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.