PERMAINAN TRADISIONAL DHAKONAN MENCEGAH PROGRESIFITAS TINGKAT DEMENSIA PADA LANSIA

Abstract

One of the elderly problem is dementia, which can interfere daily activity. One of the safe
treatment for elderly with dementia is reminiscence therapy with dhakonan traditional games. The
purpose of this study is explain the effect of dhakonan traditional games on dementia level in the
elderly.
The design of this study was quasy-experiment design. The population was elderly with
dementia in Desa Wedoro Kecamatan Waru Kabupaten Sidoarjo. The total sample were 20
respondents who appropriate to inclusion criteria. The sampling was simple random sampling. The
independent variable was dhakonan traditional games, the dependent variable were cognitive
function, depression, and dementia level. Data were collected using quissionaires of Mini Mental
State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), dan Functional Assessment
Staging Tool (FAST). Data analysis were Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test and Mann Whitney Test with
significance level of α<0,05.
Based on Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test found that p<0,05 for cognitive function, depression level,
and dementia level in treatment group (cognitive function, p= 0,005; depression level, p= 0,005;
dementia level, p= 0,014), it means the dhakonan traditional games had an effect to the dementia
level in the elderly.
The conclusions of this study was the dhakonan traditional games significantly increased
cognitive function, decreased depression level and prevent progressifity of dementia level. The
future studies can add the respondents and behavioral changes in elderly with dementia.