Seniors residing in a Longterm care require interventional actions for their welfare. Studies
highlight that the context within a LPI is still loaded by negative events that lead to the
institutionalized elderly loss of functional and cognitive ability. However, it is noteworthy
positive situations, such as: security and reception. In this context, the motivation for
proposing this study came after some questions about what kind of measures that may be
taken by professional and occupational therapy students who work with this clientele. Thus
the literature of conduct and / or procedures in place for occupational therapists in order to
sort the main interventions with institutionalized elderly, since there are few studies and some
gaps on the subject, in particular related to our regional context (State For). It aims to promote
a literature review of the literature on interventions, procedures and / or conduct of
occupational therapy with elderly people living in longstay institutions. It conducted a
bibliographic retrospective and secondary survey content published in indexed and available
magazines scientific search sites: Bireme, LILACS, MEDLINE and PubMed, including
articles published in the last 10 years, using the following descriptors: “Geriatrics” and
"Occupational Therapy ", “Longterm care” and “Occupational Therapy”, “Institutionalized
and “Occupational Therapy”; “Nursing Home”, and “Occupational Therapy" and "Older" and
"Occupational Therapy". We selected 11 studies that met the preestablished inclusion
criteria, these were categorized and analyzed for the level of evidence with use of the PEDro
scale. The studies showed effective procedures ranging from stabilization of cognitive behavioral skills, physical and functional to improving the quality of life in institutionalized
elderly. However, the level of evidence analysis showed low or moderate scores of much of
these studies. Conclusion: from the critical analysis of occupational therapy procedures can
infer their applicability in the institutional context. A systematic review of the literature on the
procedures of Occupational Therapy with institutionalized elderly may support practices in
this context, as well as instigating professionals to reflect and propose new research in the
area more specifically. This study failed to close all gaps questioned, but presents with
originality to propose an initiative procedures that poderm depth in the Brazilian regional
context and meeting the local needs and the public attention, requiring further studies.
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