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Effect of Warm Water Foot Bath Therapy on Body Temperature among Children with Fever

Author(s) Mrs. K. Prasanna, Mis. Jyothsna.N
Country India
Abstract Fever in children is a traditional warning for parents. The current study aimed to evaluate effect of warm water foot bath therapy on body temperature among children with fever. Methodology:- A quasi-experimental design was utilized. A purposeful sample of 100 children with fever in an outpatient clinic at RUIA hospital participated in the current study. Results:- The results revealed that near to three-quarters of the children in the study group return their body temperature to normal level versus more than one-third of the children in the control group after application with a statistically significant difference. The mean body temperature among children in the study group in the baseline was 38.7 ± .417 versus 38.6 ± .587 among children in the control group decreased to 37.4 ± .496 versus 37.8 ± .554 oC after application of warm water foot bath therapy respectively, with statistically significance difference. Conclusion:-The current study concluded that applying warm water foot bath therapy in children with fever is effective in reducing body temperature than plain water compresses with statistically significant differences. Provide the hospital with written protocol on methods of warm water foot bath therapy to be applied in the hospitals was recommended.
Keywords children, fever. Body temperature, warm water, foot bath therapy
Published In Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On 2023-08-31
Cite This Effect of Warm Water Foot Bath Therapy on Body Temperature among Children with Fever - Mrs. K. Prasanna, Mis. Jyothsna.N - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.6002
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.6002
Short DOI https://doi.org/gspcd2
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