Nurse and Health: Jurnal Keperawatan
Vol 13 No 2 (2024): Nurse and Health: Jurnal Keperawatan

THE EFFECT OF BRAIN GYM ON THE LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE ELDERLY

Nurcahyaningtyas, Widya (Unknown)
Widati, Amila (Unknown)
Rofiq, Muhamad Ainur (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Dec 2024

Abstract

Background: The height ratio dependence elderly in Indonesia is very worrying. The ratio dependence elderly in Indonesia are increasing from 14.02% in 2017 to 16.76% in 2021. East Java including the top 5 province with dependence elderly and occupying ranking to 3 after Central Java Province. Objectives: To know the effect of brain gym on level independence elderly. Methods: This was pre-experiment with use approach one group pre-post test design. Population in the study is all over elderly people in the village Ringinsari, District Kandat Kediri Regency. Technique of taking sample done with technique Consecutive Sampling. Data analysis was carried out through two stages. Stage First that is analyzing pre and post independence data elderly using the pre post test design test. Stage second is analyze the effect of brain gym on level independence elderly using the Wilcoxon test. Results: Research results show that there is change in level of independence before and after given Brain Gym intervention. The results of data analysis using the Wilcoxon test (level of 95% confidence interval is p= 0.000<0.05) which means there is the effect of brain gym to level independence elderly in the village Ringinsari, District Kandat Kediri Conclusion: Brain gym influential to level independence in the elderly.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

nhjk

Publisher

Subject

Nursing

Description

Nurse and Health: Jurnal Keperawatan (NHJK) is a Scientific Journal managed by Community Service and Research Division of Kerta Cendekia Nursing Academy. The scope of this journal is articles in the fields of health, public health, and nursing (basic nursing, medical surgical nursing, pediatric ...