Nessy Anggun Primasari, S.Kep.,Ns., M.Kep. Pengarang

Introduction: Hypertension is a condition in which blood pressure has increased systolic with values above 140 mmHg and diastolic above 90 mmHg, this condition is caused by the wrong lifestyle. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), data in 2019 shows that 1.13 billion people have hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension is 13.3% of people diagnosed with hypertension who do not take medication and 32.3% do not take medication regularly. Objective: To determine the relationship between family support and adherence to taking hypertension medication in the elderly. Methods: This study was conducted by collecting 15 articles that were sought from April 25 to May 16, 2020. Results: It was found that there is a relationship between family support and adherence to taking hypertension medication in the elderly. The factors that influence family support consist of age, gender, education level, occupation, marital status, living together, smoking, while there is no research showing that there is a strong relationship between family support and adherence to taking medication. elderly. Conclusion: There is a relationship between family support and adherence to taking hypertension medication in the elderly. Keywords: family support; hypertension; medication adherence; elderly