2019-08-052019-08-052011MENEZES, 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.e- 1981-2256http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/17812Objective: 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.porAcesso AbertoIdosoSaúde do idosoSaúde do idoso institucionalizadoAtividades cotidianasAgedHealth of the elderlyHealth of institutionalized elderlyActivities of daily livingArtigo10.1590/S1809-98232011000300009