A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Impact of Hot Water Foot Immersion Therapy on Regulation of Body Temperature among Patients with Fever Admitted in Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida

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Kiran Sharma1, Rekha Kumari2

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Background: A fever is a body temperature that is higher than normal. It is not an illness. It is part of our body’s defence against infection. Most bacteria and viruses that cause infections do well at the body’s normal temperature (98.6 F). A slight fever can make it harder for them to survive. Fever also activates your body’s immune system. You have a fever when your temperature rises above its normal range. Fever is a natural response of the body that helps in fighting off foreign substances such as microorganisms and toxins. Hot water foot bath therapy causes blood vessels to dilate and improves blood circulation, which releases heat in the form of sweat and supplies oxygen to brain cells which aids in the elimination of toxins. The immersion of the body or part of the body in a water bath stimulates circulation and reduces body temperature. Material and method: A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design was used. There were 60 Patients admitted with fever selected using simple random sampling technique and were randomly allocated in experimental and control group using lottery method. Control group was received standard treatment. Experimental group was received hot water foot bath therapy along with standard treatment. Content validity of the tool was established by giving it to 11 experts 5 from Medical Surgical Nursing, 3 from physicians, 2 from Psychiatric Nursing and 1 from community health nursing. Reliability of the tool was assessed by using the Cronbach’s Alpha method. The correlation coefficient was 0.86. Data collection was done in March 2018.The obtained data was analyzed and interpreted in terms of objectives and research hypotheses. Analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The results revealed that there was significance difference in reduction of temperature after application of hot water foot immersion therapy at p<0.05 level of significance. The mean difference between pre-test & post-test was 2.030F. It was effective in patients with all type of fever. Participants were highly satisfied with hot water foot immersion therapy. Conclusion: Based on the study findings it is found that there is a significance association between experimental group (i.e after intervention) and control group only on second day morning and third day morning and evening in the temperature of the patient’s, so i conclude that hot water foot immersion therapy is effective from the third day.

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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Impact of Hot Water Foot Immersion Therapy on Regulation of Body Temperature among Patients with Fever Admitted in Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida. (2019). International Journal of Nursing Education, 11(1), 26-29. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijone.v11i1.4498
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Kiran Sharma1, Rekha Kumari2

Professor cum HOD, Medical Surgical Nursing, 2PG Student, SNSR, Sharda University, Greater Noida

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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Impact of Hot Water Foot Immersion Therapy on Regulation of Body Temperature among Patients with Fever Admitted in Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida. (2019). International Journal of Nursing Education, 11(1), 26-29. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijone.v11i1.4498