Jurnal Keperawatan Silampari
Vol 4 No 2 (2021): Jurnal Keperawatan Silampari

Therapy Brain Gym terhadap Short Memory Anak Retardasi Mental

Panzilion Panzilion (Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu)
Juli Andri (Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu)
Padila Padila (Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Jun 2021

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of brain gym therapy on increasing short memory of school-age mentally retarded children. This type of research is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental design, one groups pre and post test design. The results showed that the t-dependent value of the brain gym pre-post test, with a p-value of 0.000 and the mean value for children who were given brain gym intervention was 10.60 with a standard deviation of 0.996. In conclusion, there is an effect of brain gym therapy on increasing short memory of school-age children at State Elementary School 05 Bengkulu City. Keywords: Brain Gym, Mental Retardation, Short Memory, School Age

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