The Intervention of Brain Gym in Increasing the Quality of Life on The Elderly

Abstract

This research aims to find the effect of Brain Gym interventions in improving the quality of life in the elderly after controlling with the confounding variables are age, sex, and education. This research is experimental research with pre and post-test group design and randomizes design. The sample determination based on the inclusion criteria. The sample is 66 people, divided into two groups of 33 respondents respectively. The determination of the group by using the randomize table, then conducted a pre-test in both groups by using the WHOQOL-BREF's questionnaire. Group 1 was given 10 minutes gym/exercise with the frequency of three times a week and physical activity, while group 2 was a control. The brain gym and physical activity interventions were given for a month and then conducted a post-test. The research data were analyzed by using a paired sample t-test independent sample t-test, ANCOVA, Chi-Square, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov. The result showed that p = 0,000 <0,05 and the mean quality of life improvement in group gym for 10 minutes/exercise with the frequency of three times in a week were 9.48 ± 3.104 while in group 2 as the control was 2.15 ± 1.372. The brain gym for 10 minutes/exercise with the frequency of three times a week affects improving the quality of life in the elderly.