PENGARUH LATIHAN FISIK TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN KOGNITIF LANSIA DI DESA NGESREP KECAMATAN NGEMPLAK KABUPATEN BOYOLALI
Abstract: Exercise, Older
People, Cognitive Performance, MMSE. Cognitive performance in older people
declines gradually due to aging process. It raises problems in functional daily
activities, risks of injury, and dependency. Literatures have been revealed the
benefits of exercise for health, not only physically, but also mentally. The
purpose of this study was to determine the effect of exercise on the cognitive
performance of older people in Ngesrep Village, Boyolali District. This study
was a quasi experimental one group pre test- post test with control group. A
constitutive sampling method was applied to get subjects, and found 20 people
for each experiment and control group. The instrument used was Mini Mental
State Examination (MMSE). Based on paired t-test analysis in the experiment
group, it was found a significant difference on the cognitive performance pre
and post exercise intervention (α = 0.05,
t = 2.492, p = 0.022, r = 0.657). In the control group, there was no
diferrence in pre and post test (p = 0.053). Based on independent t-test
analysis between experiment and control group, it was found a significant
difference before the intervention (p = 0.031), but after the intervention,
there was no difference between the two groups. It was due to the increasing MMSE’s score on the experiment
group, whereas the score of control group was relatively the same. Physical
exercise had a significant influence on the cognitive performance of older
people in this study, so it should be held in Ngesrep Village’s Posyandu
routinely.
Keywords: Exercise, Older
People, Cognitive Performance, MMSE
Penulis: Andreany
Kusumowardani, Endang Sri Wahyuni
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd170233
