Pemanfaatan Virtual Reality Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Bersosialisasi Pada Klien Skizofrenia: Literature Review

Abstract

<p><em>Social dysfunction is a manifestation of symptoms of schizophrenia which is characterized by decreased social functioning. One of the modality therapies that can be done to improve the socialization ability is social skills interventions in the form of repeatedly and gradually socialization exercises in patients. </em><em>Th</em><em>i</em><em>s article aimed to explore the using virtual reality for improving social skills of patients with schizophrenia.<strong> </strong>Literature review used in this study reviewed journals collected from </em><em>Clinical Key</em><em>, EBSCO, ProQuest and Scopus since 2007-2019.</em> <em>L</em><em>iter</em><em>a</em><em>t</em><em>u</em><em>r</em><em>e study in this scientific paper shows the result that using virtual reality in schizophrenia patient need to be applied to improve his/her social skills, though the method that already done in conventional way.<strong> </strong>Virtual reality is one of methodes that can be used to improve social skills of schizophrenia patients.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Keyword:</em><em> Social Skills</em><em>, </em><em>Virtual Reality</em><em>, Schizoprenia</em></p><p><em> </em></p>

Utilization of Digital Technology in Handling Schizophrenia: A Literature Study

“…Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disorder between genetic and environmental factors that interact and contribute to the risk of developing the disorder. People with schizophrenia usually tend to be unable to connect the thoughts that arise in themselves which causes the loss of the ability to carry out daily activities in meeting their basic needs other than the need for food and sleep, as well as the inability of sufferers to perform self-care (Merduaty & Hariyati, 2019;Townsend, 2019).…”