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September 5, 2025Contagion Scientific Periodical Journal of Public Health and Coastal HealthOpen Access

Improvement in Cognitive Function Through Brain Gymnastics For Nursing Home Residents: A Quasi-Experimental Study from Indonesia

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SMSiska Evi MartinaRGRumondang GultomJSJanno Sinaga

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Overview

Quasi-experimental study shows brain gymnastics improves cognitive function in nursing home residents, suggesting a low-cost intervention.

Key Points

  • Intervention group experienced significant improvement in cognitive function scores after brain gymnastics.
  • Post-intervention results showed cognitive scores increased from 17.64 to 22.00, with a strong effect size (Cohen’s d = 1.52).
  • Using a quasi-experimental design, 56 elderly participants were divided into intervention and control groups over four weeks.
  • Findings highlight brain gymnastics as a cost-effective intervention to support cognitive health in low-resource settings.

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Martina et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c239e5b210217d6477e8bbhttps://doi.org/10.30829/contagion.v7i2.24189
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