The Influence of Occupational Arts of Drawing Therapy on Changes in Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenic Clients' Haluscinating at Jambi Mental Hospital

Abstract

Background: Hallucinations that don't get treated immediately can have impacts such as violent behavior, a high risk of suicide, and impaired social interaction. One of the efforts to overcome the symptoms of hallucinations in schizophrenic clients is drawing occupational therapy which can stimulate the brain to control the production process of noripinephrine and beta endorphins so that they are balanced for mood improvement so that the signs and symptoms of hallucinations change.

Aims : to determine the effect of drawing occupational art therapy on changes in signs and symptoms of hallucinations of schizophrenic clients.

Methods: This research is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design. The sample in this study were 36 respondents. Data collection techniques using observation sheets. The data analysis technique used was the Wilcoxon sign rank test.

Results: The statistical test results obtained a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05) which indicates a change in the average signs and symptoms of hallucinations.

Conclusion: There is an influence of occupational art drawing therapy on changes in signs and symptoms of hallucinations of schizophrenic clients.

Suggestion: it is recommended to the nurses in the Jambi Provincial Hospital that occupational therapy is carried out routinely 2-3 times a week to improve changes in signs and symptoms of hallucinations of schizophrenic clients so as to improve the quality of the client's mental health.