1Post Graduate Student, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Yenepoya Nursing College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore
2Associate Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Yenepoya Nursing College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore
3Lecturer, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Yenepoya Nursing College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore
4Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Yenepoya Nursing College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore
Sleep disturbance is one among the biggest worldwide health threats. Regardless of the age groups, people are affected with symptoms of insomnia one or the other way. To mention, the geriatrics. The objectives of the study are to assess the effectiveness of warm foot bath on quality of sleep among experimental group. Evaluative approach and quasi experimental, nonrandomized control group design were adopted for the study. Sixty subjects were selected by non-probability purposive sampling technique. The quality of sleep was assessed by Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Independent sample t test was used to compare the quality of sleep between experimental and control group. In the experimental group, the mean post test score of quality of sleep among elderly (11.73±3.9) was much less than of control group, (15.16±4.24). In experimental group the mean difference was (4.16) and it was more than the difference of control group (−2.26), indicate that warm footbath is effective in improving quality of sleep among elderly people. There was no association between pretest sleep quality scores and selected demographic variables.
Elderly, insomnia, quality of sleep, warm footbath
