Effectiveness of warm water foot bath therapy on body temperature in school-age children with typhoid fever

Abstract

One of the pediatric health problems in Indonesia is typhoid fever. Typhoid fever cases in Indonesia continue to increase every year. Data from one of the health problems experienced by children in Indonesia is typhoid fever. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) the incidence of typhoid fever is 128,000 to 161,000 deaths each year. Typhoid fever or often called typhus disease is an infectious disease caused by food or drink contaminated with Salmonella typhi bacteria. This studied provide an overview of nursing care in school-age children with typhoid fever who are carried out warm water foot soak therapy to overcome hyperthermia. This research method is qualitative with a case study approach where the author performs warm water footbath therapy, and observes changes in body temperature. The results of the research were changes in body temperature with warm water foot soak therapy measured by observation sheets. The results of nursing care for 5 consecutive days with a duration of 15 minutes in 1 administration, there was a decrease in body temperature with an average decrease of 0.5 ℃. Conclusion: In this research, warm water foot bath therapy can work effectively on changes in body temperature for school-age children with typhoid fever