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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• RNSystematic Review2022A mixed-methods systematic review of nurse-led interventions for people with multimorbidity.Journal of advanced nursingNurse-led care for people with multiple long-term conditions improved patient-centred outcomes like satisfaction, self-management, pain, and quality of life. However, it did not consistently reduce hospital admissions, emergency visits, costs, or mortality. Effects varied by intervention type and setting.
• RNSurvey2022Cross-cultural validation of the Worries about COVID-19 and its consequences Scale (W-COV) in adolescents and young people.Archives of psychiatric nursingA 16-item questionnaire about COVID-19 worries grouped into health, economic and social concerns in 5559 adolescents and young adults. More social and emotional worries were linked with lower life satisfaction.
• PTQualitative2022Co-design to increase implementation of insomnia guidelines in primary care.Patient education and counselingPatients with insomnia wanted plain, non-blaming education, estimated sleep diaries, and help with daily-life impact. A co-designed Dutch leaflet was positively received by professionals, but the study does not show it improves sleep or reduces hypnotics.
• RNQualitative2022"Please Don't Forget Us": A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Caregivers of Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Research in gerontological nursingFamily caregivers and nurse practitioners described disrupted sleep, nighttime agitation, worsening mood, isolation, and exhaustion in older adults with dementia and themselves. They asked for more visitation, technology help, education, and support.
• RNSurvey2022Fear of contamination among older adults in the post-COVID-19 era.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)77.9% of older adults with chronic diseases in Saudi Arabia reported high fear of contamination. Fear was linked to lower well-being and fewer primary healthcare visits. The links varied with daily functioning and number of chronic illnesses.
• RNRCT2022Trajectory of self-care in people with stable heart failure and insomnia after two self-care interventions.Patient education and counselingThe insomnia CBT and heart-failure self-care education groups did not differ in how self-care changed over 12 months. Most participants still had inadequate self-care.
• RNOther2022Coaching older adults discharged home from the emergency department: The role of competence and emotion in following up with outpatient clinicians.Patient education and counselingOlder adults whose coach notes showed they knew how to manage their health were more likely to contact outpatient clinicians within 30 days. Those whose notes showed sadness were less likely to contact within 7 days.
• RNCohort2022Excess Mortality Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationDuring the pandemic, assisted living residents with dementia had 34.3 more weekly deaths per 100,000 than residents without dementia. Memory care status showed no clear mortality difference.
• RNOther2023A pre-post intervention study: Knowledge among parents about child infections and antibiotic use facilitated by maternal and child health nurses.Nursing openParents' knowledge of infections and antibiotics rose after maternal and child health nurses introduced a booklet at the 8-month home visit. Average correct answers increased by 1.35 on a 21-item scale. The study measured knowledge only, not prescribing or behaviour.
• RNOther2023Evaluating Associations between Average Pain Intensity and Genetic Variation in People with Sickle Cell Disease: An Exploratory Study.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesIn 86 people with sickle cell disease, one ICAM1 variant was linked to lower average pain ratings on a 0 to 10 scale. The finding is exploratory and needs validation, so it should not change pain care.
• RNQualitative2023"They're gonna be there to advocate for me so I'm not by myself": A qualitative analysis of Black women's motivations for seeking and experiences with community doula care.Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of MidwivesBlack women described community doula care as culturally familiar, reassuring support they said made them feel heard, prepared for birth, and less alone during pregnancy and postpartum.
• RNSystematic Review2023Efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological interventions for endotracheal suctioning pain in preterm infants: A systematic review.Nursing openFacilitated tucking during endotracheal suctioning often lowered preterm infant pain scores. Glucose and kangaroo care were inconsistent. Nurses can use tucking, but glucose safety remains uncertain and effects vary by timing and infant.
• RNQualitative2023Factors that Promote a Positive Childbearing Experience: A Qualitative Study.Journal of midwifery & women's healthWomen rated respectful, individualized maternity care as more important than getting the birth they had planned. They described continuity, clear communication, shared decisions, privacy, and competent staff as central to positive experiences.
• RNSystematic Review2022Medical adhesive-related skin injury in adult intensive care unit: scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemEvidence for preventing ICU adhesive skin injuries is mostly expert opinion and observation. Nurses can use routine skin checks, risk identification, product selection, barrier films, gentle application, and slow low-angle removal with removers.
• PTRNRCT2022Effectiveness of systemic acupuncture in the control of urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy: a randomized clinical trial.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAdding acupuncture to pelvic floor training after radical prostatectomy produced lower measured urine leakage at four and eight weeks than training alone. Both groups improved, so the training itself mattered.
• RNQualitative2022Identifying themes to inform nursing decisions when caring for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on noninvasive ventilation: A qualitative descriptive study.Research in nursing & healthExpert nurses described assessing COPD patients for noninvasive ventilation by watching for fear in the eyes, messy bed positions, and subtle breathing patterns. They emphasized that novices miss these cues, risking unsafe sedation or restraints without real-time support.
• RNQualitative2022Do Say Gay: Inclusive Sexuality Discussions for Out, Closeted, Questioning, and Straight Youth.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersGBQ male teens and young adults said inclusive parent talks about sex helped them feel accepted, even before coming out. They wanted parents to mention same-sex attraction as normal, avoid interrogation, and keep communication open.
• RNQualitative2022Dehumanizing language, motherhood in the context of HIV, and overcoming HIV stigma - the voices of Rwandan women with HIV: A focus group study.International journal of nursing studiesRwandan women with HIV described being called pigs, maggots, or living dead, and avoiding nearby clinics to hide their status. They described telling children and support groups as ways they accepted their status and remembered medication.
• RNOther2022Sociocultural Moderators of Emotion Regulation in Family Members of the Critically Ill.Western journal of nursing researchFor ICU family members making decisions, changing how they thought about a situation was linked to less distress in White women but more distress in non-White men. Suppressing emotions showed no clear link.
• PTOTSLPRNQualitative2023Moral experiences of children with medical complexity: A participatory hermeneutic ethnography in Brazil.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityChildren with medical complexity resisted treatments aimed at normal development by crying, silence, or asking for changes. Some school tasks and surgery decisions changed when adults listened.
• RNSystematic Review2022Recruitment of Older Adults With Dementia for Research: An Integrative Review.Research in gerontological nursingRecruiting older adults with dementia into research was hardest without trust. Multiple methods, incentives and community partnerships helped; gatekeepers, broad untargeted ads and mistrust hindered, but no single method proved best.
• RNNarrative Review2022Ovarian Cancer Symptom Clusters: Use of the NIH Symptom Science Model for Precision in Symptom Recognition and Management.Clinical journal of oncology nursingOvarian cancer symptoms often cluster as bloating, pain, urinary or bowel changes, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and peripheral neurologic symptoms, and patients may not report them. Structured symptom measures and EHR documentation can help nurses monitor and communicate these clusters.
• RNOther2022Effect of implementing an anesthesia nurse checklist in a safety and teamwork climate: quasi-experimental study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNurses using a new anesthesia checklist felt more confident in their team’s safety and cooperation. Anesthesiologists’ views on management improved, but their perception of nurses' performance remained lower than nurses' own views.
• PTOTRNSystematic Review2022Systematic Review of Rural and Urban Differences in Care Provided by Home Health Agencies in the United States.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationRural Medicare home health patients received fewer skilled visits, including physical therapy, and had more emergency room visits. Hospitalization differences were mixed, and some rural agencies performed better on infection prevention practices.
• RNNarrative Review2022Tepotinib: Management of Adverse Events in Patients With MET Exon 14 Skipping Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Clinical journal of oncology nursingTepotinib adverse events are mostly mild to moderate, but nurses should proactively monitor for leg swelling, nausea, diarrhea, creatinine and liver changes, and respiratory symptoms. Early recognition and patient education can help reduce treatment interruptions.
• RNSystematic Review2022Factors associated with inadequate treatment of syphilis during pregnancy: an integrative review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemFactors linked to inadequate syphilis treatment in pregnancy included late or missed prenatal care, testing or penicillin too late before birth, wrong dose or regimen, and untreated partners.
• RNCase Report2022Occult Fracture of the Fibula: One Case Report.Orthopedic nursingIn one adult, persistent ankle pain and a normal x-ray hid an occult distal fibula fracture found only by MRI. Cast fixation and protected weight bearing healed it. This is one case, not evidence.
• RNQualitative2022A case study of an adolescent according to A Model of Children's Adjustment to Parental Cancer.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAn adolescent whose mother had breast cancer described the experience as stressful but challenging, with emotional and physical symptoms, school performance changes, and priority needs for information and emotional support. This is a single case, not proof nursing interventions work.
• RNOther2022Association of enteral feeding with microaspiration in critically ill adults.Applied nursing research : ANRGastric microaspiration occurred in 39% of mechanically ventilated ICU patients. Enteral feeding was associated with gastric microaspiration, but distal tubes did not prevent it, and patients not receiving feeding who aspirated were mostly frequent aspirators.
• RNSystematic Review2022Nursing theories developed to meet children's needs: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNursing theories for children were mostly practical, narrower frameworks and covered feeding, pain, asthma, diabetes, obesity, epilepsy, autism, intensive care, and family relationships. They map care ideas, not tested patient outcomes.
• RNQualitative2022Palliative care management by caregivers in home care: theoretical validation in a conversation circle.Revista brasileira de enfermagemFamily caregivers and home care professionals said a model of managing end-of-life care at home matched their daily experience. Seven of 46 statements were not fully validated, and one was rejected by both groups.
• RNCohortIncontinence Management and Pressure Injury Rates in US Acute Care Hospitals: Analysis of Data From the 2018-2019 International Pressure Injury Prevalence™ (IPUP) Survey.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyHospitalized patients with urinary, fecal, or dual incontinence had high rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries, especially severe injuries. Nurses should include continence and moisture status in pressure injury risk assessment, not just skin checks.
• RNSurveyA Cross-Sectional Survey Reporting on the Value of Patient-Centered Ostomy Programs: A Smooth Transition After Ostomy Surgery.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyNew ostomy patients who had repeated contacts with an industry-sponsored support program were more likely to discuss stoma care, leakage, skin irritation, product use, and suppliers than patients with a single contact. The survey cannot show the program prevented readmissions.
• RNOtherPressure Injury Prevention and Management: A Gap Analysis Using Key Stakeholder Engagement.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyA hospital audit found that only 48% of pressure injury prevention practices met evidence standards. Key gaps included lack of quality equipment, poor electronic decision support, and inadequate tools for staging injuries. Staff priorities differed, with managers favoring better data reporting.
• RNSurvey2023Caregivers' Concerns About Assisted Living Residents' Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Journal of family nursingCaregivers of assisted living residents reported much higher concern about residents' depressed mood, loneliness and anxiety after visitor restrictions began. Families who felt informed and involved, or whose residents had counseling access, reported less worry.
• RNQualitative2023Physical and socioeconomic burden of caregiving on family caregivers of children with cancer at a tertiary Hospital in Ghana.Nursing openFifteen family caregivers of children with cancer in Ghana reported back pain, fatigue, poor appetite, sleep loss, social isolation, debt, job loss, and strain on siblings. These are their experiences, not proof that any support works.
• RNSurvey2023Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, behaviour and care preference of family members of Chinese older adults related to palliative care.Nursing openA 42-item questionnaire for Chinese family members of older adults was validated for measuring knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and palliative-care preferences. It can help nurses identify what families understand and want before end-of-life care discussions.
• RNOther2023The U-shaped association between hospitalization time and fall incidence in inpatients using publicly available data: A cross-sectional study in Japan.Nursing openIn 8,598 hospital inpatients, falls were least frequent during stays of 6 to 12 days. They were more common in stays of 5 days or less and rose again after 8 days. This is an association, not proof that hospitalization time causes falls.
• RNSurvey2023Exploring mutual support awareness in Japanese communities: A pilot study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)In one aging Japanese community, 68.4% of residents said mutual support existed. It was more common among people under 70, those who could ask neighbors for shopping help, and those with closer neighbor contact.
• RNQualitative2022Medical-Legal Partnerships Facilitate Patient-Provider Cost of Care Conversations: A Multisite Qualitative Study in the U.S.Clinical nursing researchClinicians were described as lacking time, knowledge, and training to have patient-provider cost conversations and address health-harming legal needs at 10 medical-legal partnership sites. Teamwork, co-located lawyers, and ongoing training were reported to help staff identify needs and make referrals.
• RNCohort2022Description and Utilization of Telewound Monitoring Services in Primary Care Patients with Acute Wounds in Singapore: A Retrospective Study.Advances in skin & wound carePatients with acute wounds who self-managed dressings and sent photos to nurses healed in an average of 11.7 days, comparable to face-to-face care. Older patients and those with slower healing required more in-person visits, suggesting age and complexity predict remote service success.
• RNOther2022Examining the relationship between clinician communication and patient participatory behaviors in cardiology encounters.Patient education and counselingCardiology visits where clinicians repeated back what patients said and acknowledged feelings had more patient questions, disagreements, and voiced worries. Each extra reflection averaged 0.3 more participation behaviors; one empathy statement averaged 3.7 more.
• OTRNOther2022Acceptability of videoconferencing to preserve the contact between cognitively impaired long-term care residents and their family caregivers: A mixed-methods study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Family caregivers and residents with cognitive impairment generally accepted weekly tablet videocalls during visit restrictions, finding them helpful for seeing familiar faces. Do not treat this as proof it improves clinical outcomes. Face-to-face contact was still preferred.
• RNOther2022Diabetes Care Network: A Novel Model to Disseminate Team-Based Diabetes Specialty Care in a Rural Population.The science of diabetes self-management and careA remote team-based diabetes care model was associated with lower A1C in rural Veterans. There was no concurrent control group, so it does not prove the model caused the change.
• RNPilot2022Tablet-based cognitive behavioral intervention to improve arthritis associated fatigue: A pilot study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)The multi-component Tab-CBI (tablet-based videoconferenced education, goal setting, weekly tasks and walking) did not clearly reduce fatigue or improve self-efficacy compared with phone calls, though the program group had more daily steps in a small pilot.
• PTQualitative2022Supporting Decision-Making About Patient Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit Nurse Work Environment: Work Domain Analysis.JMIR nursingICU nurses said mobility decisions compete with patient safety, nurse safety, competence, and unit throughput. They said they needed one place showing vital signs over time, past mobility progress, staffing, and equipment availability. These are nurse-reported themes, not patient outcomes.
• RNSurvey2022Associations Among Postpartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors.Journal of midwifery & women's healthNearly all postpartum persons who gave birth during the early pandemic reported at least one birth-related PTSD symptom. Pandemic exposure was linked to reliving symptoms, worry to unexpected birth memories, and quarantine was not linked.
• RNCohort2022Risk of Death in Nursing Home Residents After COVID-19 Vaccination.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNursing home residents vaccinated in 2021 had a lower 30-day death risk than residents in 2019. Because the comparison was before the pandemic, this cannot show the vaccine caused the lower risk.
• RNNarrative Review2022Variable Selection for Assessing Risk Factors for Weight and Body fat Gain During the First Year After Kidney Transplantation.Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)Weight and body fat gain after kidney transplant may be linked to baseline BMI, genes and lower physical activity. Many other factors were controversial or weakly supported. Monitor weight and body fat, but this is not a validated risk score.
• RNQualitative2023Reasons for Discordance Between Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences and Medical Orders in Nursing Facilities Without POLST.The American journal of hospice & palliative careIn nursing facilities without POLST forms, residents and surrogates linked mismatched end-of-life orders to not knowing options, never being asked, preferences not recorded, and family pressure. Many wanted orders updated after discussing preferences.