The humanization theme in intensive care in health studies

Objective: To systematize studies indexed in Medline and Scielo on humanization in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Method: A qualitative study with a systematic literature review. It was used studies from Scielo and Medline databases indexed from July 1990 to August 2015, with the key words: 'humanization' and 'intensive care unit: Inclusion criteria were: articles published until August 2015, which referred to the humanization in the ICU, and exclusion: bibliographic review articles. Results: It was analyzed 21 articles. It has come up some categories: Characterization of the studies analyzed; 'We are not machines, human is what we are'; and 'Actors and factors involved in health humanization process'. Conclusion: Humanization in ICU is still a challenge, nursing is one of the areas that deals with this practice, the understanding that the humanization involves care, the processes and working conditions, there are several actors who produce and there are interferents in their production.