Most Common Predictors of Uncontrolled Blood Pressure Among Hypertensive Elders: Literature Review

ABSTRACT Aging process implies challenges for the elderly, specifically related to degeneration in the vascular system. Elderly living with hypertension considers to undergo ongoing treatment to prevent severe brain, heart and kidney damage. Hypertension is getting harder to control if the patients unaware with the factors that outweigh blood pressure control. This study aims to assess the most common predictors of uncontrolled blood pressure, which involved elders with hypertension. The method used is a Literature Review obtained from databases of Scopus, Science Direct, PMC, and SAGE. The result revealed that the most common predictor that modifiable is obesity, whereas unmodifiable factors are age and comorbid. It is indicated that the require intervention for hypertensive elder is focused on body weight and comorbid management. This literature review result is beneficial for the elderly of knowing the needs of lifestyle changes and nurse also easier to determine the appropriate intervention to achieve blood pressure control among elders. INDEX TERMS Predictor, uncontrolled, blood pressure, hypertension, elder.