RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY LEVEL IN PANDEMIC AND MEDICAL ADHERENCE IN HYPERTENSIVE ELDERLY

Abstract Background: Hypertension in Indonesia increases with age. People hypertension need continuous treatments according to doctor’s recommendation, if not it will cause serious complications. Medication non-adherence of hypertensive elderly caused by many factor, one them is psychological factor. Health care visits decrease during pandemic because the COVID-19 transmission anxiety.Objective: To find out correlation between anxiety level and medical adherence Kangkung Village, Mranggen pandemic.Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted Proportional Random Sampling approach on 96 Kangkung, Mranggen, Demak Regency. The interview using Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale Morisky Medical Adherence Questionnaire. Data analysis Rank Spearman test. This had got Ethical Clearance from Research Ethics Committee Faculty Medicine Diponegoro University.Results: There a adherence, p value = 0,005 (p < 0,01) higher (ρ – 0,287).Conclusion: that were experienced has been shown be related pandemic.