CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY

Authors

  • Margareth Haryanto Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Jalan Mayjen Prof. Dr. Moestopo No. 6-8, Surabaya 60285, Indonesia Author
  • Eko Wahono Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Jalan Mayjen Prof. Dr. Moestopo No. 6-8, Surabaya 60285, Indonesia Author
  • Riani Wisnujono Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Jalan Mayjen Prof. Dr. Moestopo No. 6-8, Surabaya 60285, Indonesia Author
  • Mudjiani Basuki Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga, Jalan Mayjen Prof. Dr. Moestopo No. 6-8, Surabaya 60285, Indonesia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/4gx1r680

Keywords:

social engagement, cognitive function, elderly, index social engagement

Abstract

Background: A normal aging process affects all physiologic processes since in old age there is a natural neurodegenerative process that happens to everybody during the aging process. The Global burden of disease study (GBD) estimates that in 2020, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases will be the eighth biggest source of burden of disease in developing countries. Cognitive function degradation is common in the elderly and considered a dreaded burden and social problem.

Objective: To find out the correlation between social engagement and cognitive function in the elderly.

Material and Methods: The study was cross-sectional and used sampling consecutive admission designs with 64 elderly in an elderly community in Gubeng Airlangga and Hargodelali Nursing Home Surabaya. Cognitive function in the elderly was assessed using the MoCA Ina Test.

Result: The study consisted of 64 respondents; the average age of the research subjects was 72.56±7.436; and the percentage of the subject’s gender was 21.9% for 14 males and 78.1% for 50 females; 48.44% of them had poor social engagement and abnormal cognitive function, and 31.25% had good social engagement and abnormal cognitive function, with a value of p = 0.009 and an odds ratio of 8.525%.

Conclusion: There is a significant relation between social engagement and cognitive function in the elderly. Eko 

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30.04.2020

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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2020): 24 (2) 2020

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Haryanto, M., Wahono, E., Wisnujono, R., & Basuki, M. (2020). CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(2), 4014-4019. https://doi.org/10.61841/4gx1r680