Schizophrenia
Conditions
Keywords
Footbath, Quality of sleep, Chronic schizophrenia, Patient
Brief summary
The research title is the effect of hot footbath on the sleep quality of patients with chronic schizophrenia. The research was a randomized controlled trial. The setting was the chronic inpatient wards at a psychiatric teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan. A total of 63 participants, 30 in the hot footbath group and 33 in the control group, were completed the study from November 2019 to June 2020. Participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group and the control group. Through this method, we explored whether the trial could effectively improve patients' sleep quality.
Detailed description
The research title is the effect of hot footbath on the sleep quality of patients with chronic schizophrenia. The research was a randomized controlled trial. The setting was the chronic inpatient wards at a psychiatric teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan. A total of 63 participants, 30 in the hot footbath group and 33 in the control group, were completed the study from November 2019 to June 2020. Participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group was given a hot footbath with a temperature of 41℃±1℃ for 20 minutes at about 1-2 hours before sleep, and this was repeated five times a week for four weeks; the control group was given routine care for four weeks. The CPSQI was used to collect the pre- and post-test data. Through this method, we explored whether the trial could effectively improve patients' sleep quality.
Interventions
OTHERhot footbath
The experimental group was given a hot footbath with a temperature of 41℃±1℃ for 20 minutes at about 1-2 hours before sleep
Sponsors
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The research was a randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly allocated to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group was given a hot footbath with a temperature of 41℃±1℃ for 20 minutes at about 1-2 hours before sleep, and this was repeated five times a week for four weeks; the control group was given routine care for four weeks. The CPSQI was used to collect the pre- and post-test data. Through this method, we explored whether the trial could effectively improve patients' sleep quality.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Clinical diagnosis of Schizophrenia Disease. 2. Having Schizophrenia at least two years. 3. Must have above 5 scores in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (CPSQI).
Exclusion criteria
1\. Having the foot problems, including allergy, wound, swelling, pain, peripheral circulation, and any skeletal, muscular, or nervous lesions in the foot.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | pretest | index scoring from 0 to 3 points, and total 21 points. A total score of all seven indexes \> 5 suggests poor sleep quality |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed