EFFECT OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM INTENSITY BRAIN GYMNASTICS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY
Background: Decreased brain aging is due to impaired cognitive function. One effort to inhibit cognitive decline due to aging is by doing brain gym. Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of light and medium intensity brain gymnastic on the improvement of cognitive function of elderly, a...
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| description | Background: Decreased brain aging is due to impaired cognitive function. One effort to inhibit cognitive decline due to aging is by doing brain gym.
Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of light and medium intensity brain gymnastic on the improvement of cognitive function of elderly, and compare its result between the two intervention.
Methods: This was an experimental research with pre-test and post-test group design conducted in 2016. There were 66 people included in this study, which 33 randomly assigned in the light intensity brain gymnastic group (group I) and medium intensity brain gymnastic group (group II). Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) questionnaires was used to measure cognitive function of elderly. Data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis. Bivariate analysis used paired t-test and independet sample t-test.
Results: Findings of this study reveal that there was a significant effect of light and medium intensity brain gymnastic on the improvement of cognitive function of elderly (p=0.000). However, light intensity brain gymnastics (mean= 6.61) is better in improving the cognitive function of the elderly compared with medium intensity brain gymnastics (mean 2.18), with p=0.000, respectively. .
Conclusions: Brain gymnastic with light intensity for 10 minutes per exercise with frequency of 3 times a week is more effective in improving the cognitive function of the elderly compared with brain gymnastic with medium intensity for 15 minutes per exercise with frequency of 2 times a week. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a765e96f755e434d923e4598b77762ee2022-12-21T23:28:41ZengBelitung Raya FoundationBelitung Nursing Journal2477-40732477-40732018-09-0145518523EFFECT OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM INTENSITY BRAIN GYMNASTICS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLYParellangi0Rina Loriana1Rivan Firdaus2Department of Nursing, Health Polytechnic of Health Ministry, East Kalimantan, IndonesiaDepartment of Nursing, Health Polytechnic of Health Ministry, East Kalimantan, IndonesiaDepartment of Nursing, Health Polytechnic of Health Ministry, East Kalimantan, IndonesiaBackground: Decreased brain aging is due to impaired cognitive function. One effort to inhibit cognitive decline due to aging is by doing brain gym. Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of light and medium intensity brain gymnastic on the improvement of cognitive function of elderly, and compare its result between the two intervention. Methods: This was an experimental research with pre-test and post-test group design conducted in 2016. There were 66 people included in this study, which 33 randomly assigned in the light intensity brain gymnastic group (group I) and medium intensity brain gymnastic group (group II). Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) questionnaires was used to measure cognitive function of elderly. Data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis. Bivariate analysis used paired t-test and independet sample t-test. Results: Findings of this study reveal that there was a significant effect of light and medium intensity brain gymnastic on the improvement of cognitive function of elderly (p=0.000). However, light intensity brain gymnastics (mean= 6.61) is better in improving the cognitive function of the elderly compared with medium intensity brain gymnastics (mean 2.18), with p=0.000, respectively. . Conclusions: Brain gymnastic with light intensity for 10 minutes per exercise with frequency of 3 times a week is more effective in improving the cognitive function of the elderly compared with brain gymnastic with medium intensity for 15 minutes per exercise with frequency of 2 times a week.https://belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/bnj/article/view/497brain gymelderlycognitive function |
| spellingShingle | Parellangi Rina Loriana Rivan Firdaus EFFECT OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM INTENSITY BRAIN GYMNASTICS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY Belitung Nursing Journal brain gym elderly cognitive function |
| title | EFFECT OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM INTENSITY BRAIN GYMNASTICS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY |
| title_full | EFFECT OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM INTENSITY BRAIN GYMNASTICS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY |
| title_fullStr | EFFECT OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM INTENSITY BRAIN GYMNASTICS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY |
| title_full_unstemmed | EFFECT OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM INTENSITY BRAIN GYMNASTICS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY |
| title_short | EFFECT OF LIGHT AND MEDIUM INTENSITY BRAIN GYMNASTICS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY |
| title_sort | effect of light and medium intensity brain gymnastics on the improvement of cognitive function in elderly |
| topic | brain gym elderly cognitive function |
| url | https://belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/bnj/article/view/497 |
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