The effect of footbath on the quality of sleep in older adults: A pilot study |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Geriatric Care Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran;2. Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran;3. Research Committee for Students, School of Nursing, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran;1. School of Nursing, University of Maryland, 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA;1. School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, China;2. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Province, China;3. Department of Psychology, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi Province, China;1. Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA;2. College of Nursing, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmeoro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, South Korea;3. College of Nursing, Dongguk University, 123 Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do 38066, South Korea;4. Clinical Trials Center, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 21 Namdongdae-ro 774-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea;1. Loretta J. Lowak Clarke Distinguished Professor in Health and Kinesiology, Department of Public Health, College of Health, Community and Policy (HCaP), The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States;2. School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio, United States;3. ReACH Center, UT Health San Antonio, United States;4. South Central Area Health Education Center, UT Health San Antonio, United States;5. Dreeben School of Education, University of the Incarnate Word, United States;1. Department of Health Behavior and Social Medicine, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;2. Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;3. Department of Geriatrics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China;4. Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York;5. Shenzhen Futian District Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital, Shenzhen, China;6. Department of Psychiatry and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;7. Chengdu Jinxin Mental Diseases Hospital, Chengdu, China |
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| Abstract: | This pilot study was a randomized controlled trial that aimed to investigate the effect of the warm footbath on the sleep quality of Iranian older adults. Males and females aged over 60 were randomly divided into three groups (footbath group with water at 40°C, footbath group with water at 37°C, and one control group) using the permutation block method. Repeated measures design was used to compare the groups after week two and week four to study the effects of footbath on sleep quality. Footbath with water at 40°C and 37°C caused significant improvement in the participants' sleep quality. No significant difference was found between the participants' sleep quality treated with water at 40°C and 37°C. Future studies with larger samples are recommended for assessing the effectiveness of warm footbath in enhancing sleep quality in older adults. |
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