Objective To analyze the production of scientific knowledge about the use of patients’ classification instruments in care and management practice in Brazil. Method Integrative literature review with databases search in: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System on-line (MEDLINE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and SCOPUS, between January 2002 through December 2013. Results 1,194 studies were found, 31 met the inclusion criteria. We observed a higher number of studies in the category care plans and workload (n=15), followed by the category evaluation of psychometric properties (n=14). Conclusion Brazilian knowledge production has not yet investigated some purposes of using instruments for classifying patients in professional nursing practice. The identification of unexplored areas can guide future research on the topic.
Objetivo Analizar la producción del conocimiento científico acerca de la utilización de instrumentos de clasificación de pacientes en la práctica asistencial y de gestión en Brasil. Método Revisión integradora de la literatura con consulta a las bases de datos: Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System on-line (MEDLINE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) y SCOPUS, relativas al período de enero de 2002 a diciembre de 2013. Resultados De las 1.194 publicaciones encontradas, 31 atendieron a los criterios de selección. Se observó una mayor cantidad de artículos en la categoría perfil asistencial y carga laboral (n=15), seguidos de la categoría evaluación de las propiedades psicométricas (n=14). Conclusión La producción nacional todavía no ha investigado algunas finalidades de utilización de instrumentos de clasificación de pacientes en la práctica profesional del enfermero. La identificación de áreas aún no exploradas podrá orientar futuras investigaciones acerca de la temática.
Objective To analyze the production of scientific knowledge about the use of patients’ classification instruments in care and management practice in Brazil. Method Integrative literature review with databases search in: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System on-line (MEDLINE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and SCOPUS, between January 2002 through December 2013. Results 1,194 studies were found, 31 met the inclusion criteria. We observed a higher number of studies in the category care plans and workload (n=15), followed by the category evaluation of psychometric properties (n=14). Conclusion Brazilian knowledge production has not yet investigated some purposes of using instruments for classifying patients in professional nursing practice. The identification of unexplored areas can guide future research on the topic.
