The Relationship Between Occupational Therapy Activity and The Level Of Creativity in Schizophrenia Patients at the Liquiça Inpatient Health Center in The Municipality of Liquica (2025)

Introduction: Someone who suffers from mental disorders, such as schizophrenic patients, experiences personality disorders, such as deviations of thoughts, perceptions and so on emotion. One method of treatment therapy in schizophrenic patients is the occupational therapy method. Occupational therapy is the cure or recovery of the individual with the analysis and use of activities that aim according to the needs of each individual. Research Objective: This study was to determine the relationship between occupational therapy activity and creativity level in schizophrenic patients at the Community Health Center of Liquiçá. Research Methodology: This type of investigation is a quantitative investigation with a research design using a correlative descriptive design. The research sample consisted of 80 schizophrenic patients. Samples were collected based on the bed occupancy rate of patient visits after occupational therapy activity. Research instruments derived from the number of consultations after occupational therapy. Evaluation of creativity derived from the questionnaire. In the analysis of the research data using the Chi-square test, covariance, linear regression and correlation coefficient. Discussion Results: It is based on the analysis of the test with statistical covariance, linear regression and Pearson's correlation coefficient between the variables (independent and dependent) the value r = 0.2172 with a percentage of 4.7% or 5%, so the value it presents has a relationship between occupational therapy activity and the level of creativity cited by (Tilman CB., et al, 2025). Conclusion: Between two variables (independent and dependent) there is a positive relationship between occupational therapy activity and the level of creativity.