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Western journal of nursing research · MinKyoung Song, Deborah Lauseng, Soohee Lee, et al.

Physical activity is linked to better attention and behavior in children with ADHD, but effects on physical health measures are inconsistent. The evidence is weak due to small, varied studies, so it supports adding activity to care rather than replacing treatment.

Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · Bronwynne C Evans, David W Coon, Michael J Belyea, et al.

Mexican American families often provide collective care, with one person caring for several relatives or multiple people sharing one patient's care. Daughters were usually the primary caregivers, and families viewed this duty as an honor rather than a burden, even when their own health suffered.

Journal of clinical nursing · Barbara Habermann, Ju Young Shin

Couples with advanced Parkinson's disease described frequent falls, speech and swallowing problems, financial strain and lack of prognostic information as major concerns. They wanted to stay home but often had no plans because they did not know what to expect.

Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · DeAnne K Hilfinger Messias, Patricia A Sharpe, Lourdes Del Castillo-González, et al.

Latinas in Texas colonias described a theme of "living in limbo" where fear of immigration enforcement, poverty, and unsafe environments severely limited their willingness to engage in physical activity. Existing community assets like parks and schools were often viewed as inaccessible or exclusive.

Patient education and counseling · Allison H Christian, Denalee O'Malley, Ana Barac, et al.

Most breast cancer survivors had cardiovascular risks but felt healthy. Half of overweight survivors never discussed weight with their team. Those who did often found it dismissive. Survivors wanted specific, actionable lifestyle guidance rather than general advice.

Journal of pediatric nursing · Gitanjali Indramohan, Tiffany P Pedigo, Nicole Rostoker, et al.

Oral motor exercises did not improve full oral feeding at discharge beyond chance: 57% versus 45%. Longer intubation, withheld feeds, reflux, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome were linked to poor feeding.

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC · Sheri L Towe, Puja Patel, Christina S Meade

Adults with HIV and working memory impairment improved on a working memory test after computerized training, while control scores stayed nearly the same, but this was a small preliminary trial.

International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · Nilofar Pasyar, Farkhondeh Sharif, Mahnaz Rakhshan, et al.

Iranian patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators described losing work and social roles, facing marriage rejection, and experiencing family conflict from excessive care. They shifted to light activities and self-care to manage fear of shocks, highlighting the psychosocial burden beyond the device's technical function.

Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · Laís Fumincelli, Alessandra Mazzo, José Carlos Amado Martins, et al.

Quality of life scores were similar in Brazil and Portugal, but Brazilian patients rated their general health higher. Patients who self-catheterized reported better physical and psychological well-being than those needing caregiver help.

Western journal of nursing research · Ju Young Shin, Ryan T Pohlig, Barbara Habermann

Men reported more non-motor symptoms than women. Motor symptoms increased with disease duration, but non-motor symptoms did not. Speech problems peaked in the 6-to-10-year group, while hallucinations appeared most often after 10 years.

Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · Lucy Moore, Nicky Britten, Doris Lydahl, et al.

Researchers implementing person-centred care described time, usual care habits, sceptical attitudes and fragmented documentation as barriers, and leadership, training, seeing patients as capable partners and involving relatives or peers as facilitators.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) · Joan G Carpenter, Patricia H Berry, Mary Ersek

Ten of twelve patients discharged to a nursing home after palliative care received aggressive rehabilitation despite poor prognoses, often contradicting their own goals. Only two followed a comfort-focused path. Most patients experienced high symptom burden and rehospitalization, with no documented spiritual support or goal renegotiation in the nursing home.

Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) · Margaret I Wallhagen, William J Strawbridge

70% of 67 older adults made at least one communication change after a brief brochure and hearing-loss education over 3 months. Referral uptake varied, and no control group means this cannot prove the brochure caused the changes.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · Nuno Mendonça, Antoneta Granic, John C Mathers, et al.

In people aged 85, higher red blood cell folate and lower homocysteine at baseline were linked to better global cognitive screening scores, but neither predicted global decline over 3 to 5 years. Vitamin B12 showed no association.

Cancer nursing · Oxana Palesh, Charles Kamen, Susan Sharp, et al.

Women with advanced breast cancer who did one hour of moderate activity daily had a 23% lower risk of death. This held after adjusting for age, treatment, and depression. Nurses can encourage simple daily movement like walking or housework.

Holistic nursing practice · Ju Young Shin, Ryan T Pohlig, Barbara Habermann

People with Parkinson's disease using complementary health approaches believed these methods were effective for symptom control and necessary for general health. They reported low concern about side effects or drug interactions but expressed willingness to disclose their use to healthcare professionals.

The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses · Janet D Morrison, Heather Becker, Alexa K Stuifbergen

Facilitators delivered the MS cognitive rehabilitation program as planned. Participants attended 6.4 sessions on average and completed 288.9 exercises, but several participants repeated exercises instead of progressing.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · Nitin Shivappa, Brendon Stubbs, James R Hébert, et al.

Older adults with the most pro-inflammatory diets had a higher risk of becoming frail over eight years. This link was strong in men, where the highest diet score group had four times the risk, but no association was found in women.

Issues in mental health nursing · Faye A Gary, Hossein Yarandi, Edris Evans, et al.

The BDI-II depression screen works as a two-part measure for midlife women of African descent, separating cognitive symptoms like guilt from physical ones like fatigue. Somatic complaints should prompt further exploration for depression in this population.

American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · Michelle N Eakin, Yashika Patel, Pedro Mendez-Tellez, et al.

After acute respiratory failure, survivors described fatigue, breathlessness, fear of illness, memory and word-finding difficulty, and changed work and relationships. Some reported gratitude and closer relationships, while others felt isolated or wished they had died.

Patient education and counseling · Natalie Guerrero, Alissa L Small, Rebecca J Schwei, et al.

Physicians said limited-English pediatric visits lost nuance and trust, so they used nonverbal warmth, repetition, slower speech, and interpreter time, but sometimes skipped rapport talk, literacy checks, and prevention issues.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · Addie Middleton, Brian Downer, Allen Haas, et al.

Patients discharged from skilled nursing facilities with greater dependence in self-care, mobility, or cognition had higher odds of 30-day potentially preventable readmissions. Mobility and self-care dependence showed stronger associations than severe cognitive impairment alone.

Nursing & health sciences · Rachel Milte, Julie Ratcliffe, Gang Chen, et al.

Residents and family members said they preferred excellent-tasting food, choice over what to eat, and set mealtimes. They said they would pay $24 a week for excellent taste. Flexible mealtimes were not preferred.

Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · Hayley Henrikson Estrem, Suzanne M Thoyre, Kathleen A Knafl, et al.

Parents of children with feeding disorders described daily life as dictated by the need to feed. They reported extreme time demands, anxiety, and social isolation because their children could not eat outside the home or be fed by others. Care was experienced as reactive and uncoordinated.