Institutional analysis in scientific health production: an integrative literature review.

Objective: To analyze the use of the Institutional Analysis theoretical-methodological framework and of the central concept of institution in its three moments - instituted, instituting and institutionalizing in health studies.

Method: Integrative review conducted in databases of PubMed/Medline, LILACS, Scopus, and CINAHL including original research articles published between 2012 and 2017.

Results: Analysis of 26 publications.