Estudo longitudinal dos aspectos multidimensionais da saúde de idosos institucionalizados
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2011
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Objective: This study aimed to analyze the evolution of multidimensional aspects
of the health of institutionalized elderly in the city of Goiânia, in two years.
Methods: A longitudinal, prospective and observational clinical study was
conducted. Two assessments were carried out within an interval of two years,
comprising 59 elderly living at long-term care institutions in the city of Goiânia,
State of Goiás, Brazil. It was used a set of standardized tools comprising different
dimensions such as socio-demographic aspects, health-disease situations, psychoemotional
aspects and functional abilities. The Marginal Homogeneity and
McNemar’s tests were used to compare health aspects in two moments of
assessment, by means of the SPSS® software version 10.0 and a p value of less
than 0.05. Results: There was a health decline on the following aspects: stroke (p
= 0,031); other diseases (p = 0,031); upper limb motor impairment (p = 0,007);
use of antidepressant drugs (p = 0,039); decrease on the number of
independencies for daily living activities (p = 0,017), specially the ones related
to personal hygiene (p = 0,031). Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the
areas of vulnerability of institutionalized elderly in Goiânia and the need of
effective actions to promote and maintain their health.
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Idoso, Saúde do idoso, Saúde do idoso institucionalizado, Atividades cotidianas, Aged, Health of the elderly, Health of institutionalized elderly, Activities of daily living
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MENEZES, Ruth Losada de; BACHION, Maria Márcia; SOUZA, Joaquim Tomé de; NAKATANI, Adélia Yaeko Kyosen. Estudo longitudinal dos aspectos multidimensionais da saúde de idosos institucionalizados. Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, Rio de Janeiro, v. 14, n. 3, p. 485-496, 2011.