“EFFECT OF WARM WATER FOOT BATH THERAPY ON QUALITY OF SLEEP AMONG ELDERLY”

Abstract

Background: This present research study conducted to assess the quality of sleep after providing warm
water footbath therapy among elderly people. Sleep is one of the major problem among elderly. The
immersion of the foot in warm water at 35-40 ºc which results effective fruitful sleeping pattern.
Objectives: (1) Assess the pre interventional quality of sleep in experimental & control group. (2)
Assess the post interventional quality of sleep in experimental & control group. (3) Determine
effectiveness of warm water footbath therapy in experimental group. (4) Comparison post quality of
sleep in experimental & control group.
Methods: The study involves quantitative research approach with quasi experimental design. Using
non probability purposive sampling technique were 120 elderly people was selected from the old age
home in Vadodara. The Groningen Sleep Quality Scale was used. Obtained data was analyzed &
interpreted by using mean, standard deviation & ‘t’ test.
Result: The present study results show that, in experimental group 5 elderly had poor sleep, 25 elderly
had disturbed sleep, 30 elderly had normal sleep after providing warm water footbath therapy. While,
in control group 24 elderly had poor sleep , 31 elderly had disturbed sleep, 5 elderly had normal sleep.
Indicated that warm water footbath therapy is effective for improvement of fruitful sleep. (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Therefore, warm water footbath therapy had great effective on improve the quality of
sleep of the elderly people