title: Public humanization policies: integrative literature review.
abstract: The study aimed to investigate the scientific literature on Public Humanization Policies, available in online periodicals, from 2009 to 2012, in the health field. This is an integrative literature review conducted in the Virtual Health Library databases: Latin-America and Caribbean Health Sciences (Lilacs) and the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Portal Capes. Data were collected in July 2013. To this end, the following Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) were used: "Humanization of Care," "Public Policies," "National Humanization Policy". The sample consisted of 27 articles about the investigated theme. From the publications selected for the research, three categories emerged according to their respective approaches: National Human-ization Policy: history and processes involved in its implementation; National Humanization Policy: health professionals contribution; Humanization and in the care process. The study showed that the National Humanization Policy is an important benchmark in the development of health practices. For this reason, there is a pressing multiplication of related reflections on ways to promote human-ization in health services.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, marciadmoreira@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Márcia Adriana Dias Meirelles
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, marciadmoreira@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abdon Moreira
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lustosa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Bioética, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eveline de Oliveira
authors.initials: Ede O
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Bioética, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jaqueline Brito Vidal
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Bioética, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcella Costa Souto
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D017691:Caribbean Region; D006291:Health Policy; D006296:Health Services; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America