FACTORS ASSOCIATED THE INCIDENCE OF DEMENTIA ON THE ELDERLY IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER DEPOK I MAGUWOHARJO SLEMAN YOGYAKARTA

Abstract

Dementia is degradation of memory and intellectual capacity. Dementia causes problems in human daily activities. Risk factors of dementia are divided into four categories such as demographic, atherogenic, non-atherogenic, and factors associated with stroke. The aim of this study was to find out factors associated with the incidence of dementia of elderly in Community Health Center Depok I Sleman Yogyakarta. This was an analytical study with cross sectional approach and the data was carried out from 9th to 19th June 2014. Population of the study were the elderly at Community Health Center Depok I.. Samples were selected by purposive method, comprising 62 people. Data were taken by questionnaire and medical records of the elderly and data analyzed using Chi-Square. Result: The study showed 53.2% of the elderly were male, 51.6 % of the elderly have elementary education, 54.8 % elderly were non-hypertension, most of the elderly (74.2%) not suffer of diabetes mellitus, most of the elderly (69.4 %) had stress, most of the elderly (67.7 %) had dementia. Conclusion: There was association between level of education, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and the incidence of dementia; there was no association between gender, stress and the incidence of dementia.

Keywords: dementia, elderly, hypertension