Psychiatric patient classification system: analysis of scientific production

Objective: to analyze the scientific production on the psychiatric patients classification systems (PCSs), according to the level of dependence on the psychiatric nursing team. Methodology: this is an integrative literature review study that used the descriptors "psychiatric nursing", "staff dimensioning", and "classification" to carry out searches on the databases PUBMED, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and LILACS. Nine publications were selected, which met the inclusion criteria and provided a response to the guiding question: "What is the scientific knowledge produced on a national and international basis about the psychiatric patients classification systems, their distribution over the years under study, the most used methodological design, and the themes addressed?" Results: the analysis allowed the identification of 55.5% of this production within the period from 1980 to 1994 and 44.4% from 2001 to 2008; 77% of the papers were found in the databases PUBMED and CINAHL; the most used methodological design was the grounded theory (55,5%); and the most approached theme was the creation/validation of an instrument for PCS (77.7%). Conclusion: one believes the development of studies that apply instruments for PCS can qualify its implementation in psychiatric hospitalization institutions. Descriptors: nursing; psychiatric nursing; staff dimensioning; classification.RESUMOObjetivo: analisar a produção científica acerca dos sistemas de classificação de pacientes psiquiátricos (SCPs), conforme o nível de dependência da equipe de enfermagem psiquiátrica. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo de revisão integrativa de literatura que utilizou os descritores "enfermagem psiquiátrica", "dimensionamento de pessoal" e "classificação" para realizar buscas nas bases de dados PUBMED, MEDLINE, CINAHL e LILACS. Selecionou-se nove publicações, que atenderam os critérios de inclusão e proporcionaram uma resposta à questão norteadora: "Qual é o conhecimento científico produzido nacional e internacionalmente sobre os sistemas de ...