The Effect of Group Activity Therapy on Patients’ Independence Level in Controlling Hallucinations at Bogor Mental Health Clinic
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https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v14i1.18871Keywords:
Group Therapy Activity, Hallucinations, Independence levelAbstract
Backgrounds: Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder, in which a person experiences disturbances in thoughts,
behavior and usually involves hallucinations.Group activity therapy is a type of therapy that isperformed on a
group of patients who have mental disorders. The purpose of group activity therapy is to help patients socialize
with other people and can change maladaptive behavior into adaptive behavior.
Aim: This study is aimed to examine the effect of group activity therapy on patient’s independence level in
controlling hallucinations at Bogor Mental Health Clinic.
Methodology: This study used pre-experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design with a
questionnaire that contained patient’s level of independence in controlling hallucinations before and after being
given Group Activity Therapy. The research was carried out at Bogor Health Mental Clinic, Bogor City during
March-December 2021 with a total sample of 42 participants and the sampling technique used was purposive
sampling. The data analysis technique used prerequisite tests (normality and homogeneity) and statistical tests
with Paired T-Test or the Wilcoxon rank test.
Result: From total sample of 42 participants, there were 25 participants (59.5%) in the category of less independent
in controlling hallucinations during the pre-test and there were 30 participants (71.4%) in the category of being
quite independent during the post-test with Asymp.Sig scores (2- tailed) 0.000 <0.05.
Conclusion: There was a significant effect of group activity therapy on the patient’s independence level in
controlling hallucinations at Bogor Mental Health Clinic.
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