Dementia is a condition in which a person experiences a decrease in memory and thinking abilities. The decrease will cause disruption to the function of life and the fulfillment of daily needs. ADL is a measure of the ability of the elderly to carry out independent activities. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between dementia and ADL in Wangandalem Tegal. This type of quantitative research using Cross Sectional, where the independent variable is dementia and the dependent variable is ADL. Sampling by purposive sampling as many as 73 elderly. Data collection techniques used a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) questionnaire to determine the level of dementia and a Katz Index questionnaire that had been modified by the researcher and tested for validity and reliability. Statistical test using Kendall's tau obtained value = 0,000 (p <0,05) which means there is a relationship between dementia and ADL. Characteristics of the elderly based on age at most 69 years of age with more female sex than men and the most elderly education is not in school. Moderate dementia and mild dependence predominated in this study. . Abstrak: Demensia adalah keadaan seseorang mengalami penurunan kemampuan daya ingat dan pikir. Penurunan akan menimbulkan gangguan terhadap fungsi kehidupan dan pemenuhan kebutuhan sehari-hari. ADL merupakan pengukuran kemampuan lansia untuk melakukan aktifitas mandiri. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui adanya hubungan demensia dengan ADL di Desa Wangandalem Kabupaten Tegal. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan Cross Sectional, dimana variabel bebas yaitu demensia dan variabel terikat adalah ADL. Pengambilan sampel dengan cara Purposive Sampling sebanyak 73 lansia. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) untuk mengetahui tingkat demensia dan kuisioner Indeks Katz yang telah dimodifikasi oleh peneliti dan sudah dilakukan uji validitas dan reliabilitas. Uji statistik menggunakan kendall's tau didapatkan nilai ρ value = 0,000 (p<0,05) yang berarti ada hubungan demensia dengan ADL. Karakteristik lansia berdasarkan umur paling banyak usia 69 tahun dengan jenis kelamin perempuan lebih banyak dibandingkan dengan laki-laki dan pendidikan lansia paling banyak yaitu tidak sekolah. Demensia sedang dan tingkat ketergantungan ringan mendominasi dalam penelitian ini.
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