Differences of Electroenchepalography Wave in Women Elderly with and without Dementia
Lisna Anisa Fitriana (a), Andria Pragholapati (a), Slamet Rohaedi (a), Setiawan (b), Kusnandar Anggadiredja (c), I Ketut Adnyana (c*)

a) Department of Nursing, Faculty of Sport and Health Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
b) Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
c) Department of Pharmacology and Cinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
*ketut[at]fa.itb.ac.id

Abstract

Dementia is a syndrome of a serious decline in brain function with an increasing incidence worldwide. EEG is a tool that functions to determine the electrical activity in the brain that can be using as a dementia detection tool, but the research is still limited. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in EEG waves in women elderly with dementia and non-dementia. The research design was cross-sectional. Examination of dementia using MMSE (Mini-Mental State Exam) with a cut off value of 23 and examination of brain waves using the InteraXon Muse Headband EEG (InteraXon, Canada) for 10 minutes in a resting state. The research sample consisted of 54 women elderly aged> 60 years who lived in PSTW Senjarawi, PSTW Budi Pertiwi, and Bandung Community Health Center. Data analysis used independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney test. The results showed that there were significant differences in the Delta AF7 waves (p = 0.007), Delta TP9 (p = 0.039), Delta TP10 (p = 0.024), and Theta AF7 (p = 0.017). In conclusion, women elderly with dementia have lower slow waves (delta and theta waves) than without dementia.

Keywords: Dementia- EEG- Elderly

Topic: Nursing and Public Health