Pemberian Terapi Penghentian Pikiran (Thought Stopping) Menurunkan Kecemasan Klien Hipertensi

Abstract

Giving Thought Stopping Therapy to Reduce Anxiety of Hypertensive Clients. Anxiety is the most common mental health problem characterized by changes in mood, thought, behavior and physiological activity. One of the health problems that causes anxiety is hypertension. Therapy that can be given to eliminate various thoughts that continue to interfere with hypertensive clients such as the emergence of concerns about their disease is thought stopping therapy. The purpose of this case study is to identify the effect of giving thought stopping therapy in reducing anxiety in hypertensive clients. This research is a descriptive study with a case study design. The subject in this case study is a client who has a history of hypertension. Clients are given Thought Stopping Therapy for 3 sessions, namely the first session identifying unpleasant events and causing disturbing thoughts and stopping disturbing thoughts on a regular basis; the second session stops distracting thoughts by using a variable count; the third session evaluates the benefits of stopping distracting thoughts. Average duration is 30 – 45 minutes per session. The author identifies problems with clients using advanced mental assessment with the Stuart adaptation stress model approach and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ)-20 questionnaire, before and after giving thought-stopping therapy. The results show a decrease in anxiety in clients from a score of 8 to 3. Thought stopping therapy can reduce anxiety in hypertensive clients. This therapy can be recommended for hypertensive clients who experience anxiety.