Contextualização sobre a avaliação multidimensional da pessoa idosa: revisão integrativa

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: According to the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the number of older adults will grow significantly worldwide (Moreira et al., 2024). The Multidimensional Assessment of the Elderly (AMPI) is essential in the care of older adults throughout the health-care process, as it evaluates clinical, psychosocial, and functional aspects and allows the understanding of different factors that may impact the autonomy of older individuals and the planning of care for each person (Tavares et al., 2025; Brasil, 2023). OBJECTIVE: To describe the Multidimensional Assessment of the Elderly, highlighting its importance and application in health care, based on scientific literature on the topic. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: Population aging and the increase in chronic diseases lead to situations of greater risk and vulnerability, requiring both ambulatory and home-based care. Primary Health Care (PHC), when adequately assessing older adults, represents the starting point for organizing responses to the demands of this population (Moraes, 2023). METHODOLOGY: Integrative review based on the stages proposed by Mendes, Silveira, and Galvão (2008). Four studies were included, retrieved from the Virtual Health Library (VHL), Nursing Database (BDEnf), and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), using the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS): Older Adult, Primary Care, Multidimensional Assessment, and covering the period from 2020 to 2025. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The studies converged regarding the importance of comprehensive access to health services to achieve better health outcomes in the aging process. Gaps were identified in the functional dimensions assessed through the AMPI, and these issues influence access, follow-up, and quality-of-life outcomes (Costa et al., 2024). CONCLUSION: It is concluded that the adoption of the AMPI by health professionals is essential for contributing to integral, humanized, and evidence-based care. This practice can significantly enhance good health-care practices, strengthen actions and policies aimed at aging, and promote more organized and effective care, increasing autonomy, independence, and quality of life for older adults.