A Comparative study to assess the effectiveness of Warm and Tepid Sponging in Reducing Hyperthermia among Children between the age group of 1-6 years in Ashwin Hospital, Coimbatore

Anushyajanedisreali, S (2018) A Comparative study to assess the effectiveness of Warm and Tepid Sponging in Reducing Hyperthermia among Children between the age group of 1-6 years in Ashwin Hospital, Coimbatore. Masters thesis, PPG College of Nursing, Coimbatore.

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Abstract

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of Warm and Tepid Sponging in Reducing Hyperthermia among Children between the age group of 1-6 years in Ashwin Hospital, Coimbatore. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the level of body temperature before and after warm sponging among children belonging to Experimental Group I. 2. To assess the level of body temperature before and after tepid sponging among children belonging to Experimental Group II. 3. To compare the effectiveness of warm and tepid sponging in reducing hyperthermia among children in Experimental group I and experimental group II. 4. To associate the effectiveness of warm sponging in reducing hyperthermia with selected demographic variables. e) To associate the effectiveness of tepid sponging in reducing hyperthermia with selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: The research design selected for the study was quasi experimental design (two group pre test and post test design) sample size for this study was 50 out of which 25 belong to experimental group I and 25 belongs to experimental group II who are selected by purposive sampling technique. Temperature was monitored using a digital thermometer, temperature recording data sheets and demographic variables were used to collect data. RESULTS: Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The independent‘t’ test was performed to compare the post test value of warm and tepid sponging in experimental group I and experimental group II. The calculated value of ‘t’ was 1.4 and respectively which is greater than the table value. This shows that there was significant difference in post test value of experimental group I and experimental group II. CONCLUSION: Warm sponging and tepid sponging were effective in reducing the body temperature, where as warm sponging had an additive effect and prevented further rise in body temperature for longer period of time when compared to tepid sponging and children experience little or no discomfort with warm sponging.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Additional Information: Reg.No.301616101
Uncontrolled Keywords: Warm and Tepid Sponging, reducing Hyperthermia, Children, Age Group of 1 To 6 Years, Ashwin Hospital, Coimbatore.
Subjects: NURSING > Paediatric Nursing
Depositing User: Subramani R
Date Deposited: 28 Sep 2019 17:24
Last Modified: 29 Sep 2019 01:36
URI: http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/11607

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