The Effectiveness of Brain Gym and Brain Vitalization Gym in Increasing Cognitive Function of The Elderly in Pucang Gading Social Rehabilitation Unit of Semarang

Abstract

Cognitive function of the elderly is influenced by several factors such as age, sex, education and physical activity so that it can impact on the decreasing of progressive cognitive function. As power center of thinking, brain requires to be taken care by making a simple movement that followed by various of brain fuction component like vision, imagination, hearing and emotion. The objective of study is to find the difference of effectiveness of brain gymnastics and brain vitalization gymnastics in increasing of cognitive function of the elderly. It is quantitative study by using design of Quasi Experimental Pre and Post Test without Control Group. The data collecting is using questionnaires of MMSE. The number of respondents is 34 elderly with consecutive sampling technique by using Simple Paired T-test, Wicoxon and Mann Whitney. It indicates that the result of statistical test with Simple Paired T-test in group of brain gymnastics obtained p value 0,000 (p value < 0,050), so that it is stated that there is a significant difference between cognitive function in group of brain gymnastics before and after treatment, Wilcoxon test in group of brain vitalization gymnastics obtained p value 0,000 (p value < 0,050) so that there it is a significant difference between cognitive function in brain vitalization gymnastics group before and after treatment. The result of statistical test of Mann Whitney obtained p value or significant 0,004 (p value < 0,050), this it can be concluded that there is a significant defference between cognitive function in group of brain gymnastics and brain vitalization gymnastics. There is significant difference between cognitive function in group of brain gymnastics and brain vitalization gymnastics in Pucang Gading Social Rehabilitation Unit of Semarang (p value < 0,050).