PENGARUH TERAPI REMINISCENCE DALAM UPAYA PENCEGAHAN TERJADI DEMENSIA PADALANSIA DIWILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS SEMERAP

Abstract

Based on data from the Jambi Provincial Health Office in 2023, there were 65,206 elderly people, with 45,644 elderly people experiencing cognitive impairment or dementia. The decline in cognitive function in the elderly is a problem that needs attention from various parties because it will have a significant impact on the increase in elderly health problems, especially cognitive impairment. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of reminiscence therapy in preventing dementia in the elderly in the Semerap Community Health Center Work Area in 2025. This study is a quantitative study with a Pre-Experimental research design, namely with a one-group pre-test-post-test design approach. The population in this study was all elderly people in the Semerap Community Health Center Work Area in 2025, as many as 215 people, with a sample of 16 people. The sampling technique used in this study was the Random Sampling technique. This research was conducted in the Semerap Community Health Center Working Area, Kerinci Regency, in January-June 2025. The average result obtained was that most of the 13 (81.3%) respondents with dementia prevention efforts were not good before being given reminiscence therapy, on average almost all 15 (93.8%) respondents with dementia prevention efforts were good after being given reminiscence therapy, while the p value = 0.000 (p≤0.05). The conclusion of the study shows that there is an effect of reminiscence therapy in preventing dementia in the elderly in the Semerap Community Health Center Working Area in 2025. The researcher's suggestion from the results of the study is that it can be applied to health workers in providing reminiscence therapy which can help memory in the elderly so that it will prevent dementia.