THE INDEX

Every paper we have read

Each one summarised from the full article, not its abstract, and kept only if it speaks to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology or nursing. Newest first.

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• RNCohort2022Can the Multidimensional Prognostic Index Improve the Identification of Older Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Likely to Benefit from Mechanical Ventilation? An Observational, Prospective, Multicenter Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationIn older hospitalized patients with COVID-19, mechanical ventilation was associated with higher risk of death and rehospitalization only in those with a Multidimensional Prognostic Index score above 0.50. Adding this frailty index to oxygenation measures improved prediction of these outcomes.
• RNSurvey2022Maternal Attitudes and Intentions About the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11 Years.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners72.6% of mothers said they were very likely to vaccinate their child aged 5 to 11, but 48.5% of those likely mothers still worried about vaccine safety. 60.7% said their child's provider had not discussed the vaccine with them.
• PTOTRNPilot2022Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Insufficiently Active African American Women With Obesity: Baseline Findings From Smart Walk.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingInsufficiently active African American women with obesity had very low physical activity, high blood pressure, and poor cardiorespiratory fitness. Most met criteria for metabolic syndrome. These baseline findings describe a high-risk group but do not test whether an intervention improves these outcomes.
• RNSurvey2022Association between economic wellbeing and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and remoteness during the COVID-19 pandemic.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Low or high socioeconomic status was linked to higher reported income loss, and outer regional living to higher reported retirement savings access, among 1211 Australian adults surveyed online.
• OTQualitative2022"It's Not the Stereotypical 80s Movie Bullying": A Qualitative Study on the High School Environment, Body Image, and Weight Stigma.The Journal of school healthStudents did not report weight stigma from teachers, but described physical education as uncomfortable for larger-bodied students, especially running, swimming, and lifting. Self-criticism and friend teasing were common; dress code was seen as harmful to larger-bodied girls and girls of color.
• RNQualitative2022Older adults with advanced cancer are selective in sharing and seeking information with social networks.Patient education and counselingOlder adults with advanced cancer chose different people for different support: health-care background for cancer information, illness experience for emotional support, close, frequent contacts for tasks. Patients and helpers often disagreed on conversation depth and who made decisions.
• RNSurvey2022Foot self-care behaviour in type 2 diabetes adults with and without comorbid heart failure.Nursing openPoor foot self-care was similar in T2D adults with and without heart failure: 54.3% and 53.3% respectively. Correlates differed: income and medication count with heart failure; social support and BMI without.
• RNCohort2023Family Caregiver Reports of Their Own and Patient Symptoms in Cancer Home Hospice Approaching End-of-Life.The American journal of hospice & palliative careFamily caregivers reported high patient fatigue and pain and low personal peace, and their own symptoms were linked with patient symptoms, especially as death approached.
• RNCohort2023Characteristics Associated With Mexican-American Hospice Use: Retrospective Cohort Study Using the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE).The American journal of hospice & palliative careHospice use among older Mexican-Americans increased from 2004 to 2016, yet 38.4% of those entering hospice stayed 7 days or less. Dying in Arizona or New Mexico, or having dementia, was linked to more hospice use.
• RNQualitative2023Exploring Successful Breastfeeding Behaviors Among Women Who Have High Body Mass Indices.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationWomen with high BMI who breastfed successfully for six months or more relied on personalised knowledge of benefits, consistent advice from healthcare staff, and practical aids like pillows. Partners and clinicians described inconsistent guidance and lack of lactation support as barriers to continuing breastfeeding.
• RNSystematic Review2023Experience of antidepressant use and discontinuation: A qualitative synthesis of the evidence.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingPeople taking antidepressants described feeling trapped by a 'chemical imbalance' narrative that stigmatized them and masked their real problems. Many stopped taking medication as prescribed or found it made them feel 'not myself,' while withdrawal fears kept them taking drugs they wanted to quit.
• RNSystematic Review2022Integrative review of the literature on screening for gender-based violence during pregnancy: Barriers, facilitators, and tools.Nursing & health sciencesIn antenatal care, screening for gender-based violence is often hindered by lack of training, time, privacy, and referral pathways. Tools exist, but no consensus instrument; use local protocols and safe private conversations.
• RNSystematic Review2022Foodservice systems and mealtime models in rehabilitation: Scoping review.Journal of advanced nursingRehabilitation inpatients received mealtime care that was mostly ad hoc and delivered by nursing staff. Current evidence found no studies testing foodservice system changes and little evidence that mealtimes affect rehabilitation outcomes.
• RNQualitative2022'I knew I'd be taken care of': Exploring patient experiences in the Emergency Department.Journal of advanced nursingEmergency Department patients described feeling cared for when staff used their name, explained wait times and results, treated pain promptly, protected privacy, and included companions. These accounts guide nursing care and future experience surveys.
• PTOTQualitative2022Exploring cancer patients', caregivers', and clinicians' utilisation and experiences of telehealth services during COVID-19: A qualitative study.Patient education and counselingPatients and caregivers largely accepted telehealth for routine care, citing convenience and safety. Clinicians reported reduced job satisfaction and difficulty building rapport, especially via telephone. Most preferred a hybrid model, reserving face-to-face visits for bad news and complex assessments.
• RNSurvey2022Examining a rural Victorian community's knowledge and help seeking behaviour for family violence and the role of the local public health service.The Australian journal of rural healthCommunity members wanted health services to ask about safety, offer private spaces, and make referrals discreetly. Fear, stigma, privacy, and not knowing services were strong barriers to help.
• RNOther2022Social Determinants of Severe Injury Among Pediatric Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersAmong 360 children admitted to a trauma center, caregivers who needed child care and reported neighborhood violence, or who lacked health insurance, were more likely to have a child with severe injury. This is an exploratory link, not cause.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2022Cross-sectional study of pain-related variables before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with COPD.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, stable COPD patients reported higher pain sensitivity, pain interference, dyspnea, and fatigue compared to pre-pandemic levels. Perceived health status worsened, though anxiety and depression scores did not differ significantly.
• PTOTRNSurvey2022Development of a non-pharmacologic delirium management bundle in paediatric intensive care units.Nursing in critical careExperts agreed on a bundle of non-drug steps for paediatric delirium: daily routine, light adjustment, sleep scheduling, glasses and hearing aids, and parent presence. It is a consensus list, not a tested intervention.
• RNSystematic Review2022Diagnostic overshadowing: An evolutionary concept analysis on the misattribution of physical symptoms to pre-existing psychological illnesses.International journal of mental health nursingNurses should treat new physical symptoms in patients with mental illness as possible medical problems, not assume they are psychiatric. The analysed literature describes stigma, record labels and provider bias as contributors to missed care.
• RNSurvey2022Receipt and Sharing of Information to Improve Knowledge About Living Donor Kidney Transplant among Transplant Candidates with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)Patients who reported receiving living-donor kidney information from health professionals or sharing it with family/friends were more likely to have high knowledge; only 33% had received it.
• RNSurvey2022The examination of stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth in the patients diagnosed with Covid-19.Intensive & critical care nursingPatients discharged from intensive care for COVID-19 reported moderate stress symptoms, especially avoidance, and also reported growth, especially changed sense of self. Growth did not mean stress had gone away.
• RNSurvey2023Nurse preferences of caring robots: A conjoint experiment to explore most valued robot features.Nursing openHungarian nurses and students preferred a caring robot that follows commands, looks like a machine, operates with precision, runs a set programme without self-learning, and behaves friendly. They strongly rejected self-learning capabilities, prioritizing human control over nursing tasks.
• RNSurvey2023Coping strategies in patients undergoing surgery treatment for pituitary tumour in China: A cross-sectional survey.Nursing openAfter surgery for pituitary tumours, patients reported less active coping and more avoidance and resigned coping than a general Chinese population. Lower education, lower income, tumour type, size and recurrence were linked to coping style.
• RNQualitative2023Feeling all alone in the world - experiences of patients with a neurological disease during a COVID-19 visitor ban: An interview study.Nursing openMost neurological patients found the visitor ban painful and felt alone, losing motivation, appetite and comfort. A few valued the quiet. Nurses mattered greatly for emotional support and helping phone or video contact with relatives.
• RNQualitative2023"The Average Counsellor Wouldn't Know": Exploring How General Health Practitioners Understand and Respond to Domestic Violence.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresGeneralist health providers consistently identify IPV risk factors but rarely assess children or perpetrators, often defaulting to mandatory reporting. Most lack clear institutional guidelines, relying instead on informal experience and external referrals to manage domestic violence cases.
• PTSurvey2023Kinesiophobia and self-management behaviour related to physical activity in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease: The mediating role of self-efficacy.Nursing openAmong 509 Chinese patients with coronary heart disease, greater fear of movement was associated with lower physical activity self-management, and confidence was lower with more fear and higher with better self-management. This is association, not proof that targeting fear improves activity.
• RNSystematic Review2023Hispanics and Hospice: A Systematic Literature Review.The American journal of hospice & palliative careHispanics are less aware of hospice and more likely to be discharged alive or hospitalized than White patients. Only 39% of hospice patients in the South were Hispanic. Clinicians must proactively address knowledge gaps and monitor for early discharge risks in this population.
• RNQualitative2022Therapeutic writing in a programme for binge eating disorder-A tool to come closer to clarifying feelings.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesPatients described therapeutic writing as a way to uncover hidden feelings driving binge eating. They found documenting food intake difficult but essential for seeing patterns. Group discussion after writing helped them articulate emotions they could not express alone.
• RNQualitative2022Exploring ways to enhance pain management for older people with dementia in acute care settings using a Participatory Action Research approach.International journal of older people nursingStaff in acute care described older patients with dementia not having pain assessed because dementia was not identified, families were not asked, and busy targets pushed pain assessment down the list. They agreed to use visual prompts and ask families about usual pain signs.
• RNRCT2022The Economic Evaluation of Team Clinic-Group Approach to a Care Model of Early Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersTeam Clinic visits did not show lower 6-month diabetes care costs than usual care. They added visits without clear evidence of improved glucose control.
• RNQualitative2022Consulting a Victorian Aboriginal community about their oral health.The Australian journal of rural healthParticipants described avoiding dental care due to shame, fear of judgment, and traumatic past experiences, often only attending when pain was unbearable. They identified lecturing clinicians and rushed appointments as key barriers, while valuing community-based services that offered affordability and cultural safety.
• RNSurvey2022Preparedness of governmental hospitals for COVID 19 prevention and care in Eastern Amhara region, Amhara Ethiopia, 2020.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careMore than half of the hospitals assessed were unprepared for COVID-19 prevention and care. Critical gaps included insufficient oxygen supply, lack of trained isolation room personnel, and missing infection control protocols for staff and patients.
• RNCohort2022Characterizing Youth-Caregiver Concordance and Discrepancies in Psychopathology Symptoms in a US Community Sample.Issues in mental health nursingYouth and caregivers often disagree about psychiatric symptoms, especially in psychosis spectrum. Black and low-SES youth showed larger disagreements. Collect both reports separately and treat disagreement as information, not error.
• RNOther2022Nursing Home Characteristics Associated with High and Low Levels of Antipsychotic, Benzodiazepine, and Opioid Prescribing to Residents with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNursing homes with higher antipsychotic prescribing for residents with dementia also had higher benzodiazepine prescribing. Opioid prescribing did not track the same way. These are facility associations, not tested causes.
• RNPilot2022'It sort of has the feel of being at home': Mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot community-based palliative end-of-life service in a regional setting.The Australian journal of rural healthFamilies and patients described a small regional hospice-like unit as calm, homelike and relieving for carers, but occupancy was low and many had not known the service existed.
• RNCohort2023Comparing the impact of two contact isolation modes for hospitalised patients with Clostridioides difficile infection on the quality of care.Journal of clinical nursingPatients with C. difficile infection cared for in a dedicated cohort ward had similar blood tests, imaging, length of stay and mortality as those isolated in their usual multi-bed ward.
• RNPilot2023Smart home technology to support older people's quality of life: A longitudinal pilot study.International journal of older people nursingAfter 12 weeks of a government-funded smart home program, 60 older people reported higher overall quality of life, with clearer gains in feeling able to achieve things and secure about the future. No control group.
• PTOTQualitative2023Physical Activity Programming for Older Adults in Assisted Living: Residents' Perspectives.Western journal of nursing researchAssisted living residents wanted physical activity programs to be shorter, group-based, safe and adaptable. They preferred framing goals as adding light activity rather than reducing sitting, and found chair-only classes too easy.
• RNCohort2023Breastfeeding Perceptions and Behavior Among Postpartum Women Initiating Different Hormonally Systemic Contraceptive Methods.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationAt the six-month follow-up, breastfeeding rates did not differ significantly between women choosing a hormonal intrauterine device or implant, a DMPA injection, or a non-hormonal method. DMPA users had lower breastfeeding rates than non-hormonal users at earlier follow-ups.
• RNSurvey2023Intimate partner violence during the perinatal period by disability status: Findings from a United States population-based analysis.Journal of advanced nursingIntimate partner violence before pregnancy was reported by 9.5% of respondents with disability and 2.4% without; during pregnancy by 5.8% and 1.7%. Authors recommend perinatal screening and disability-specific questions.
• RNQualitative2023"My life isn't my life, it's the systems": A qualitative exploration of women's experiences of day-to-day restrictive practices as inpatients.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingWomen in mental health inpatient wards described routine restrictions as taking away choice and control, making them feel punished and unheard. Some also said restrictions gave safety. They wanted clear rules, advocacy and chances to be listened to.
• SLPRNOther2022Early childhood development practices in a remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services setting.The Australian journal of rural healthDevelopmental checks happened for 64% of children, but only 22% of referrals were completed. Nurses and doctors lacked training and clear roles, leaving speech and hearing concerns largely unaddressed beyond initial screening.
• RNCase Report2022Sevoflurane administration from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation via the AnaConDa device for a patient with COVID-19: A breakthrough solution for the shortage of intravenous anesthetics.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careIn one patient with severe respiratory failure on ECMO, delivering sevoflurane through the oxygen line reduced the need for multiple intravenous sedatives and allowed lighter sedation without increasing ventilator settings. This offers a potential workaround for IV anesthetic shortages but remains unproven.
• PTRNQualitative2022Longing for homelikeness: A hermeneutic phenomenological analysis of patients' lived experiences in recovery from COVID-19-associated intensive care unit acquired weakness.Journal of advanced nursingPatients recovering from COVID-19 ICU-acquired weakness described waking into an unfamiliar body, craving human contact, and finding progress through small, supported steps. Setbacks and fatigue remained common after coming home.
• RNRCT2022Housing Insecurity, Housing Conditions, and Breastfeeding Behaviors for Medicaid-Eligible Families in Urban Settings.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationHousing insecurity, including eviction threats, late rent, or homelessness, was linked to less exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months in low-income urban families. Crowding was linked to more exclusive breastfeeding among Latina and New York City participants.
• RNSurvey2022Self-Determination Theory and Preventive Medication Adherence: Motivational Considerations to Support Historically Marginalized Adolescents With Asthma.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersIn 260 adolescents with asthma, feeling that taking daily preventive medicine was personally valuable and feeling able to keep taking it were linked with more current adherence and plans to continue. This does not show either cause better adherence.
• RNCohort2022New Onset (Incidence) of Epilepsy and Seizures in Nursing Home Residents.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNew epilepsy or seizure diagnoses occurred at 16.42 per 1000 patient-years in nursing home residents. The highest rates were in those with brain tumors, head injury, hemiplegia, or stroke.
• OTQualitative2022Stakeholder views on mindfulness for youth at risk for psychosis.International journal of mental health nursingPeople at risk for psychosis and practitioners saw mindfulness as potentially helpful for stress and difficult thoughts, but said self-criticism, low motivation, anxiety and paranoia can block practice. They asked for short, concrete, trauma-sensitive, guided exercises.
• RNRCT2022Assessment of skin cancer precision prevention materials among Hispanics in Florida and Puerto Rico.Patient education and counselingSkin cancer prevention materials were rated highly overall, and intention to change sun protection did not differ by group. English-preferring participants found generic materials clearer than genetic risk materials.