A Thought Stopping Implemented To Decrease Auditory Hallucinations in Nursing Care Approach at Rawasari Public Health Center

Abstract

Background: The schizophrenia prevalence was dramatically increase every year including auditory hallucination. The schizophrenia rate was 2.1 million people and increased in 2018 to 2.3 million people out of a total world population of 7.5 billion. It is estimated that more than 90% of schizophrenic of hearing hallucinations patients living with community. Halucinations patients had often experience that they could feel but cannot be felt by other people. This study aimed to identify a tought stopping hallucinations implementation among hearing hallucinations in nursing care approach. Methods: This case study used a descriptive case study with nursing care aprroach, where the subject of the case study was carried out on 2 patients with auditory hallucinations on June 12th until June 14th 2024. Data collection was carried out using interview methods, filling out questionnaires and observation. The implementation results for 3 days among patients showed that there was a change in the level of hallucinations using Auditory Hallucination Rating Scale (AHRS) questionaire, although it was not significant. Results: Subjects had lower level of auditory hallucination by controlling voice recources from environments and managing of auditory halucination behavior. Conclusion: Further investigation is needed health workers, especially nurses at Community Health Centers can frequenty providing nursing care role in health educatiion among families and patients with hallucinations on a regular basis by approaching a thought stopping therapy.