• LAISHRAM RUSHILA DEVI
• Prof. Sheela Williams

This study has been undertaken to assess the effect of hot water foot bath therapy on body temperature among patients with fever, admitted in selected Hospital, Mysuru. A quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group pre test-post test design was used and non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the 60 patients with fever who are undergoing treatment, 30 each in experimental and control group. Personal Proforma was used to elicit the personal variables. The body temperature was assessed by using clinical thermometer. The intervention i.e., application of hot water foot bath therapy was administered to the experimental group along with prescribed treatment whereas control group received only prescribed treatment. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the study revealed that, the computed repeated measures of ANOVA was significant within the groups at 0.05 level of significance. Findings also revealed that the independent ‘t’ value for post test 1 and 2 (post test 1: 3.18 and post test 2:3.6;p<0.05) were significant between experimental and control group and inferred that the application of hot water foot bath therapy along with prescribed treatment was effective . The result also revealed that the application of hot water foot bath therapy had no significant association with their selected personal variables. It was concluded that, application of hot water foot bath therapy along with prescribed treatment was effective in reducing the body temperature than only prescribed treatment among patients with fever.

Fever; hot water foot bath therapy; prescribed treatment

"A study to assess the effect of hot water foot bath therapy on body temperature among patients with fever, admitted in selected Hospital, Mysuru", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.350-355, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905C49.pdf

"A study to assess the effect of hot water foot bath therapy on body temperature among patients with fever, admitted in selected Hospital, Mysuru", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp350-355, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905C49.pdf