PENGARUH COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) TERHADAP POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) PADA PASIEN POST KECELAKAAN LALU LINTAS DI RSUP SANGLAH DENPASAR
Abstract: Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a disease caused by maladaptive response of the
traumatic process that is endured by the patient. The traumatic can be caused
by various reasons, one of them is traffic accidents. In a way PTSD can be
treated well if it is detected as early as possible. The management of PTSD
includes pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. One of the forms regard the
psychotherapy that is effective in the treatment of PTSD, namely the method of
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This study was a pre-experimental design
study (one group pretest-posttest design) and aimed to reduce grievances of
PTSD as seen from the average of PSS scores before and after treatment. In this
study, the cases of PTSD were selected by PTSD Symptom Scale (PSS) then there
were 15 samples selected as research respondent through purposive sampling
technique. The data was collected by interview method then used to complete the
PSS questionnaire. The result of statistical tests of Paired T-Test showed
there were differences average PSS scores with a significance level of p=0,000.
It means CBT have a significant effect in reducing the signs and symptoms of
PTSD in patients with post-traffic accident. Based on the findings above, it is
suggested to the nurse/the other health professionals use CBT as one of the
possible interventions to reduce grievances and symptoms of PTSD.
Penulis: Diah Prabandari
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd150339
