Optimization Of Cognitive Function And Quality Of Life In The Elderly With Hypertension Through Chair Based Exercise

Hypertension becomes a problem in old age, Elderly people with hypertension often experience decreased cognitive function and have an impact on quality of life . Management of hypertension with problems of decreased cognitive function and quality of life can be done with non-pharmacological therapy. One of the non-pharmacological therapy that can be applied to the elderly who have hypertension is chair based exercise. The purpose of this study was to see the effect of chair-based exercise on cognitive function and quality of life in the elderly with hypertension.The design of this study used quasy experiments with pre and post control groups with a large sample of 16 respondents in each group. The sampling technique used is consecutive sampling with independent variables, namely chair based exercise, Dependent variable in this study were cognitif function and quality of life. The research instruments used are Instrumen mini mental state exam (MMSE), quality of life instrument for elderly with hypertention. The research was carried out at the Budi Sejahtera Banjarbaru Elderly Social Protection and Rehabilitation Institution (PPRSLU). The statistical test used in this study was wilcoxon signed test. The test results found that There was an effect of chair based exercise on the cognitive function of the elderly in the intervention group, but there was no effect in the control group. There was an effect of chair based exercise on the quality of life of the elderly in the intervention and control groups. In elderly with hypertension, nurses need to help the elderly so that the problem of hypertension is resolved and able to fight disability. Chair based exercised can be applied for the kognitif function and quality of life.