Pandichelvi, G (2016) A quasi experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of warm water foot bath therapy on fever among children with fever in Government Head Quarters Hospital, Pudukkottai. Masters thesis, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Nursing, Pudukkottai.
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Abstract
A quasi experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of warm water foot bath therapy on fever among children with fever was undertaken by Ms.G.Pandichelvi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Nursing under Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. OBJECTIVES : 1. To assess the pretest level of body temperature among children with fever in the experimental group and control group. 2. To assess the post test level of body temperature among children with the fever in the experimental and control group. 3. To evaluate the effectiveness of warm water foot bath therapy on level of body temperature among children with fever in the experimental group. 4. Find out the association between the post test level of body temperature among children with fever with their selected demographic variables in experimental group. Research design : Non randomized control group design Population : 6 to 12 years children. Sampling : Non-Probability purposive sampling technique Setting : Government head quarters hospital, Pudukkottai Tool : Demographic variables, clinical variables Data collection : A Quasi experimental, Non randomized control group (pretest post test control group) design was used. The timing of data collection was 6 weeks. Warm water foot bath therapy was administered to the children with fever. The level of body temperature was assessed by clinical thermometer. MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY : 1. Experimental group of children with fever had experienced normal, low grade fever when compared with control group. 2. There was a significant difference in the level of body temperature between control and experimental group. This clearly indicates that administration of warm water foot bath therapy was effective in decreasing the level of temperature among children suffering from fever. 3. There was a significant decrease in the level of body temperature among children with fever in the experimental group after the administration of warm footbath therapy among children than the control group children who had undergone normal hospital routine measures. 4. There was no significant association between the level of body temperature among children with fever with their selected demographic variables in experimental group, therefore warm water footbath therapy can be given children between 6
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Warm Water Foot Bath Therapy ; Fever ; Children ; Pudukkottai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2017 06:34 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Aug 2017 12:10 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/2760 |
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