TREN FENOMENA ‘PisiDi’ (Pikun Usia Dini) SEBAGAI DUGAAN AWAL GEJALA DEMENSIA DI KOTA MALANG

Tantomi, Achmad Iwan ( Prodi Biologi, FMIPA, Universitas Islam Malang)
Baabdullah, Abdurrachman Omar ( Prodi Pendidikan Dokter, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Islam Malang)
Sagita, Andri ( Prodi Biologi, FMIPA, Universitas Islam Malang)

Program Kreativitas Mahasiswa - Penelitian
PKM-P 2013

The incidence and prevalence of dementia in Indonesia hasn’t been precisely determined yet, especially in Malang city. The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of ‘PisiDi’ phenomenon as the early symtoms of dementia with Clock Drawing Test. The study design was Observational Analitical with cross-sectional method. The ‘PisiDi’ phenomenon could be indicated as the early symptom of dementia. The prevalence of respondents with early symptom of dementia was (12%) for group I and II, III (23%), IV (26%), and V (27%) in Malang City. The highest rate were obtained at Lowokwaru district (28%) equals with 34 people. Keywords: Early Age Senility, Early Symptoms of Dementia