Sabitha, M (2018) Evaluate the effectiveness of hot foot bath with Epsom salt on joint pain, stiffness, and physical function among patients with osteoarthritis in selected hospitals at Ottanchathiram. Masters thesis, Bishop's College of Nursing, Dharapuram.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Osteoarthritis is a common form of arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by progressive degenerative changes in the cartilage of one or more joints (as of the knees, hip, and hands) accompanied by thickening and overgrowth of adjacent bone and that is marked symptomatically chiefly by stiffness, swelling, pain, deformation of joints, and loss of range of motion. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of hot foot bath with Epsom salt on joint pain, stiffness, and physical function among patients with osteoarthritis in selected hospitals at Ottanchathiram. METHODS: Conceptual framework for the study has been based on modified Wiedenbech’s helping art of clinical nursing theory. The research design used was Quasi experimental non-equivalent control group pretest and posttest design. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used to select 60 samples for the study, 30 in experimental group and 30 in control group. The tool used for the study was Womac osteoarthritis index scale to assess the joint pain, stiffness and physical function. Hot foot bath with Epsom salt procedure was done for 20 minutes daily once in the morning for a period of 10 days in experimental group. The collected data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The Independent ‘t’ value of joint pain was 13.3 which was significant at P < 0.05 level. This showed that there is a significant reduction in the level of joint pain between experimental and control group. The Independen ‘t’ value of stiffness was 30.6 which was significant at P < 0.05 level. This showed that there is a significant reduction in the level of stiffness between experimental and control group. The Independent ‘t’ value of physical function was 81.5 which was significant at P< 0.05 level. This showed that there is a significant improvement in the physical function between experimental and control group. The findings revealed that there was no association between the level of joint pain among patients with osteoarthritis and their selected demographic variables in experimental group. There was no significant association between the level of stiffness among patients with osteoarthritis and their selected demographic variables in experimental group. There was no significant association between the level of difficulty in physical function among patients with osteoarthritis and their demographic variables in experimental group. RESULTS: The results of the study concluded that foot bath with Epsom salt procedure was effective in reduction of joint pain, stiffness and improving the physical function among patients with osteoarthritis.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.301610302 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hot foot bath, Epsom salt, joint pain, stiffness, physical function, patients, osteoarthritis, selected hospitals, Ottanchathiram. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Oct 2019 16:55 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Oct 2019 16:55 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/11707 |
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