RESUMEN El ingreso en residencias ha sido denominado con el concepto de institucionalización, para diferenciarlo de la atención comunitaria y denotar su carácter de especialización. Los ancianos válidos al ingreso en un centro dejan de realizar tareas por un mecanismo de ajuste de su conducta a la vez que pueden adoptar una actitud pasiva; efecto generador de dependencia. Todos los ancianos al ingresar por primera vez en un centro geriátrico se someterán a un período de adaptación y observación

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... establecido en 20 días tras el cual será valorado por una comisión técnica. En un estudio anteriormente realizado en la misma población se pudo constatar, refiriéndonos a la capacidad funcional traducida en AVD e AIVD y a la percepción de la salud de los residentes, durante los primeros 20 días de ingreso (período de adaptación), que los resultados muestran la existencia de una relación significativa entre la autonomía e independencia de un anciano y su deterioro debido a la institucionalización, a la vez se deduce que los mayores durante dicho período de adaptación no sufren cambios significativos en su percepción de salud por el hecho de SUMMARY The admission to a residence has been termed "institutionalization" in order to differentiate it from community care and to emphasize its nature as a specialisation. On admission to a centre, old people who are not invalid cease to perform certain tasks due to an adjustment process, which can result in passive behaviour; this in turn creates dependency. All old people, when enter a geriatric centre for the first time, undergo a period of adaptation and observation that lasts 20 days, after which they are evaluated by a technical committee. In a study previously made in the same population it was possible to be stated, referring us to the translated functional capacity in AVD and AIVD and to the perception of the health of the residents, during the first 20 days of entrance (period of adaptation) that the results show the existence of a significant relation between the autonomy and independence of an old person and a its deterioration due to the institutionalization, simultaneously it is deduced that the elder during this period of adaptation do not undergo significant changes in their perception of health by the fact of the institutionalization, although is certain that this period is only of 20 days according to the Legislation of the Social Services in Andalusia and that is not enough time to demonstrate the changes. Believing necessary a pursuit but in the long term, we tried to make a second valuation of the Autonomía y estado de salud percibidos en ancianos institucionalizados Autonomy and health status perceived by elderly institutionalised people