Pengaruh Bermain Snake And Ladder Of Question Card Terhadap Peningkatan Fungsi Kognitif Pada Lansia Di Panti Jompo KNDJH Malang

Background: The aging process in the elderly will have an impact on physical and psychological decline, one of which is a decline in cognitive function. A long-term decline in cognitive function that is not addressed can worsen the memory of the elderly. One intervention that can be carried out is the snake and ladder of question card game. This studied aims to determine the effect of playing snake and ladder of question cards on improved cognitive function in the KNDJH Malang nursing home.
Method: This researched is an experimental researched by providing snake and ladder of question card playing therapy, a sampling technique used purposive sampling with 17 respondents conducted for 2 weeks and 4 meetings in September 2023 at the KNDJH Malang nursing home. The variable studied was the pre-post provision of play therapy. This data analysis uses the wilcoxom test.
Result: The researched results showed that each respondent's pretest results were 20.18 and posttest 26.94. This can be concluded that there is an increase from the pre-post results looking at the Wilcoxon test results, namely from the p value of 0.000 which is smaller than α (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Cognitive function is moderated and there is no impairment of cognitive function, which is the result of the intervention of the snake and ladder of question card game, where this game can process the memory of the elderly which can improve their cognitive function, so that the elderly can maintain their cognitive function well in this snake and ladder of question card game.