Everyone who is blessed with a long life will definitely experience old age. One of the problems that occurs in the elderly is dementia. Dementia is a disorder that occurs as a result of ...physiological changes in the form of cognitive decline. To overcome this, include brain exercises. Brain gym is a series of simple and fun movements that are used to improve learning abilities by using the whole brain.
This research is quantitative research using a quasi-experimental method with a one group pretest - posttest approach. The population is 56 elderly people in the elderly school program in Sliyeg Village, Sliyeg District, Indramayu Regency. Samples were taken using accidental sampling. The research was carried out from April 3 – June 30 2023.
Research results: the level of dementia before the Brain Gym Stimulation action was carried out was 19 people (73.1%) experiencing moderate levels and the level of dementia after the Brain Gym Stimulation action was carried out as many as 23 people (88.5%) were in the mild category and the results of the Paired Samples t Test The test shows that the average difference between the level of dementia before and after the brain gym stimulation was 2.615. This means that there was a decrease in the level of dementia after the intervention with an average decrease of 2.6 points. The result of calculating the "t" value is that a p-value is 0.000 < 0.005 (2-way test). This means that Ho is rejected and concludes that statistically there is a significant difference in the level of dementia in the elderly before and after brain gym stimulation in Sliyeg Village, Sliyeg District, Indramayu Regency.
The conclusion is that there is a significant effect between the level of dementia in the elderly before and after Brain Gym Stimulation in Sliyeg Village, Sliyeg District, Indramayu Regency.
Memori jangka pendek seseorang mempengaruhi minat belajar. Terapi brain gym metode serangkaian latihan berbasis gerakan tubuh sederhana untuk membantu meningkatkan daya ingat dan stimulus kognitif. ...Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh stimulus brain gym terhadap memori jangka pendek anak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Pre Experimental Design dengan sampel 20 anak didik di TK X kabupaten Merauke, teknik pengumpulan sampel menggunakan Total Sampling. Analisis Univariat dan Bivariat menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Tingkat kemampuan memori jangka pendek sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan brain gym selama 1 minggu sebanyak 2 kali dengan durasi 20 menit, diperoleh tingkat signifikan p = 0,058 dimana p<a (a=0,05) dengan demikian Ha diterima yang berarti ada pengaruh brain gym terhadap memori jangka pendek anak. Brain Gym yang dilakukan dengan teknik yang benar akan mempengaruhi memori jangka pendek.
Being elderly is potentially risk for the emerging of progressive neurodegenerative syndrome, including cognitive impairment. Various efforts have been made to minimize the negative impact. Brain gym ...is an alternative intervention that is widely used. A series of motion between the legs and hands employed to stimulate the brain to remain optimal. This study aims to determine whether brain gym exercise is beneficial for cognitive improvement among elderly in Indonesia. The systematic literature review was carried out from 28 May 2020 – 05 June 2020 at Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar, Garba Rujukan Digital (Garuda). Searching process employed keywords compiled using PICOS (Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcomes) method and applied a filtering of articles using clinical trial or randomized controlled trial design, published in the last five years, and free/open access literature. There are 5 articles that meet the inclusion criteria: sample age 60 years and over, type of brain gym intervention, and focus on assessing cognitive function using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment Indonesian Version (MoCA-Ina. Overall, the result shows in participants (n=211) experienced a significant increase in cognitive function (p<0.05). Indeed, additional outcomes were found, namely a decrease in stress levels and an increase in physical activity function.
The purpose of the community partnership program at Kintamani Kindergarten was to increase partners' knowledge about healthy living, provide health facilities that support learning activities in ...schools and improve the health of students and teachers. The methods of these program were: 1) training and assistance in brushing teeth and washing hands according to WHO standards; 3) workshops, training and mentoring for a brain gym; and 4) monitoring and evaluating activities. PHBS activities, namely training on brushing teeth, showed an improvement of students' skills by 25% after being given training. Hand washing training activities provided an improvement of students' skills in carrying out hand washing movements according to the correct stages by 27.5%. The team facilitated partners with a sink for washing hands. Brain gym activities resulted in an improvement of 43.7% in teachers' knowledge and skills. The service team also provided a brain gym package consisting of 1 brain gym video CD, 1 guidebook, and 1 gym brain movement poster. It also showed that 88% of the teachers' responses stated that the partnership program activities had succeeded in increasing the knowledge and skills of partners. Overall, the results of the partner response questionnaire were 85.5% of PKM activities had a positive impact on partners.
The aging is a natural process that cannot be avoided with age. Even though it is a natural thing, the process of aging still causes problems both physically, biologically, mentally and ...socio-economically due to a decline which is called a degenerative process The process of degeneration that occurs in the elderly, causes time. World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that there were 600 million elderly people in 2012 worldwide. WHO also noted that there are 142 million elderly people in the Southeast Asia region. Meanwhile, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), it was noted that the number of elderly people in Indonesia reached 28 million in 2012 from only 19 million in 2006. The results of the data recapitulation of the Central Java health office recorded 3 million elderly people in Central Java. The method in this study was experimental research and quasi-experimental design type with quasi-experimental design and village control group. Sample determination using the Total Sampling technique with a sample size of 30 respondents. Data analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon test. The results obtained before being given an intervention that has a level of good sleep quality amounted to 43.3% and after given an intervention that has a level of quality of sleep that is good, the minimum is 76.7%. Statistically obtained a p-value of 0,000 (<0.05) can be interpreted that there is a significant influence on brain gymnastics on the quality of sleep in the elderly.
Hospitalization-induced anxiety in children can impede healing and lengthen hospitalization. As such, appropriate interventions are needed to reduce their anxiety during hospitalization. For example, ...brain exercise has been shown to reduce anxiety in children in diverse settings and developmental stages. This study was performed to compare the effect of brain exercise on anxiety in hospitalized school-and preschool-aged children. A pre-experimental pre/ posttest design was used, and 32 children were selected by consecutive sampling. Brain gym was given twice a day for 2 consecutive days. Data were collected from school-aged children by using a modified Zung Sel-Rating Anxiety Scale and Tailor Manifest Anxiety Scale and from preschoolers by utilizing a modified Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale observation sheet. Wilcoxon test results showed that brain gyms were effective in reducing anxiety in school-aged children (p = 0.016) and preschoolers (p = 0.006). Movements during brain exercises could activate the neocortex and parasympathetic nerves that can ease psychic and physical tension. Therefore, brain gym can be an effective intervention to decrease anxiety in preschoolers and school-aged children. Abstrak Brain Gym Efektif Menurunkan Kecemasan Pada Anak Usia Sekolah dan Pra Sekolah di Rumah Sakit. Kecemasan akibat rawat inap pada anak dapat menghambat penyembuhan dan memperpanjang rawat inap. Dengan demikian, intervensi yang tepat diperlukan untuk mengurangi kecemasan mereka selama dirawat di rumah sakit. Misalnya, latihan otak telah terbukti mengurangi kecemasan pada anak-anak dalam berbagai pengaturan dan tahap perkembangan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk membandingkan pengaruh senam otak terhadap kecemasan pada anak usia sekolah dan prasekolah yang dirawat di rumah sakit. Penelitian menggunakan desain pre-eksperimen pre/posttest, dan 32 anak dipilih dengan sampel konsekutif. Senam otak diberikan dua kali sehari selama dua hari berturut-turut. Data yang dikumpulkan dari anak-anak usia sekolah menggunakan modifikasi Zung Sel-Rating Anxiety Scale dan Tailor Manifest Anxiety Scale, sedangkan data anak-anak prasekolah menggunakan lembar observasi modifikasi Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Hasil uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan bahwa senam otak efektif menurunkan kecemasan pada anak usia sekolah (p = 0,016) dan anak prasekolah (p = 0,006). Gerakan pada saat senam otak dapat mengaktifkan neokorteks dan saraf parasimpatis yang dapat meredakan ketegangan psikis dan fisik. Oleh karena itu, senam otak dapat menjadi intervensi yang efektif untuk menurunkan kecemasan pada anak prasekolah dan usia sekolah. Kata Kunci: kecemasan, prasekolah, senam otak, usia sekolah
The learning process of Mathematics is a challenge in Latin America; therefore, it is of vital importance to conduct actions that improve the performance in this science.
This article is reporting on ...quasi-experimental research, where, through the use of Brain Gym, the objective is to improve: the definition of rational numbers, problem-solving ability, mathematical order relationships, and equivalent fractions. We worked with 67 students between 12 and 14 years old, organized into an experimental group (
= 35) and a control group (no participation group;
= 32).
We made pre and post-test measurements and found that the control group students improved in their problem-solving ability
(1,65) = 8.76,
= 0.04,
= 0.12 and equivalent fractions
(1,65) = 4.54,
= 0.03,
= 0.06.
In conclusion, the importance of applying innovative processes to improve the teaching and learning of Mathematics can be affirmed. It is important to note that both the control and experimental groups improved their learning, however, the experimental group did so to a greater extent than the students in the control group, who received a traditional educational process, and they did learn, but not at the level of the experimental group.
Hospitalization-induced anxiety in children can impede healing and lengthen hospitalization. As such, appropriate interventions are needed to reduce their anxiety during hospitalization. For example, ...brain exercise has been shown to reduce anxiety in children in diverse settings and developmental stages. This study was performed to compare the effect of brain exercise on anxiety in hospitalized school-and preschool-aged children. A pre-experimental pre/ posttest design was used, and 32 children were selected by consecutive sampling. Brain gym was given twice a day for 2 consecutive days. Data were collected from school-aged children by using a modified Zung Sel-Rating Anxiety Scale and Tailor Manifest Anxiety Scale and from preschoolers by utilizing a modified Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale observation sheet. Wilcoxon test results showed that brain gyms were effective in reducing anxiety in school-aged children (p = 0.016) and preschoolers (p = 0.006). Movements during brain exercises could activate the neocortex and parasympathetic nerves that can ease psychic and physical tension. Therefore, brain gym can be an effective intervention to decrease anxiety in preschoolers and school-aged children. Abstrak Brain Gym Efektif Menurunkan Kecemasan Pada Anak Usia Sekolah dan Pra Sekolah di Rumah Sakit. Kecemasan akibat rawat inap pada anak dapat menghambat penyembuhan dan memperpanjang rawat inap. Dengan demikian, intervensi yang tepat diperlukan untuk mengurangi kecemasan mereka selama dirawat di rumah sakit. Misalnya, latihan otak telah terbukti mengurangi kecemasan pada anak-anak dalam berbagai pengaturan dan tahap perkembangan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk membandingkan pengaruh senam otak terhadap kecemasan pada anak usia sekolah dan prasekolah yang dirawat di rumah sakit. Penelitian menggunakan desain pre-eksperimen pre/posttest, dan 32 anak dipilih dengan sampel konsekutif. Senam otak diberikan dua kali sehari selama dua hari berturut-turut. Data yang dikumpulkan dari anak-anak usia sekolah menggunakan modifikasi Zung Sel-Rating Anxiety Scale dan Tailor Manifest Anxiety Scale, sedangkan data anak-anak prasekolah menggunakan lembar observasi modifikasi Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Hasil uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan bahwa senam otak efektif menurunkan kecemasan pada anak usia sekolah (p = 0,016) dan anak prasekolah (p = 0,006). Gerakan pada saat senam otak dapat mengaktifkan neokorteks dan saraf parasimpatis yang dapat meredakan ketegangan psikis dan fisik. Oleh karena itu, senam otak dapat menjadi intervensi yang efektif untuk menurunkan kecemasan pada anak prasekolah dan usia sekolah. Kata Kunci: kecemasan, prasekolah, senam otak, usia sekolah
The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of Life Kinetic and Brain Gym training models on working memory and concentration of junior football athletes and to examine the more effective ...training model, the Life Kinetic or Brain Gym training models, to improve working memory and concentration of junior football athletes. In this study, the researcher used a quantitative research using the true experiment and the pre-test and post-test two treatment design. The population of this study were all students of Saswco Bandung U-13 Football School, totalling of 26 people. The samples were selected using total sampling technique. Respondents were given the Life Kinetic and Brain Gym training models 3 times a week, carried out for 4 weeks. The instrument for measuring working memory was The Digit Memory Test, while the instrument for measuring concentration was The Amazing 1 to 50. The hypothesis testing analysis technique used was the Multivariate test. The results of the research for the Life Kinetic and Brain Gym training models on working memory and concentration was sig. 0.000 0.05, while the between-subjects effect test value was Sig. 0.000 0.05. It shows that there was a difference between Life Kinetic and Brain Gym training on working memory and concentration of junior football athletes. In conclusion, the Life Kinetic and Brain Gym training models can improve working memory and concentration of junior football athletes. Life Kinetic training had a better effect than Brain Gym training on working memory and concentration of junior football athletes. It is suggested that further research should recall information more specifically during matches and practices of football games by simplifying Life Kinetic and Brain Gym Exercises.
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