PENGARUH TERAPI AKTIVITAS KELOMPOK (TAK): ORIENTASI REALITAS TERHADAP PERUBAHAN FUNGSI KOGNITIF LANSIA DI KARANG WERDA KEBONSARI INDAH KABUPATEN JEMBER

Abstract

One of the health status of elderly which have an important role was cognitive function. Impaired of cognitive function will result decreased ability of memory, concentration and intellectual function, so that the changed of elderly cognitive function in the ability to interfere with the functions of daily life and became a trigger anxiety. Group activity therapy: reality orientation is one of the beneficial nursing interventions to maintain cognitive function of elderly. This aimed of the research was to analyzed the effect of group activity therapy: reality orientation to the changed of elderly cognitive function at Karang Werda Kebonsari Indah District of Jember. It was pre experimental research with one group pre test and post test design. Sample the research was twenty respondents of elderly and used purposive sampling technique. The result shown mean of respondents age was 67,15 years, 80% female (16 respondents). Data was analyzed with dependent ttest, with an average increased was 2,65. The result showed that p value = 0.000,

(p value < α) α = 0,05. The conclusion there was a very significant effect between

group

activity therapy: reality orientation to the changed of elderly cognitive function at Karang werda Kebonsari Indah District of Jember. The nurse can used group activity therapy: reality orientation to increase the cognitive function of elderly.

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