Abstract
One of the elderly problem is dementia, which can interfere daily activity. One of the safetreatment for elderly with dementia is reminiscence therapy with dhakonan traditional games. Thepurpose of this study is explain the effect of dhakonan traditional games on dementia level in theelderly.The design of this study was quasy-experiment design. The population was elderly withdementia in Desa Wedoro Kecamatan Waru Kabupaten Sidoarjo. The total sample were 20respondents who appropriate to inclusion criteria. The sampling was simple random sampling. Theindependent variable was dhakonan traditional games, the dependent variable were cognitivefunction, depression, and dementia level. Data were collected using quissionaires of Mini MentalState Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), dan Functional AssessmentStaging Tool (FAST). Data analysis were Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test and Mann Whitney Test withsignificance level of α<0,05.Based on Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test found that p<0,05 for cognitive function, depression level,and dementia level in treatment group (cognitive function, p= 0,005; depression level, p= 0,005;dementia level, p= 0,014), it means the dhakonan traditional games had an effect to the dementialevel in the elderly.The conclusions of this study was the dhakonan traditional games significantly increasedcognitive function, decreased depression level and prevent progressifity of dementia level. Thefuture studies can add the respondents and behavioral changes in elderly with dementia.
Highlights
One of the elderly problem is dementia, which can interfere daily activity
Based on Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test found that p
[20] Carol A Miller
Summary
Populasi target penelitian ini adalah lansia dengan demensia di Kabupaten Sidoarjo sejumlah 19.727 jiwa dari kecamatan. Kecamatan Waru merupakan kecamatan yang memiliki jumlah lansia terbanyak yaitu 8.453 jiwa dari 14 desa. Populasi terjangkau penelitian ini adalah lansia demensia di Desa Wedoro yang telah memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi yang ditetapkan peneliti. Kriteria inklusi pada penelitian ini adalah : lansia berusia 60-74 tahun, hidup dengan keluarga, masa muda pernah bermain dhakonan, memiliki nilai kognitif
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