Hubungan aktivitas fisik lansia elderly (60-74 tahun) dengan fungsi kognitif

Abstract

Background: Physical activity is any body movement that generates energy to do it. Elderly due to degenerative, there will be a decrease in cognitive function, namely mental processes in obtaining knowledge or abilities and intelligence, including ways of thinking, and memory. This decrease in cognitive function is a normal condition experienced by the elderly with increasing age. This lack in cognitive function can be inhibited by taking preventive measures by increasing physical activity.Objective: To determine the relationship between physical activity of older adults (60-74 years) and cognitive function.Method: The design of this research is descriptive-analytic with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique using cluster sampling is done by interview and questionnaire. The number of samples is 60 elderly respondents.Results: This study was dominated by male elderly aged 60-74 years, unemployed, who had elementary and junior high school education, and had chronic diseases. The results showed that there was a relationship between physical activity in the elderly (60-74 years old) with cognitive function (p = 0.01; = 0.05).Conclusion: It is expected to be a reference for one of the efforts to prevent cognitive decrease by increasing physical activity in the form of physical exercise, then a study can be conducted on the intensity, duration, frequency, and type of physical exercise that is best for improving the cognitive function of the elderly.

Hubungan Aktivitas Fisik Dengan Fungsi Kognitif Pada Lansia Di Desa Cigugur Kidul Kecamatan Pusakajaya Kabupaten Subang

“…Seiring bertambahnya usia, tubuh akan mengalami proses penuaan, termasuk otak. Otak akan mengalami perubahan fungsi, termasuk fungsi kognitif berupa sulit mengingat kembali, berkurangnya dalam mengambil keputusan dan bertindak (lebih lamban) (Silalahi et al, 2017). Peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa semakin tua usia seseorang maka menurun tinggkat kognitifnya, sebab terjadinya perubahan pada struktur otak yang berpengaruh dalam pengurangan masa otak dan pengurangan aliran darah ke otak.…”