Brain Gym Effect On Cognitive Impairment Reduction Among Onion Farmers

Faculty of Public Health Diponegoro University

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Abstract

The use of insecticides via way of means of farmers incorporates the hazard of long-time period fitness effects. Absorption of insecticides withinside the crucial worried device can result in reduced cognitive function.. The have a look at end up finished on a fixed of farmers in Demak regency, Central Java who actively use insecticides. The goal of the have a look at end up to study the effect of thoughts gymnasium on the prevention of cognitive impairment Organophosphate pesticides are the most common type used in the study area. The research method was quasi experiment with pre and post-test non equivalent group. The independent variable in this study was brain gym intervention , while the dependent variable was the cognitive test score.45 participants in this research were selected by purposive sampling technique from local farmer group. Cognitive function examination was performed using The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) method. These 45 farmers were set to do Brain Gym 3 times per week for 4 weeks. During the test, participants will answer 30 questions that assessed several cognitive domains, namely executive function, visuospatial , language, delayed recall, attention, abstraction and orientation. We find out from this research that group pre test mean (MOCA INA score) result was=21.221 and for post-test was = 23.20. Wilcoxon signed rank test shows ρ=0,0032. Those means that Brain Gym have significant effect on increasing farmers cognitive function. Although cognitive impairment cannot be cured, the provision of brain exercises can reduce the risk of serious morbidity. cognitive domains, namely executive function, visuospatial , language, delayed recall, attention, abstraction and orientation. We find out from this research that group pre test mean (MOCA INA score) result was= 21.221 and for post-test was = 23.20. Wilcoxon signed rank test shows ρ=0,0032. Those means that Brain Gym have significant effect on increasing farmers cognitive function. Although cognitive impairment cannot be cured, the provision of brain exercises can reduce the risk of serious morbidity.