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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Lukewarm Water Footbath Therapy on Quality of Sleep among Elderly People Staying in Nadiad Jasmin Prakashbhai Patel; Bhoomi Bhoopendrabhai Patel; Shruti Bharatbhai Patel; Pavitra Sanjaykumar Prajapati; Janki Kamleshbhai Patel; Bhavisha Rameshbhai Sonara; Nickson Das
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15307

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Introduction: Sleep is necessary for human being regardless of age. Specifically elderly people havecomplaints in sleep disturbances which if treated can improve quality to sleep.Aim: To identity the sleep quality among elderly people and to evaluate effectiveness of lukewarm waterfootbath therapy.Materials and Methods: An interventional study was conducted among 40 old age people staying in selectedold age home, Nadiad. The purpose of the study was to improve the quality of sleep amongst elderly. Thesamples were selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique. The tool used for data collectionwas Pittsburgh sleep quality index which is a self rated questionnaire. Lukewarm water foot bath therapywas used as an intervention after taking consent from the samples. Pre-test was conducted from samples byusing Pittsburgh sleep quality index followed by which researcher has given intervention (lukewarm waterfoot bath therapy) for 10 days consecutively before sleep at same time for 20 minutes. Later on, post-testwas conducted after 1 week by using Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Descriptive and inferential statisticswas used to analyze the data obtain was tabulated analyzed and interpreted in terms of objective of the study.Results: The demographic data related to age 12(27.9%) belonged to 71-75 years, gender 23(53.5%) werefemales and 17 (39.5%) were males, education the majority of the people 23 (53.5%) was from secondaryeducation, the source of income 16(37.2%) were having pension, social status 25(58.1%) was from middleclass, medications 23(53.5%) were taking and 17(39.5%) were not taking, factors affecting sleep 20(46.5%)were having anxiety, activity 15(34.9%) was doing recreational activity, night hours of sleep 16(37.2%)was having 6-7 hours, hours of sleep in day time 16(37.2%) was having 2-2.5 hours, habit 24(55.8%) washaving alcohol habit. Researcher applied Mann-Whitney test for comparison between pre-test and post-test.Calculated Mann-Whitney pre-test values were 2.5 and post-test values were 4.29 which prove there is asignificant effectiveness of lukewarm water footbath therapy on quality of sleep.Conclusion: It conclude that assessment of sleep quality after Lukewarm water footbath therapy shows thatthe lukewarm water footbath therapy is helpful for improving the sleep quality among the elderly.
A Study to Assess the Quality of Life of Under Graduate B.sc. Nursing Students of Dinsha Patel College of Nursing, Nadiad Virendra Jain; Arpita Vaidya; Nickson Das; Sachi Christian; Pragnesh Patel
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 3 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15369

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Background and Aims: Quality of life (QOL) is a subjective concept because the interpretation of eachindividual depends on his/her personal point of view. It is also multidimensional, given the influence offactors related to education, economy and socio-cultural aspects.Although the quality of life (QOL) of nursing students is a relatively well-researched topic in the West, thereis a lack of it in developing countries like India. The aim of this study was to examine the QOL of Indianundergraduate nursing students and its associations with socio demographic and other parameters.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in nursing college in Gujarat, India. In this institutionundergraduate nursing students were selected. Usually, students start nursing program at 18 years of age.During the course of their study they learn different medical and paramedical related nursing subjects.Also, from the first year, they have their first direct clinical contact with patients in hospitals (scheduledclinical rotations). All the eligible subjects were approached after class hours to participate in the survey.Participation was completely voluntary. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participantsincluded in the study. The questionnaires were anonymous, personally identifiable information such as nameand identification number was not collected. Students were requested to sit at a fair distance from each otherso as to assuage their privacy concerns. Students were assured of confidentiality and informed that the datacollected shall be published and later would be provided to nursing education policymakers. The studywas approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee and was conducted according to the ethical principleslaid down by the declaration of ICMR. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 225 nursing students inNadiad Gujarat, India. Students self-reported their QOL using the World Health Organization Quality ofLife-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF).Data were collected on the individuals’ characteristics, including the yearof study, substance use, physical exercise, academic performance, and other parameters.Results & Conclusion: The present study evaluates the quality of life of B.Sc nursing students of DinshaPatel College of Nursing. On the basis of the findings the researchers concluded that the 146 students areperceived that they are live with average Quality of Life.
Co-Authors Arpita Vaidya Bhavisha Rameshbhai Sonara Bhoomi Bhoopendrabhai Patel Janki Kamleshbhai Patel Jasmin Prakashbhai Patel Pavitra Sanjaykumar Prajapati Pragnesh Patel Sachi Christian Shruti Bharatbhai Patel Virendra Jain