The Effectiveness Of Family Empowerment In Increasing The Independence Of The Daily Living Activities Of Children With Intellectual Disability

Prasaja Prasaja — 2023-06-12

Background: Intellectual Disability (ID) is a disability characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior in many social skills and practical daily skills, including activities of daily living (ADL). To train ID children to independently carry out these activities, it is necessary to empower families (increase knowledge, attitudes, and skills of parents in handling ID children at home) so that the handling of ID children can be optimal. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of family empowerment through training and monitored home programs on increasing ADL independence for ID children.

Methods: This research was conducted using a quasi-experimental one-group pretest and posttest. The data analysis in this study is the Paired Samples T-test. The instrument in this study is WeeFIM (The Functional Independence Measure for Children). Respondent criteria: mild-severe degree of intellectual disability based on the Mental Retardation Screening examination, ID child's parents are willing and committed to following research procedures, ID child's parents are able to read and can understand the contents of the module (minimum junior high school graduates).

Results: Mean value after intervention = 103.21 (> mean before intervention = 96.54) and statistically significant (p = 0.000). It showed that family empowerment (training and monitored home programs) significantly increased the independence of children with intellectual disabilities.

Conclusion: The family empowerment program (training and monitored home programs) is a cheap, easy, and effective program for ID children, and it can be applied to all families of ID children.

The Correlation Of Cognitive And Memory With Pragmatic Ability In Older People

Roy Romey Daulas Mangunsong — 2023-06-09

Background: Older people experience decreased cognitive abilities, decreased memory, confusion, and difficulty understanding what others say and how they use language. The elderly often have conversations that are not fluent and are difficult to listen to. Decreasing speed in processing information and decreasing working memory, especially in terms of the ability to store information in the mind when processing, tend to contribute to a lack of language efficiency in the elderly. This study aimed to determine the relationship between cognitive, memory, and pragmatic abilities in Surakarta's older people.

Methods: This study uses a cross-sectional approach to quantitative research with an observational analytical plan. The sample consisted of 30 respondents living in Surakarta. Bivariate analysis using standard deviation and multivariate analysis using logistic linear regression models. The research instruments used were cognitive-linguistic evaluation, memory examination, and the assessment of pragmatic skills.

Results: The effect of statistical tests with contingency coefficient tests showed that cognitive ability and memory ability affected the pragmatic ability of older people with a p-value of 0.000, 0.01, and a correlation coefficient value of 0.550, 0.531. Meanwhile, the multivariate test using logistic regression results showed a value of sig.0.003<0.05.

Conclusion: There is a relationship between cognitive and memory ability with the pragmatic ability of older people in Surakarta.

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The Effectiveness Of Family Empowerment In Increasing The Independence Of The Daily Living Activities Of Children With Intellectual Disability

The Correlation Of Cognitive And Memory With Pragmatic Ability In Older People