HUBUNGAN ANTARA LIFESTYLE DENGAN FUNGSI KOGNITIF PADA LANSIA

Abstract

An increase in the elderly population as a consequence of an increase in life expectancy.Increasing life expectancy is an indication of the success of long-term development, one of whichimproves both the economic condition and the living standard of society. This increase in lifeexpectancy is related to the changes that occur in the cognitive and mental function of the elderly.Cognitive function in the future is determined by someone’s life experience, health status and lifestyle.This study aims to determine the relationship of lifestyle with cognitive function in elderly atPosyandu Lansia Ngudi Rahayu Kelurahan Gelangan Kota Magelang in 2017.This research description corelation using cross-sectional approach. Research is done bymeasuring or observing independent and dependent variables at the same time. Independent variablein this research is life pattern, and dependent variable in this research is cognitive function.Spearman-rank test result shows that there is a significant relationship between lifestyle toelderly cognitive function at Posyandu Lansia Ngudi Rahayu Kelurahan Gelangan Kota Magelang pvalue 0,000 (p value < α 0,05) sehingga didapatkan hasil bahwa H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Sehingga dapatdisimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara gaya hidup dengan fungsi kognitifpada lansia diposyandu lansia Ngudi Rahayu Kelurahan Gelangan Kota Magelang tahun 2017 yaitu semakin baikgaya hidup lansia semakin baik pula fungsi kognitif pada lansia