Hubungan Gangguan Fungsi Kognitif dengan Hipertensi Menggunakan Montreal Cognitive Assessment Versi Indonesia (Moca-Ina)

Abstract

High blood pressure associated with a reduction of cognitive function in young adults and older age. One of cognitive
impairment examination is Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The aim of this study is to determine the correlation
between impaired cognitive function with hypertension by using MoCA–INA in the elderly people at Tresna Werdha
Khusnul Khotimah nursing home Pekanbaru. This research obtained the incidence of impaired cognitive function in
elderly people at Tresna Werdha Khusnul Khotimah nursing home Pekanbaru as many as 28 subjects (90.3%).
Hypertension in the elderly at Tresna Werdha Khusnul Khotimah nursing home Pekanbaru were 23 subjects consist
of 6 subjects (19.35%) with controlled hypertension and 17 subjects (54.84%) with uncontrolled hypertension. The
results of statistical test by using Fisher test obtained p value as big as 1.000 (p>0.05). This shows there is no
significant correlation between impaired cognitive function with hypertension in the elderly people at Tresna Werdha
Khusnul Khotimah nursing home Pekanbaru.