Analysis of Cognitive Impairment Risk Factors for Drug Inmates

Abstract

Cognitive impairment is defined as a decrease in cognitive function which is characterized by difficulty in learning new things, remembering, concentrating, mental disorders, behavioral disorders and making decisions. Cognitive disorders in drug abusers will have an impact on impaired cognitive function. Drug abusers are increasing every year, so researchers are interested in analyzing the risk factors for cognitive impairment in drug inmates at the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police detention center. The research design used is quantitative research with a cross sectional approach. The research location is at the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police detention center with a population of 2023 drug convicts for the period from May to December, totaling 112 people and the sample is the entire population because it uses total sampling. The variables studied were knowledge, length of use, age at first use and type of drug used. The results of statistical tests using chi-square are that there is a relationship between the risk factor variables knowledge, duration of drug use, and the type of drug used and cognitive disorders with a p value <α (0.05). Meanwhile, the risk factor variable, age of first using drugs, has no relationship with cognitive impairment in drug convicts at the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police detention center. The results of the chi-square statistical test obtained a value of p=0.594, where the value of p>α (0.05). The knowledge risk factor is the risk factor that has the most dominant influence, causing cognitive disorders in drug convicts at the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police Detention Center as proven by the results of the logistic regression test, which obtained the highest Odd Ratio (OR) value among the other risk factor variables tested, namely 79.414 and The significance value (sig.) is 0.019 < 0.025. Based on the results of research conducted by researchers, there is a relationship between the risk factors of knowledge, duration of drug use, and the type of drug used and cognitive disorders in drug inmates. Keywords: Cognitive impairment, Drug Abuse, Knowledge, Duration of Drug Use