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Research Paper | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 4 Issue 8, August 2015 | Popularity: 7.3 / 10
Effectiveness of Hot Water Foot Bath on Level of Fatigue among Elderly Patient
S. Jose Amala Anilda, P.Thenmozhi
Abstract: Background Ageing is the natural process. Fatigue is common health complaint faced by the elderly people whom results in various problems like sleep disturbances etc, if it is untreated it leads to chronic fatigue syndrome and also affects the daily living activities. Aim The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of hot water foot bath which reduces the fatigue level among the elderly patients. Objectives To assess the level of fatigue among elderly patients and to determine the effectiveness of hot water foot bath on reducing level of fatigue among elderly patients. Methodology A total of 30 elderly patients with fatigue were selected by simple random sampling and were assigned to two groups, namely, control and experimental groups. The experimental group received hot water foot bath twice a day for three days and the control group received routine care. Their fatigue was measured by a numerical fatigue scale before as well as after the intervention in both groups. Data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result Out of 15 samples in experimental group, 10 (67 %) are suffering from severe fatigue and 05 (33 %) are suffering from moderate fatigue. In control group, 07 (46 %) are suffering from severe fatigue and 08 (54 %) are suffering from moderate fatigue. The pre-test mean value of experimental group was 7.3 with 1.1 SD and the post-test mean value was 4.1 with 1.4 S. D. The paired-t test reveals that there is effectiveness of hot water foot bath on reducing the level of fatigue among elderly patients at the level of P<0.05.
Keywords: elderly, fatigue, Foot bath, Hot Water foot bath
Edition: Volume 4 Issue 8, August 2015
Pages: 574 - 576
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