Effectiveness of Warm Water Footbath on Temperature and Fatigue among Children with Fever
Saied El-Nagger, Dr. Nahed; Ragab, Hoda;
Abstract
Contents: A fever can have various causes. Fever can be the only sign of a sick child. It may be combined with several problems.
Aim: Evaluate warm water footbath effectiveness on the temperature and fatigue level among children with fever.
Methods: Quasi-experimental pre/post, study, and control groups design was used. A non-probability purposive sample composed of 100
children, 50 in each study and control groups, their age ranged from 6-12 years with fever. The study was conducted in the Medical and Surgical
wards, Emergency Unit (ER), Oncology and Hematology Units, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children Hospital affiliated to Ain
Shams University. Four tools were used. A Structured Interviewing Questionnaire. It is composed of two parts; the first part was concerned
with the socio-demographic characteristics of children. The second part was concerned with the child's medical history. The second tool was
the Child's Vital Signs Chart (pre & post). It was used to assess the child's vital signs, especially temperature. The third tool was Fatigue Scale
Child (FS-C), and the fourth tool was Fatigue Scale Staff (FS-S) (pre & post) were used to assess the fatigue level among children pre- and
post-applying warm water footbath from child perceptions and researcher's evaluation as a staff. The intervention was a warm water footbath
applied for 20-30 minutes.
Results: The mean score level of children's age was 10±1.3 & 10±1.5 years for both the study and control groups, respectively. Nearly twothirds
of them (68% &62%) were boys in the study and control groups, respectively. There were significant differences in the temperature and
fatigue score among children with a fever between the study and control groups after the application of warm water footbath therapy. Also,
statistically significant differences between the children mean scores of temperature and fatigue pre- and post-footbath in the study group
children.
Conclusion: Warm water footbath is effective in reducing the temperature and fatigue level among children with fever. Recommendations:
Warm water footbath should be involved in fever management protocol for children as a complementary therapy, and further studies with a
large sample and another age group of children in another setting are also recommended.
Aim: Evaluate warm water footbath effectiveness on the temperature and fatigue level among children with fever.
Methods: Quasi-experimental pre/post, study, and control groups design was used. A non-probability purposive sample composed of 100
children, 50 in each study and control groups, their age ranged from 6-12 years with fever. The study was conducted in the Medical and Surgical
wards, Emergency Unit (ER), Oncology and Hematology Units, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children Hospital affiliated to Ain
Shams University. Four tools were used. A Structured Interviewing Questionnaire. It is composed of two parts; the first part was concerned
with the socio-demographic characteristics of children. The second part was concerned with the child's medical history. The second tool was
the Child's Vital Signs Chart (pre & post). It was used to assess the child's vital signs, especially temperature. The third tool was Fatigue Scale
Child (FS-C), and the fourth tool was Fatigue Scale Staff (FS-S) (pre & post) were used to assess the fatigue level among children pre- and
post-applying warm water footbath from child perceptions and researcher's evaluation as a staff. The intervention was a warm water footbath
applied for 20-30 minutes.
Results: The mean score level of children's age was 10±1.3 & 10±1.5 years for both the study and control groups, respectively. Nearly twothirds
of them (68% &62%) were boys in the study and control groups, respectively. There were significant differences in the temperature and
fatigue score among children with a fever between the study and control groups after the application of warm water footbath therapy. Also,
statistically significant differences between the children mean scores of temperature and fatigue pre- and post-footbath in the study group
children.
Conclusion: Warm water footbath is effective in reducing the temperature and fatigue level among children with fever. Recommendations:
Warm water footbath should be involved in fever management protocol for children as a complementary therapy, and further studies with a
large sample and another age group of children in another setting are also recommended.
Other data
Title | Effectiveness of Warm Water Footbath on Temperature and Fatigue among Children with Fever | Authors | Saied El-Nagger, Dr. Nahed ; Ragab, Hoda | Affiliations | Pediatric Nursing Department -Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University; Pediatric Nursing Department -Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University | Editors | Evidence-Based Nursing Research Vol. 2 No. 4 October 2020 | Editors' affiliations | Evidence-Based Nursing Research | Keywords | Warm water footbath, temperature, fatigue, children, fever | Issue Date | 2020 | Publisher | Evidence-Based Nursing Research Vol. 2 No. 4 October 2020 | Journal | Evidence-Based Nursing Research | Volume | 2 | Issue | 4 | Start page | 202 | End page | 2012 | DOI | 10.47104/ebnrojs3.v2i4.179 |
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