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ABSTRACT
The increasing of the number of the elderly population in Indonesia shows
a high communitys life expectancy age. One of the stressor/preasures that is
happened by elderly is psychology such as cognitive impairment. The differences
in parenting between elderly who live at old folks home and in community can
cause cognitive function impairment. The most extensive test that is used for
cognitive function nowadays is Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). The
purpose of this research was to evaluate the differences of MMSE value between
elderly whom were admitted at old folks home and in community. The researchs
design was cross sectional with comparative analytic method. The respondents
were 40 elderly who were at old folks home and 40 elderly in community, the
cognitive function was evaluated with MMSE. Analysis of this data used TIndependent test. P value was < 0,05 that showed significant differences. The
result of this research showed that there was no differences of MMSE value
between elderly who were admitted at old folks home and in community
(p=0,180).
Keyword: Elderly, Cognitive Function, MMSE, Old Folks Home, Community
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