Relationship of Physical Activity with Cognitive Performance in the Student: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Lack of physical activity is a problem of worldwide concern. Various facilities and adequate facilities cause the movement and activities of students to be increasingly limited. Lower levels of student physical activity were associated with an increased risk of developing dementia earlier. This study aimed to obtain findings regarding the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance in students. This study uses a systematic literature review method. To obtain data, the researcher used a systematic literature review funnel. From the results of the application of search strings on 4 databases, namely Pubmed, Sciencedirect, and Taylor and Francis, and Emerald, the filtering results based on the criteria produced 21 journals to be used as final papers and analyzed. Next, the researcher extracted the data using template analysis as a thematic way to analyze the qualitative data. The data analysis tool used by the researcher is Mendeley-Dekstop-1.19.8-win32. Based on the results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance in students. A person's good physical activity has a relationship with a high cognitive function score, while someone who reduces the duration and intensity of physical activity allows the process of cognitive function decline to be faster.