Geriatric Care Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
Geriatr Nurs. 2021 Sep-Oct;42(5):1178-1183. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.07.008. Epub 2021 Aug 20.
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.
这项初步研究是一项随机对照试验，旨在探究温水足浴对伊朗老年人睡眠质量的影响。采用置换区组法将 60 岁以上的男性和女性随机分为三组（水温 40°C 的足浴组、水温 37°C 的足浴组和一组对照组）。在两周和四周后使用重复测量设计比较各组，以研究足浴对睡眠质量的影响。水温为 40°C 和 37°C 的足浴显著改善了参与者的睡眠质量。用 40°C 和 37°C 的水治疗后，参与者的睡眠质量没有显著差异。建议未来开展更大样本量的研究，以评估温水足浴对老年人睡眠质量的改善效果。
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