A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING EFFECT OF WARM WATER FOOT BATH THERAPY ON QUALITY OF SLEEP AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE STAYING IN SELECTED OLD AGE HOMES OF MEHSANA DISTRICT

Author Name: 1. Mr. Jayadev P.S 2. Ms. Dimple Baranda

Volume/Issue: 03/06

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2022-74196396/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. HOD of Medical-Surgical Department, Joitiba College of Nursing, Bhandu, Dist.: Mehsana, Gujrat, India
2. 2nd year M.sc Nursing student, Joitiba college of Nursing, Bhandu, Dist.: Mehsana, Gujrat India

ABSTRACT

Health is a very important aspect in the life of every one and human survivor to five basic need like, food, water , clothing ,sleep,and selter. Sleep is one of the most essential part of our lives, now days sleep disorderly and sleep problems are most commonly. In according to American sleep association statically 50-70% million as adults have a sleep disorders, but sleep problems in a large percentage of the elderly population in 40-70%, In India prevalence of insomnia in elderly population to be 32%. In elderly to main cause is sleep disturbance is life stage, aging fatigue, insomnia change the sleeping pattern physical and mental condition including. so our study is done to check whether there is any Warm water footbath therapy on quality of sleep among Elderly. A quantitative approach using Pre experimental one group pre-test post-test research design. 100 selected Elderly of Mehsana district using Non-Probability Convenience sampling technique. TOOL: Self- Structured Knowledge Questionnaire. With regard to pre-test level of knowledge it shows that, maximum 51(51%) participants were having poor knowledge, 49(49%) participants were having average knowledge. During post-test maximum 59(59%) of participants were having good knowledge and remaining 41 (41%) of participants were had average knowledge. In pre-test, participants mean was 5.46, with standard deviation 2.33. In post-test ,participants mean was 10.10,with standard deviation3.17. There was an increase in knowledge score after structured teaching program. There is significant moderate co-relation between the Knowledge of the Elderly regarding Effect of warm water foothbath therapy on quality of sleep.

Key words: Assess Effect of warm water foothbath therapy on quality of sleep, Effectiveness, Elderly.