Nursing intervention, family's role, cadre's role and medical services: Case series on client with hallucination and self-care deficit

Abstract

This study aim to find out changes in signs and symptoms hallucinations and self-care deficits in clients schizophrenia after being given therapy as usual (TAU), behavior therapy, family psychoeducation, cadre assistance, and medical services. Design of this study is a case series with 6 clients. The activity consisted of 16 meetings; 7 with nurses, 4 with cadres, and 5 with medical services. This study used instruments of signs and symptoms as well as hallucinations and self-care deficits. Study show that clients who get therapy as usual, family psychoeducation, behavioral therapy, cadre assistance, and medical services become decrease in signs and symptoms as well as an increase in their ability compared to clients who only get some intervention. This study shows the importance of nursing intervention, family psychoeducation, behavioral therapy, as well as cadre assistance and medical services for clients of hallucinations and self-care deficits.