Social interaction is one of important indicator in the recovery process of mental patients, especially in patients with schizophrenia. Active social interactions can help patients with schizophrenia to socialize, while less active social interactions can cause social isolation to the risk of suicide. The purpose of this study was to determine the social interaction of patients with schizophrenia in psychiatric hospital. The number of participant in this study were 52 patients. Sampling with a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using Social Interaction Questionnaire and Behavior Observation Sheet consisting of 18 statements. The analysis of this study was using univariate analysis with table of frequency distribution. The results showed that social interactions in schizophrenia patients were 45 patients with less active interacting categories, 5 patients with moderately active interacting categories, and 2 patients with active interacting categories. The results of the study can be used as a reference in determining appropriate nursing therapy in increasing social interaction in schizophrenia patients in mental hospitalsKeywords: social interaction; social psychological factors; schizophrenia;

Demensia menjadi sebuah gangguan yang menyebabkan depresi pada orang yang mengalami proses degeneratif. Beberapa intervensi telah dikembangkan untuk membantu proses pemulihan pada penderita demensia dengan depresi yang sedang dialami. Intervensi musik diyakini membawa dampak positif untuk mengurangi depresi pada penderita demensia. Tujuan dari tinjauan ini untuk mengidentifikasi efek dari beberapa intervensi musik dalam mengurangi depresi pada penderita demensia. Proses pencarian artikel dari database elektronik yaitu PubMed, CINAHL, dan Cochrane. Ada tujuh artikel dari tahun 2010 hingga 2018 yang digunakan dalam tinjauan ini. Kriteria inklusi dari penelitian yang ada di tinjauan literatur ini adalah penelitian intervensi musik, menggunakan desain randomized controlled trial pada penderita demensia, mengurangi atau menurunkan depresi sebagai hasil, berbahasa Inggris, dan diterbitkan dalam 12 tahun terakhir. Enam penelitian melaporkan intervensi musik secara signifikan efektif untuk mengurangi atau menurunkan depresi pada penderita demensia.

People with schizophrenia experience limited social interaction because of affective, cognitive, and psychomotor alterations. The problem of interaction requires intervention to increase their social interaction. There is a need for a system that can monitor the development of the interactive social abilities of people with schizophrenia. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of mindfulness therapy on the social interaction of people with schizophrenia using a mobile application (SI-DESIS). Fifty-two people with schizophrenia who met the criteria were divided into an intervention group and a control group. The mindfulness therapy was carried out in six sessions for three weeks. Data were collected using pre-test and post-test scores with the Social Interaction Questionnaire and Behavior Observation Sheet. The results showed an increase in the level of social interaction for participants who were given the intervention (U = 12,000, p < 0.05). The rise of social interaction emphasized the stages of mindfulness therapy: the comfort stage and the independently healthy target stage. Mindfulness-based mobile applications are useful to enhance the social interactions of people with schizophrenia.

Background: Technology is used for not only the development of the health industry but also the advancement of health services, especially in mental health nursing. The current service of mental health nursing needs quick and accurate actions and security of documentation. An information system is a form of technology which can provide a solution to improve the quality of mental health nursing services. Objectives: This paper aims to review some information system or application that was used in mental health and describe information systems associated with the patients' ability in performing self-care also the outcomes of services. Methods: This study is a literature review which collected its data from journal articles published from 2000 to 2019, with keywords: mental health, information technology, and mobile application. The articles were retrieved from the electronic databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, Wiley Online Library, and Science Direct. Seven articles were included in this review. The theme of this study is the information system in mental health nursing interventions. Results: The results of the analysis show that technological development is applied in the information system of patient monitoring and independent actions in caring for symptoms of mental health disorders to increase the quality of mental health. Conclusions: The implementation of information technology on the documentation of mental health nursing service has not been extensively developed in hospitals.