ABSTRAK
Lansia merupakan usia yang usia yang paling sering mengalami demensia. Senam ataupun terapi
perlu dilakukan, salah satu metodenya adalah lewat metode senam otak (brain gym). Tujuan penelitian ini
adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh senam otak (brain gym) terhadap penderita demensia pada lansia.
Metode: Penelitian ini berdesain quasi eksperiment dengan pendekatan control group pre-test post- test.
Populasi: Lansia dengan demensia di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Nguling, dengan teknik purposive sampling
didapat 36 lansia, kelompok perlakuan (n=18) dan kontrol (n=18). Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan
Wilcoxon signed rank test. Hasil: Ada perbedaan signifikan pada fungsi kognitif lansia. Dibuktikan dengan
hasil analisis Wilcoxon signed rank test pada kelompok perlakuan didapatkan hasil pengetahuan p=0.000 .
Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan ada pengaruh senam otak (brain gym) terhadap peningkatan fungsi kognitif
pada lansia. Diskusi: Ada pengaruh senam otak (brain gym) terhadap peningkatan fungsi kognitif pada
lansia. Keluarga dan perawat komunitas di wilayah kerja puskesmas Nguling dapat menerapkan senam otak
(brain gym) sebagai alternatif pilihan media peningkatan fungsi kognitif pada lansia demensia.
BRAIN GYM FOR COGNITIVE FUNCTION ELDERLY DEMENTIA IN THE WORK AREA
PASURUAN MGULING HEALTH CENTER
ABSTRACT
Elderly is the age most often experience dementia. Gymnastics or therapy needs to be done,
one method is through the brain gym method. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect
of brain gym on people with dementia in the elderly. Methods: This study was a quasi-
experimental design with a pre-test post-test control group approach. Population: Elderly people
with dementia in the working area of Nguling Public Health Center, with purposive sampling
technique, 36 elderly people were obtained, treatment group (n=18) and control group (n=18).
Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results: : There is a significant difference
in the cognitive function of the elderly. It is proven by the results of the Wilcoxon signed rank test
analysis in the treatment group, the results of knowledge are p = 0.000. Results of the study
concluded that there was an effect of brain gym on increasing cognitive function in the elderly.
Discussion: There is an effect of brain gym on increasing cognitive function in the elderly.
Families and community nurses in the working area of the Nguling Health Center can apply brain
gym as an alternative choice of media for improving cognitive function in elderly dementia.