effectiveness footbathinterpreting effective quality of sleep using warm water footbath therapy among elderly. Mean value ofpreexisting sleeping quality is 8.93 and effectiveness of footbath therapy is 4.23 and standard deviationvalue of preexisting sleeping quality is 0.828 and effectiveness of footbath is 1.305. The calculated t-valueis 14.75 and p-value is 0.000. Hence it is statistically interpreted that the effectiveness of footbath therapyamong elderly was effective

Effectiveness of Warm Water Footbath on Temperature and Fatigue among Children with Fever

Contents: A fever can have various causes. Fever can be the only sign of a sick child. It may be combined with several problems. 
 Aim: Evaluate warm water footbath effectiveness on the temperature and fatigue level among children with fever.
 Methods: Quasi-experimental pre/post, study, and control groups design was used. A non-probability purposive sample composed of 100 children, 50 in each study and control groups, their age ranged from 6-12 years with fever. The study was conducted in the Medical and Surgical wards, Emergency Unit (ER), Oncology and Hematology Units, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University. Four tools were used. A Structured Interviewing Questionnaire. It is composed of two parts; the first part was concerned with the socio-demographic characteristics of children. The second part was concerned with the child's medical history. The second tool was the Child's Vital Signs Chart (pre & post). It was used to assess the child's vital signs, especially temperature. The third tool was Fatigue Scale Child (FS-C), and the fourth tool was Fatigue Scale Staff (FS-S) (pre & post) were used to assess the fatigue level among children pre- and post-applying warm water footbath from child perceptions and researcher's evaluation as a staff. The intervention was a warm water footbath applied for 20-30 minutes.
 Results: The mean score level of children's age was 10±1.3 & 10±1.5 years for both the study and control groups, respectively. Nearly two-thirds of them (68% &62%) were boys in the study and control groups, respectively. There were significant differences in the temperature and fatigue score among children with a fever between the study and control groups after the application of warm water footbath therapy. Also, statistically significant differences between the children mean scores of temperature and fatigue pre- and post-footbath in the study group children.
 Conclusion: Warm water footbath is effective in reducing the temperature and fatigue level among children with fever. Recommendations: Warm water footbath should be involved in fever management protocol for children as a complementary therapy, and further studies with a large sample and another age group of children in another setting are also recommended.

Effectiveness of hot water footbath therapy in reducing body temperature amongst patients with fever

Fever has been recognised as a symptom and not a disease in itself. The thermoregulatory centre in the hypothalamus regulates body temperature. Hydrotherapy in the form of cold and tepid applications has been historically used for reducing increased body temperature. Many studies have looked at effect of hydrotherapy over pharmacological measures and have found that tepid or cold sponging reduces body temperature rapidly, but are associated with discomfort for the patients. There is some evidence that hot water soaks to foot reduces body temperature effectively. Hot water footbath is considered as a non-pharmacological, safe, side effect-free, cost-effective and easy-to-administer therapy to reduce fever. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of hot water footbath therapy (HWFBT) in reducing the body temperature in adult patients with fever. Sixty patients were selected by convenient sampling technique, of which thirty patients were allotted to experimental group and thirty to control group by random method. HWFBT was given to experimental group. The control group received the standard care as per practice of the hospital. The findings showed that the difference in the mean body temperature in the post-test was significantly lower in the experimental group (P

Effectiveness of Foot Bath Therapy in Reducing Blood Pressure among Clients with Hypertension

A quasi experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of footbath therapy in reducing blood pressure among clients with hypertension at selected hospital among 60 clients who satisfy inclusive criteria were selected as samples using purposive sampling technique. Foot bath therapy was given for 10 minutes twice a day. The pre and post level of blood pressure was measured using sphygmomanometer. The findings revealed that there was a high statistical difference in the level of blood pressure. The pretest mean level of BP was 141.3, standard deviation is 10.24 and the post test mean is 126.3, standard deviation is 7.06, ‘t’ test value is 32.67 in experimental group. In control group, the pretest mean level of BP was 155, standard deviation is 16.27 and the post test mean is 145.6, standard deviation is 16.26, ‘t’ test value is 6.22. The study concluded that there was significant reduction in Blood Pressure in experimental group as compared to the control group. This shows that foot bath technique is effective in hypertensive clients.

Effect of Foot bath therapy on Extremities Edema and Fatigue in Practicum Nursing Students

Effect of Foot bath therapy on Extremities Edema and Fatigue in Practicum Nursing Students

Effect of Footbath Therapy in Patients with Refractory Chronic Heart Failure

Background: Waon therapy has been shown to improve symptoms, cardiac function and prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). We aim to investigate the utility of a convenient thermal therapy involving a footbath in patients with refractory CHF. Method: We enrolled ten patients who satisfied the following criteria: New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III or IV, LVEF <40%, and refractory to the conventional therapy. All patients underwent the footbath therapy daily for 2 weeks. Results: Blood pressure and heart rate did not differ during the footbath therapy. Footbath therapy significantly improved the NHYA functional class (p=0.02), plasma BNP level (1319.3 ± 812.4 vs 615.6 ± 490.4 pg/ml, p=0.04), and %FMD (3.1 ± 2.7 vs. 6.6 ± 4.1 pg/ml, p=0.04). In contrast, there was no significant change in LVEF (19.6 ± 10.9 vs. 22.3 ± 9.0 %, p=0.09). Conclusion: Footbath therapy could improve the status of CHF by improving the endothelial function. We think footbath therapy is a novel and convenient non-pharmacological treatment for patients with refractory CHF.

Escalda-pés: cuidando da enfermagem no centro de material e esterilização

Objective: To report and analyze the use of hot footbath therapy as strategy for promotion of quality of life at work (QLW) for the nursing staff of the Center for Supply and Sterilization (CME) of a University Hospital. Method: Experience report with a qualitative study of the use of hot footbath therapy technique in 18 nursing professionals at CME, from August to December 2010, once a week, totaling 11 meetings. The technique of response analysis was content analysis. Results: Two thematic categories were identified. The reports showed that this strategy provided well-being at work and led the professionals to reflect on the concept of ambience, their working conditions, and the importance of self-care. Conclusion: It is hoped that QLW becomes an institutional policy at hospitals, for the appreciation and care of employee reflecting in lower rates of absenteeism and improved service quality.

Clinical research on reducing anxiety of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders by acupoint massage therapy in combination with footbath therapy

Objective To explore the effect of reducing anxiety of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders by acupoint massage therapy in combination with footbath therapy .Methods Eighty-six cases were randomly divided into control group and observation group , 43 cases in each group .The control group was treated with traditional psychological care method .Based on the control group , the observation group was adopted the acupoint massage therapy in combination with footbath therapy .The clinical improvements in each group was compared , and assess the anxiety of patients before and after the therapy using the self -rating anxiety scale （ SAS）.Results The effective percentage of observation group was 95.35%, and it was significantly better than that of 74.42%in control group （χ2 =4.42, P＆lt;0.05）.When patients first admitted to hospital, the scores of SAS were （53.42 ±5.81） in observation group and （53.33 ±5.73） in control group, respectively （t=0.07, P＆gt;0.05）.Before discharge, the scores of SAS were （40.37 ±4.32） in observation group and （50.23 ±5.62） in control group, which showed a significant reducing sign of anxiety in observation group （t=9.12, P＆lt;0.01）.Conclusions The acupoint massage therapy in combination with footbath therapy helps to eliminate patients ’ anxiety.The method is simple and less painful , which is helpful to obtaining patients’ enthusiasm of cooperation in treatment , and improving early recovery . Key words: Anxiety; Nursing of Chinese medicine; Acupoint massage; Footbath therapy; Functional gastrointestinal disorders

A nitric oxide-releasing solution as a potential treatment for fungi associated with tinea pedis

To test a nitric oxide-releasing solution (NORS) as a potential antifungal footbath therapy against Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton rubrum during the mycelial and conidial phases. NORS (sodium nitrite citric acid) produces nitric oxide verified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Antifungal activity of this solution was tested against mycelia and conidia of T. mentagrophytes and T. rubrum, using 1-20 mmol l(-1) nitrites and 10-30 min exposure times. The direct effect of the gas released from the solution on the viability of those fungi was tested. NORS demonstrated strong antifungal activity and was found to be dose and time dependent. NO and nitrogen dioxide (NO(2) ) were the only gases detected from this reaction and are likely responsible for the antifungal effect. This in vitro research suggests that a single 20-min exposure to NORS could potentially be used as an effective single-dose treatment against fungi that are associated with tinea pedis in both mycelia and spore phase. This study provides the background for developing a user-friendly footbath treatment for Athlete's Foot that will kill both vegetative fungi and its spores.