EFFECTIVENESS OF WARM WATER FOOTBATH ON QUALITY OF SLEEP AMONG CANCER PATIENTS

Cancer is a major health problem worldwide and is often associated with sleep disturbances that negatively affect patients quality of life. Warm water footbath is a simple, non-pharmacological intervention that may promote relaxation and improve sleep quality among cancer patients.Therefore, the aim of the present study is to assess the effectiveness of warm water footbath on quality of sleep among cancer patients.A quantitative research approach with a quasi-experimental non-randomized pre-test and post-test control group design was done and the study was conducted at Mizoram State Cancer Institute (MSCI),Aizawl, Mizoram. Using a non-probability purposive sampling technique, 60 cancer patients were selected and allocated into an experimental group (n=30) and a control group (n=30).