THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRAIN GYM AND MEMORY GAMES NURSING THERAPY ON THE COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF THE ELDERLY AT THE ELDERLY POSYANDU, SIDOSERMO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, SURABAYA

Abstract

Introduction

Execution of Brain Gymnastics, Memory Games and other cognitive activities to cognitive capacity of elderly people is still unclear in Posyandu Lansia Puskesmas Sidosermo Surabaya. The objective of this research was to explain the effectiveness of Brain Gym (Brain Gymnastics) and nursing therapy of Memory Games to cognitive capacity of the elderly in Posyandu Lansia Sidosermo Health Center Surabaya.

Method

Research Method was used Quasi Experimental Design. Population was Elderly in Posyandu Lansia Puskesmas Sidosermo Surabaya with Sampling Technique which was Simple Random Sampling and Research sample counted 33 respondents which consisted of 11 respondents with Gymnastic Brain (Brain Gym), 11 respondents with Memory Games and 11 respondents as a control group. Execution of treatment one week during once 2 months starting June - August 2010.

Result

The results of this research were Brain Gymnastics (Brain Gym) effective towards the cognitive capacity of elderly people in the Community Health Center of Sidosermo Surabaya with the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test statistic p=0.005 (p < 0.05); Memory Games effective towards the cognitive elderly capacity in the Community Health Center of Sidosermo Surabaya with the statistical test Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test p=0.003 (p < 0.05) as well as the difference of the effectiveness of Brain Gymnastics (Brain Gym) and Memory Games towards the cognitive elderly capacity in the Community Health Center of Sidosermo Surabaya with the statistical test of Kruskal Wallis Test p=0.006 (p < 0.05).

Conclusion          

It can be concluded that Memory Games was more effective than Brain Gym to increase the cognitive capacity of elderly at Posyandu elderly in the Community Health Center of Sidosermo Surabaya understanding life, being active in social life, and believing in God's intervention in life.