Abstract

A DETAILED METHODOLOGY: HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR IMPROVING SLEEP QUALITY IN ELDER ABUSED AND NONABUSED GERIATRIC PATIENTS- RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE TRIAL

Mehrotra Sakshi*, Gautam Vanija

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Abstract

Elder abuse is one of the causes of reduced health and especially reduced quality of sleep in elderly patient. A study conducted for improving sleep quality by homoeopathic medicines in Geriatric patients who were elder abused or non abused. It was a single blind Randomized comparative trial. A double arm prospective study was done in the year 2020-21 in Bikaner, Rajasthan. This article focuses only on the methodology followed by the research; the blinding technique, the randomization procedure, the statistical technique used and the tools used in the research which were used to analyze the data.

Keywords: Homoeopathy, Elder abuse, Geriatric, Sleep quality.