Effectiveness of hot water foot bath therapy on quality of sleep among geriatric population at selected geriatric homes, Thanjavur

Sleep disorders are fairly common in older adults, resulting in many getting sleep less than they need. In this study 50 participants were selected by purposive sampling technique and quasi experimental design was adopted to assess the quality of sleep by Chol Shin sleep quality scale for a period of 15 days. The statistical analysis reveals that there were significant differences in post test levels of quality of sleep in experimental group in comparison with control group. So the given hot water foot bath therapy was effective in promoting sleep among the geriatric population.