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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• RNCohort2023The relationship between person-centered care in nursing homes and COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Kansas nursing homes in a person-centered care program had lower COVID-19 cases, admission/readmission, and mortality rates at the highest reported levels than non-program homes. This association does not prove the program caused better infection control.
• OTCohort2023Changes in Satisfaction with Meaningful Activities and Onset of Depressive Symptoms among Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults: A Population-Based Study Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationCommunity-dwelling older adults whose satisfaction with their most meaningful activities fell were more likely to develop depressive symptoms during follow-up. Ask what matters to them, not just what they do, when planning mental health support.
• RNCohort2023Ischemic Pre-Conditioning is Present in Patients with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and ECG Derived Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingPatients with heart attacks who screened positive for sleep apnea had lower peak troponin levels than those without sleep apnea. This suggests a possible protective effect, but the study did not find a significant difference in ongoing heart ischemia.
• RNCohort2023Suicide attempts by adolescents assisted in an emergency department: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMost adolescents who attempted suicide used medication, often belonging to family members. Only 26.1% of these cases were officially reported as required. Emergency care focused on physical stabilization, with little documentation of psychiatric assessment or follow-up planning.
• RNQualitative2023Coping in times of disruption and deprivation-Experiences of family members during COVID-19 patients' critical illness: A qualitative study.Nursing openRelatives of ICU patients described a frightening double burden: they feared catching COVID while unable to see or support their loved one. Information from ICU nurses and doctors was haphazard, leaving them feeling insignificant until the patient returned home needing care.
• RNQualitative2023Qualitative assessment of uptake retention and evaluation of prevention materials for skin cancer among Hispanics.Patient education and counselingHispanic participants remembered sunscreen use and skin checks most clearly. Spanish-preferring residents in Puerto Rico emphasized sharing prevention tips with family, while English-preferring residents in Florida focused more on genetic risk information.
• RNOther2023Terms of the specialized nursing language in the care of older adults at home.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P530 nursing care terms for older adults at home were identified; 460 matched ICNP, 70 did not. They cover pain, falls, medication, bandages and palliative care. This is a terminology map, not proof of better care.
• RNSurvey2022Sex Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Immediate Recovery Period After Resuscitation: Findings From the Cross-sectional DenHeart Survey.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingAt discharge, women who survived cardiac arrest reported more anxiety symptoms and more fatigue than men, but quality of life, perceived health, and loneliness did not differ.
• RNQualitative2023Creating a postmortem examination decision aid: Suggestions from bereaved parents of a stillborn.Patient education and counselingBereaved parents of a stillborn wanted postmortem examination information delivered slowly, in plain language, with a conversation plus written material, after they could process the loss. No decision aid was tested.
• PTOTRNOther2023Home Health Care Clinicians' Use of Judgment Language for Black and Hispanic Patients: Natural Language Processing Study.JMIR nursingHome health care notes about Black and Hispanic patients contained judgment words like 'claims' and 'insists' more often than notes about White patients. Visits were also shorter when notes contained judgment words. This suggests possible documentation bias, not proof of harm.
• RNMeta-Analysis2023The Impact of COVID-19 on the Prevalence, Mortality, and Associated Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Hip Fractures: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationPatients with hip fractures who had COVID-19 died within 30 days at a rate of 24.29%, compared with 6.44% for those without the infection. The risk of death was 3.97 times higher for the infected group.
• RNSurvey2023Adolescents' perceived stress of COVID-19 and self-compassion in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciencesSaudi adolescents who felt more stressed about COVID-19 reported lower self-compassion. Most had moderate stress and moderate self-compassion. This is an association, not proof that self-compassion training reduces stress.
• RNQualitative2023"I Am a Human": A Process Evaluation of a Nurse-Led Community-Based, Palliative Care Program in Liberia, West Africa.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationEight patients with advanced cancer described a nurse-led palliative program in rural Liberia as reducing long hospital stays and bridging communication gaps, but they also reported severe distress from medication stock-outs, transport costs, and limited psychosocial support.
• RNCohort2023Quality of End-of-Life Care for Older Adults with Dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationDeaths during the pandemic were rated as less excellent care than before. People with dementia had more unmet spiritual needs. The pandemic did not worsen care specifically for dementia patients beyond this general decline.
• RNCase Report2023They patronize herbal medicine, coincidence or planned behaviour: A case of hypertensive patients in Tamale?Nursing openAmong 222 hypertensive patients using herbal medicine in Tamale, their attitude, community expectations and plans to use herbal medicine went with use; age, gender and occupation did not. Ask about beliefs and social expectations when counselling on medicines.
• OTRNQualitative2023The Context of Caregiving in Heart Failure: A Dyadic, Mixed Methods Analysis.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingCaregiver burden scores missed key home and financial struggles. Dyads with high contextual needs had worse physical health and finances, but those with moderate needs reported the highest burden. Standard screening tools do not capture the full picture of what families are dealing with at home.
• RNSurvey2023Educational needs of people with type 1 diabetes mellitus and their parents: A cross-sectional study.Nursing openParents of people with type 1 diabetes reported higher educational needs than the patients themselves in complication management, continuous management, diet, psychosocial needs and risk factors. Overall education needs did not differ between the two groups.
• RNQualitative2023The use of toys by nursing as a therapeutic resource in the care of hospitalized children.Revista brasileira de enfermagemNurses and technicians in a pediatric unit improvise toys for procedure preparation using dolls, videos, and everyday objects, but heavy workloads and missing supplies prevent routine use. No standardized method exists, leaving implementation to individual discretion.
• RNOther2023Validity study of educational technology on gynecological high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA booklet for nurses to explain gynecological brachytherapy side effects and care was validated by experts and 27 women. It scored 98% agreement among judges and was rated clear and attractive by all patients, but its effect on attendance or anxiety is not yet tested.
• RNSurvey2023Patient experience with telehealth service in a mental health setting.Archives of psychiatric nursingMental health patients who used telehealth rated it easy and useful, mostly on smartphones, and 61% said they would attend more often. Yet 55.1% preferred in-person care, matching 55.1% who preferred telehealth.
• RNCohort2023NICU Visitation Time and Adherence to Safe Sleep Practices Among Mothers of Very Preterm Infants.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesMore days per week in the NICU was not associated with whether mothers followed all safe sleep practices after discharge. 77% fully complied, but public or no insurance and depression or anxiety symptoms were linked with less compliance.
• RNCohort2023Spiritual well-being, symptoms and performance of patients under palliative care.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn palliative care, higher depression and anxiety scores linked to lower spiritual well-being. More symptoms also tied to worse physical function. These are correlations, not proof that treating one improves the other.
• SLPRNSurvey2023Healthcare communication access among deaf and hard-of-hearing people during pregnancy.Patient education and counselingDeaf and hard-of-hearing maternity patients rated prenatal communication good, but many on-site interpreter and face-to-face modification requests were unmet, and VRI often had technical failures. Ask each patient's preferred accommodation and avoid relying on family interpreters.
• RNOther2023Validation into Spanish of a Scale to Detect the Post-intensive Care Syndrome.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaA Spanish version of a 27-item scale for ICU survivors was rated clear by survivors and grouped into three domains: memory/thinking, daily activities and mood. It can flag post-ICU problems, but is not a diagnostic test.
• OTQualitative2023Adaptation Strategies in Students with Motor Functional Diversity.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaNine students described family and caregivers, nurses who gave companionship and hand activity, and virtual classes as important for staying in university. They also described moving from fear and anger toward resilience and new life goals.
• PTOTSLPRNOther2023Men's health care: concept analysis.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaMen’s health care is shaped by masculinity, social networks, work, culture, and spirituality, not just biology. Hegemonic norms often deter help-seeking and promote self-medication. Clinicians should assess these barriers and strengths to improve engagement and adherence.
• RNQualitative2023How patients with severe mental illness experience care provided by psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners.Journal of the American Association of Nurse PractitionersPeople with severe mental illness valued psychiatric nurse practitioner care for trust, normalizing their experiences, shared decision-making, and accessible contact. Some still avoided discussing medication or intimate issues because they feared admission.
• RNSystematic Review2023Nursing care for the transgender population in primary health care: an integrative review.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaTransgender patients faced fragmented primary care, stigma and limited training. Described strategies included chosen names, safe spaces, expanded histories and gender-affirming care rather than limiting care to HIV testing.
• RNOther2023Relationship between Degree of Dependency and Hospitalization Time of Surgical Patients.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaIn a surgical service, grade IV patients had the longest average stay at 13.3 days, and most patients were grade II. Dependency category was related to hospital stay, but grade III average stay was 6.7 days while grade II average stay was 9.9 days.
• RNQualitative2023The experiences of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of their decision-making processes to invasive home mechanical ventilation-A qualitative study.Nursing openPeople with ALS deciding about invasive home ventilation kept saying 'so far' and changing their minds. They wanted support soon after diagnosis, before speaking about it became difficult.
• RNOther2023Using the Cardiff model to reduce late-night alcohol-related presentations in regional Australia.The Australian journal of rural healthReports of recent alcohol use did not change after a regional emergency department shared injury data with venues, but the rate of injury presentations during late-night hours decreased slightly.
• RNOtherEffectiveness of Therapeutic Community Program on Resilience and Change in Lifestyle in People With Alcohol Use Disorder.Journal of addictions nursingKorean men with alcohol use disorder who attended a 12-week outpatient therapeutic community program reported higher resilience and lifestyle change scores than a hospital control group. The program delivered many activities together, so no single part can be credited.
• RNNarrative Review2023Big Data in Oncology Nursing Research: State of the Science.Seminars in oncology nursingOncology nursing big-data examples include electronic notes, patient reports and wearable data for tracking pain, distress and end-of-life needs. They report feasibility and ethical limits, not proven care improvements.
• RNOther2023Patient-Reported Usefulness and Challenges in Using Hypoglycemia-Informing Features of Continuous Glucose Monitors to Manage Hypoglycemia.The science of diabetes self-management and careMost adults with type 1 diabetes found CGM glucose numbers, trend arrows, and alarms very useful. Only 43% found trend graphs very useful, and some said alarms felt disruptive or unnecessary.
• RNCohort2023The Economic Impact of Living Cell Tissue Products in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers in Patients with Commercial Insurance: A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study.Advances in skin & wound careIn commercially insured outpatients with diabetic foot or venous leg ulcers, a cryopreserved human skin product had lower wound-related costs and fewer applications than the other living cell products compared. It did not show a clear healing advantage.
• RNNarrative Review2023Surgical Reconstruction of Stage 3 and 4 Pressure Injuries: A Literature Review and Proposed Algorithm from an Interprofessional Working Group.Advances in skin & wound careExpert consensus proposes a surgical algorithm for stage 3 and 4 pressure injuries, prioritizing patient optimization and interprofessional care. It recommends negative-pressure wound therapy and bioscaffolds to manage complications, though no controlled trials support these specific surgical pathways.
• RNSurvey2023Incidence and risk factors of intimate partner violence among patients with gynaecological cancer in China.Nursing open31.0% of women with gynaecological cancer at one Chinese hospital reported intimate partner violence, most often negotiation. Abuse was associated with lower household income and living with children or extended family.
• PTOTSLPRNQualitative2023Perceptions of Australians with diabetes-related foot disease on requirements for effective secondary prevention.The Australian journal of rural healthPatients with diabetes-related foot disease found wearing prescribed offloading footwear difficult due to discomfort and poor education on its purpose. Many relied on family carers for daily foot checks because of vision or mobility limits, and reported a critical lack of psychological support after amputation.
• RNRCT2023The Effect of Spiritual Self-care Intervention with a Blended Learning Approach on Anxiety in Women with Preterm Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyWomen with preterm labor who received five sessions of spiritual self-care education, blending face-to-face and virtual learning, reported significantly lower pregnancy-related anxiety immediately after the intervention and four weeks later compared to those receiving routine care.
• RNQualitative2023Emergency preparedness is a healthcare issue: COVID-19 pandemic's influence on attitudes and behaviors among a national sample of parents.Journal of pediatric nursingParents described stocking masks, meds and supplies, talking with children about plans, and viewing vaccines as emergency preparedness after the pandemic. Most wanted providers to discuss preparedness.
• RNQualitative2023The living experience of surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and spiritual meaning making.Nursing openGreek Cypriot out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors described survival as a divine gift reshaping body, time, fear, relationships and daily life. Their accounts point to spiritual and psychosocial needs alongside physical, cognitive and emotional changes.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2023Use of Home-Based Clinical Care and Long-Term Services and Supports Among Homebound Older Adults.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationMost homebound older adults use long-term supports like assistive devices, but very few receive comprehensive care. Nearly half had minimal services despite being homebound. Clinical teams should screen for gaps in meals, transport, and paid help, not assume skilled home health covers all needs.
• RNOther2023Process Evaluation of a Wireless Wearable Continuous Vital Signs Monitoring Intervention in 2 General Hospital Wards: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR nursingWearable continuous heart and breathing-rate monitoring was used on two hospital wards, but nurses documented trend checks on only 70.7% of required shift reports, and the rate fell most in internal medicine. Manual vital-sign checks continued alongside it.
• RNQualitative2023"It became easier once I knew": Stakeholder perspectives for educating children and teenagers about their difference of sex development.Patient education and counselingStakeholders agreed children and teenagers with differences of sex development should receive honest, age-appropriate education over repeated visits. Parents, providers and mental health staff may share the work, but participants gave no specific scripts, ages or tested approaches.
• RNOther2023Nurse-patient communication strategies: A proposal of an educational video for Nursing students.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNursing students reported high understanding of an educational video on communication strategies, and expert nurses rated its quality as adequate. The study validates the video's content but does not show that watching it improves patient care or clinical skills.
• RNQualitative2023"A patient should not have to ask": Women's experiences of patient education about preconception care for type 2 diabetes.Patient education and counselingWomen with diabetes wanted clinicians to discuss preconception care routinely, even if they were not planning pregnancy. They found it hard to ask, feared stigma, and valued clear, shareable information before conception.
• RNOtherScoping Review of Early Toxic Stress and Epigenetic Alterations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Nursing researchThirteen NICU studies associated higher pain or toxic stress exposure with increased SLC6A4 methylation changes and associated those changes with later attention and social-emotional problems. No study used a valid NICU stress measure, so causality is not proven.
• RNCohort2023Intensive care unit nurses' perceptions and practices regarding clinical alarms: A descriptive study.Nursing openMost ICU nurses believe they respond quickly to alarms, but nearly half admit missing them due to noise and complexity. While 81% claim sensitivity, 25% report alarms are often unheard. This gap between perceived and actual response suggests alarm fatigue is masking safety risks.
• RNQualitative2023Value of cognitive interviewing in the development of the weight stigma in healthcare inventory.Patient education and counselingMany proposed survey questions about weight stigma in healthcare were confusing or misinterpreted when tested with 48 patients with obesity. Participants often could not answer questions about providers' motives, and some saw unsolicited weight advice as caring. The inventory needs further validation.
• RNOther2023Hand hygiene knowledge and demonstrated technique among Malawian kindergarten children: A quasi-experimental study.Nursing openIn Malawian kindergarten children, a school handwashing programme raised knowledge and 5-step technique scores, and gains remained high at 3-month follow-up. It did not test whether infections fell.