Effectiveness of Warm Footbath on Quality of Sleep Among Cancer Patients

Abstract

Cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases that can affect any part of the body. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018.The study aims to assess the effect of warm footbath on quality of sleep among patients with cancer. The study was conducted in saveetha medical college and hospital with 80 sample were alternatively assigned to experimental group and control group so as to include 30 samples in each group. The data was collected by using Groningen sleep quality scale to quality of sleep among patients with cancer. The results shows highly significant difference in the quality of sleep among patients with cancer after warm footbath.