Hospitalar occupational therapy with a view of the brazilian humanization policy guidelines

With the purpose to promote assistencial changes in the brazilian healthcare system, it was originated in the year 2000 the National Program of Humanization in Hospital Assistance, which culminated in the formulation the... [ view full abstract ]

With the purpose to promote assistencial changes in the brazilian healthcare system, it was originated in the year 2000 the National Program of Humanization in Hospital Assistance, which culminated in the formulation the National Policy of Humanization. This policy presents as guideline an amplified clinic, participative management, appreciation of the work, reception, environment and defending the rights of the users. OBJECTIVE:identify humanization actions carried out by the occupational therapist in the hospital context and correlate them with the brazilian policy of humanization. METHOD: integrative review, which data source was the Virtual Health Library (VHL), Journal of Occupational Therapy - UFSCar and Journal of Occupational Therapy - USP searching the words Humanization and Occupational Therapy, National Program of Humanization in Hospital Assistance and Occupational Therapy, National Policy of Humanization and Occupational Therapy, Assistance Humanization and Occupational Therapy. Categorization of the occupational therapeutic actions and correlation between it and the brazilian policy of humanization guidelines. RESULTS: seventeen articles have been considered, confirming that publications of occupational therapists with optics for the humanization of hospital are scarce, being the found ones mostly related to the child context. From the explained actions, it has been verified a particular correlation of these with the guidelines of amplified clinic and reception. CONCLUSION: scientifically, few indicators correlates occupational therapy with humanization, which is possibly associated with the low intimacy of the professionals with the guidelines of this policy. However, it is believed that occupational therapists have potential to contribute to a humanized hospital care, instigating this discussion.