THE EFFECT OF HALLUCINATION GROUP ACTIVITIES THERAPHY TO THE TREATMENT PROGRESS FOR PATIENTS’ HALLUCINATIONS IN MANGGIS ROOM AT THE MADANI REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN PALU

Abstract

Abstract : the therapy of group activity is one of the modality theraphy which is conducted by the nurse to  a group of clients with similar nursing problems. This theraphy had been implemented at Madani Regional Hospital in every patient’s care wards with mental disorders, one of those wards was Manggis care wards. Where, this theraphy was given, not show a significant effect on the progress of treatment for patients with hallucinations. One of the therapies that had proved effectively to overcome the symptoms of mental disorders was the hallucination group activities theraphy which is focused to the patient as individual, group, family and community. The aim of the research was to find out the influence of the hallucination group activities theraphy to the treatment progress for patients’ hallucination in Manggis ward at Madani General Hospital in Palu. The research design was Quasi Experiment with one group pre-test and post-test. The population was the whole patients who suffered hallucination as many as 24 people. The sample on the research was 10 respondents, the sample collection used purposive sampling technique. The data analysis applied frequency distribution and Paired t tests. The result of the research was from 10 respondents who treated in Manggis Ward at Madani Regional Hospital were found the majority of the respondents on pre-test result, the average of treatment progress for patients’ hallucination was 1.40. After being given this theraphy, the average of post-test was 3.10. The result of the study indicated there was an influence of the hallucination group activities to the treatment progress for the patients’ hallucination and the result of t dependent test obtained p value = 0.000 < α (0.05). In short, there is an influence of the hallucination group activities to pre-test and post-test and the trerament progress for the patients’ hallucination in Manggis Ward at Madani Regional Hospital in Palu. The suggestion for Madani Regional Hospital is to implement this theraphy as regularly as possible in the ward.