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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• PTRNRCT2022Staying Strong and Healthy During Androgen Deprivation Therapy.Cancer nursingThe primary LDL outcome did not show a significant between-group difference after correction. The combined exercise, nutrition, and ADT education intervention was feasible, but the control group also received nurse calls.
• RNQualitative2024Findings from a mixed-methods journey map study of barriers to family planning in western Kenya.Health care for women internationalWomen and providers disagreed on what stopped family planning. Both ranked stockouts as critical, but women also flagged partner discouragement, rude counselling, and hidden fees. Providers saw fees as frequent but unimportant, missing women's price sensitivity.
• RNRCT2024Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for Women Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma: A Feasibility Study.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationWomen veterans randomized to trauma-sensitive yoga or cognitive processing therapy often missed sessions; participants preferred yoga, but this small feasibility study did not test symptom reduction.
• RNQualitative2024Adolescents' Suggestions on how to Support Their Sleep: A Focus Group Study.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesAdolescents want sleep support that starts at home. They value parents enforcing routines and creating a secure, quiet environment. They reject generic school lectures, preferring interactive education that explains the 'why' and 'how' of sleep, and they need help managing the anxiety of silence before bed.
• RNOther2024The Cumulative Influence of Perceived Discrimination, Stress, and Coping Responses on Symptoms of Depression Among Young African American Mothers.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationFor young African American mothers, higher stress, avoidance coping, and passive responses to discrimination predicted more depressive symptoms. Problem-solving and support-seeking did not. Screening should assess how women cope with discrimination, not just the presence of depression.
• OTQualitative2024School Nurses' Perceptions About Student's Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sweden.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesSchool nurses reported students stressed about infection, grades and lost friendships, while some felt less anxiety with a slower pace and more family time.
• PTOTSLPRNSurvey2024The other COVID-19 survivors: Timing, duration, and health impact of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Journal of clinical nursingSurvivors reported a median of 21 symptoms lasting over 100 days, with fatigue and cognitive issues causing the most work impairment. Symptoms evolved from flu-like to neurological and systemic issues. Most were not hospitalised, proving severe sequelae occur independently of acute infection severity.
• RNQualitative2024'Managing an unexpected life - a caregiver's career': Parents' experience of caring for their child with a non-malignant life-limiting condition.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityParents of children with non-malignant life-limiting conditions described caregiving as an unexpected career. They struggled to maintain normality, became experts in their child's care out of necessity, and fought constantly for services and equipment. Support from peers and healthcare professionals who respected their expertise was vital.
• RNQualitative2024What Counts as a Surrogate Decision?The American journal of hospice & palliative careFamily spokespersons and a research team disagreed in 18 cases about whether an event was a surrogate decision. Disputes involved advocacy, discharge changes, medication requests, and simply relaying a patient's wishes.
• RNOther2024School-supervised Asthma Therapy is Associated with Improved Long-Term Asthma Outcomes for Underrepresented Minority Children.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesAsthma emergency visits fell 67.9% at one year, 59.5% at two, 70.2% at three, and 50% at four among children followed after school nurse-supervised inhaled steroid therapy; hospital admissions also declined.
• RNQualitative2024Acute paediatric inpatient care of children and young people admitted with self-harm or eating disorders: A single centre evaluation.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityChildren and young people admitted for self-harm or eating disorders identified privacy, holistic care, communication, shared care goals, and respect as key outcomes; self-harm and eating disorder groups wanted different ways and times for checking progress.
• RNCohort2023Exploration of the Relationships Between Stress and Distinct Pain and Sleep Disturbance Profiles in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.Cancer nursing33.8% of chemotherapy patients had severe pain and high sleep disturbance together. They reported the highest stress, lowest resilience, and more denial, venting, substance use, behavioral disengagement, and self-blame than patients with milder symptom profiles.
• RNSystematic Review2023Effectiveness of iodine-impregnated incise drapes for preventing surgical site infection in patients with clean or clean contaminated wounds: A systematic literature review and cost-consequence analysis.Journal of perioperative practiceThe evidence does not show iodine-impregnated surgical drapes prevent surgical site infection across all clean or clean-contaminated operations. Some studies found lower infection, others did not. If a drape is used, guidelines say choose iodophor-impregnated unless iodine allergy.
• PTOTRNNarrative Review2023Principles of management of hand fractures.Journal of perioperative practiceFor adult hand fractures, early pain, wound and neurovascular checks, antibiotics for open fractures, and hand therapy five to seven days after surgery are core principles.
• RNCohort2023Use of Palliative Oxygen in Cancer Patients.The American journal of hospice & palliative care25 of 134 patients received home palliative oxygen without meeting program criteria. 48 had only mild or moderate breathlessness, and 26 were not on opioids. Nurses should check symptoms and medicines before oxygen is assumed helpful.
• RNCohort2022Associations of Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Disturbance With Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancer nursingPostmenopausal breast cancer survivors with better self-rated physical health were linked with lower risk of later heart disease or stroke. Each 5-point higher physical health score was linked with 9% lower risk. Mental well-being scores and sleep disturbance scores showed no clear link.
• RNSystematic Review2022Nonpharmacological Cognitive Impairment Prevention Interventions in Older Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingAfter cardiac surgery, no non-drug intervention consistently prevented overall thinking and memory decline. Some small studies found benefits with cerebral oxygen monitoring or computerized cognitive training, but the evidence is too mixed to change routine care.
• RNCohort2022Distinct Co-occurring Morning and Evening Fatigue Profiles in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers Receiving Chemotherapy.Cancer nursingAmong 405 patients with gastrointestinal cancers on chemotherapy, 40% had a high morning and evening fatigue profile, associated with younger age, female sex, childcare, lower function, comorbidities, anemia, depression, and higher stress.
• RNSystematic Review2022Cognitive Function in Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treated With Chemotherapy: A Systematic Review.Cancer nursingAdults with acute myeloid leukemia often had cognitive impairment, but longitudinal studies found cognition stable during chemotherapy. Nurses should monitor cognition and adherence, especially because impairment was associated with fewer azacitidine cycles.
• RNNarrative Review2024Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationPerinatal women exposed to extreme weather reported fears and were more likely to have depression, anxiety and possible PTSD. Nurses can ask about climate disasters, screen mood, counsel about heat risks and connect women to support.
• RNQualitative2024The Burden of having to Wonder: Hospice Caregiving Experiences of LGBTQ+ Cancer Family Caregivers.The American journal of hospice & palliative careLGBTQ+ hospice caregivers often could not tell whether rude or awkward provider interactions reflected bias, so they weighed disclosure, stayed alert to protect the patient, and many felt provider communication did not meet their needs.
• PTOTSLPRNQualitative2024Caregiving in the COVID-19 pandemic: Family adaptations following an intensive care unit hospitalisation.Journal of clinical nursingSixteen caregivers described feeling isolated and unprepared, with family support and home health services easing their burden. Patients resisted being helped to maintain independence. Clinicians should assess family support networks before discharge to prevent caregiver overwhelm and poor recovery.
• RNRCT2024Implementation Costs of Technology-Enhanced Transitional Palliative Care for Rural Caregivers.The American journal of hospice & palliative careRN-led video, phone, and text transitional palliative care for rural caregivers cost about $395 per caregiver. Billing both transitional care management and chronic care management could cover it, but either alone did not.
• RNQualitative2023Sleep in cardiac arrest survivors.Nursing in critical careNurses often fail to ask cardiac arrest survivors about sleep, assuming it is not a priority or will resolve after discharge. When they do notice problems, they frequently rely on medication or waiting for the patient to speak up, rather than assessing sleep actively.
• RNCohort2023Nutrition care processes across hospitalisation in critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Australia: A multicentre prospective observational study.Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care NursesOnly half of ICU survivors with COVID-19 were screened for malnutrition. Patients eating orally received significantly less dietitian care than those ventilated. Nutrition handovers were frequently missing at ICU discharge, leaving ward teams without key information.
• RNCohort2023The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on revisits to emergency department.Australasian emergency careEmergency department revisit rates rose during COVID-19 across most age groups and time intervals. Older patients still revisited more often, and at revisit they were more likely to be admitted to intensive care or die.
• RNQualitative2023Kidney Donor Perspectives on Acute Postoperative Pain Management.Clinical nursing researchLiving kidney donors described postoperative pain as surprising and often worse than expected, especially if they had no prior surgical history. Gas pain and nausea were major complaints. Nurses supported donors through education, medication management, and encouraging movement.
• RNOther2023Exploring the Use of Arts-Based Interventions and Research Methods in Families of Seriously Ill Children: A Scoping Review.Journal of family nursingChildren and families described drawing, photos, puppets, digital stories and painting as helping them express symptoms, feelings and coping needs to nurses and family members. Treatment-effect evidence was mixed.
• PTOTRNQualitative2023A Qualitative Study of the Pain Experience of Black Individuals With Cancer Taking Long-Acting Opioids.Cancer nursingBlack patients with cancer taking long-acting opioids described pain as something to control by limiting doses and accepting background pain, while stigma, pharmacy access, side effects, and fear of addiction blocked relief.
• PTOther2023Overcoming Pandemic-Related Challenges in Recruitment and Screening: Strategies and Representation of Older Women With Cardiovascular Disease for a Multidomain Lifestyle Trial to Prevent Cognitive Decline.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingRemote recruitment through cardiology clinicians and mailed letters met a cardiovascular trial's enrollment goals, but randomized women were younger than the eligible clinic population, averaging 72.4 years, and only 1.6% Hispanic/Latinx and 0.8% Asian.
• RNQualitative2023Care Setting Transitions for People With Dementia: Qualitative Perspectives of Current and Former Care Partners.The American journal of hospice & palliative careFamily care partners wanted early, concrete prognostic guidance about dementia progression to plan home or facility care, and later help finding facilities or home resources. These are reported experiences, not evidence that guidance improves outcomes.
• RNCohort2023The Association Between Frailty and a Nurse-Identified Need for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Referral from the Emergency Department.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresA 0.1 unit increase in frailty in older ED patients was associated with a 34% higher chance that an emergency nurse documented a need for comprehensive geriatric assessment, but only 5% were referred by the treating physician.
• RNQualitative2023Newcomer Women's Experiences with Perinatal Care During the Three-Month Health Insurance Waiting Period in Ontario, Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresNewcomer pregnant women described delayed access, costly deposits, language barriers, and fear of losing care if they questioned providers. Midwives reported a delayed emergency caesarean and hospital systems denying newborn OHIP cards.
• RNSurvey2023Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment.The American journal of hospice & palliative careOlder adults with dementia were less likely to have a living will than those with normal cognition. Black and Hispanic participants were less likely to have either planning document across cognitive groups.
• RNCohort2022The Caprini Risk Score for Early Prediction of Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingA higher Caprini Risk Score assessed by emergency nurses at acute coronary syndrome admission was linked to higher all-cause and cardiac mortality during follow-up, but the study did not show that acting on the score improves outcomes.
• RNCohort2024Factors Associated with Antimicrobial Use at the End-Of-Life Among Hospitalized Cancer Patients.The American journal of hospice & palliative careIn 633 terminal solid tumor admissions, 59% received antimicrobials in the last week of life. Nurses should expect this practice and ask whether each dose matches comfort goals, especially when devices, infection signs, or ICU care are present.
• RNCase Report2024Extreme Symptom Burden for Patients With COVID-19 at the End of Life; Extrapolation of Knowledge Gained to Achieve Sustained Comfort and Dignity for all Patients in Their Last Days of Life1.The American journal of hospice & palliative careDying patients with severe agitation became comfortable after multiple drugs were given together, including phenobarbitone, diclofenac, and procyclidine. No single drug can be credited.
• PTQualitative2023Implementing a Sedentary Behavior Change Smartphone App in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Analysis Guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework and Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation-Behavior Model.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingSome cardiac rehab participants did not understand that the Vire app and ToDo-CR program with a Fitbit targeted sitting time. They wanted clear sedentary targets, personalization, and prompts when they were sitting. Early glitches or poor first impressions led some to stop.
• RNSurvey2023Single Room Maternity Care Versus Traditional Maternity Care: A Cross-Sectional Study Examining Differences in Mothers' Perceptions of Readiness for Discharge and Satisfaction and Health Outcomes.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresMothers in single-room maternity care reported feeling more ready for discharge and more satisfied than mothers in traditional care, and newborn stays were shorter. The hospitals differed in care model and patient groups, so this does not prove single-room care caused the differences.
• RNSurvey2023Veterans' Experiences of Support in Managing Comorbid Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes.Nursing research43% of veterans with diabetes and sleep apnea got family help with diabetes, and 27% with PAP. Most of those helped rated it very helpful. Current PAP users had lower HbA1c, but the survey cannot show cause.
• SLPRNSystematic Review2023Parental Decision-Making Around Introducing Complementary Foods: An Integrative Review.Journal of family nursingMost U.S. infants started solid foods between 4 and 6 months, but 29.6% started before 4 months. Short or no breastfeeding and believing milk was not enough were linked to early start.
• RNQualitative2023Midlife Transition Experiences of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada: A Qualitative Exploration.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresTwenty-two South Asian immigrant women in Canada described midlife as eight overlapping transitions: lifestyle, career, family, physical health, mental health, social, environment and personal growth. They used exercise, faith, counselling and relationships, but wanted clearer community support.
• PTCohort2023The PhLIP team: Feasibility of a physiotherapy-led intensive prone positioning team initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic.Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care NursesA physiotherapy-led prone team conducted 154 of 161 proning episodes in 51 of 93 ICU patients with COVID-19, with no accidental extubations, hypoxia complications, neuromuscular injuries, manual handling injuries, or staff exposures to COVID-19.
• RNOther2023Assessment of Youth Coping and Appraisals Through a Timelining Activity: Validation and Utility of a Tool for Pediatric Research and Practice.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersYouth ages 8-17 completed a brief coping timeline in about 7.3 minutes and rated it easy. Their confidence in changing or tolerating stressors lined up with well-being and depression, but one coping measure did not work well.
• OTQualitative2023Palliative Care across Settings: Perspectives from Inpatient, Primary Care, and Home Health Care Providers and Staff.The American journal of hospice & palliative careHome health, primary care, and inpatient providers said each can spot palliative care needs from their own vantage point, but poor communication makes it harder. They suggested a clinical lead to talk with patients and a home health lead to coordinate.
• PTOTRNOther2023A quasi-experimental study of group counselling effectiveness for patient functional ability and quality of counselling among patients with hip arthroplasty.Nursing openGroup counselling before hip replacement matched individual counselling for patient satisfaction and post-surgery function. Nurses can safely use group sessions to save time without harming recovery, though most patients still want better advice on coping at home.
• PTOTRNQualitative2023Unmet needs, limited access: A qualitative study of postpartum health care experiences of people with disabilities.Journal of advanced nursingDisabled parents described postpartum care as fragmented and often inadequate. They said providers shifted attention to newborns, missed pain and recovery needs, gave unhelpful breastfeeding advice, and made them fear home visits. Some occupational therapy and home nursing supports helped.
• RNSurvey2023Emotional Support Among Parents of Children With Adverse Childhood Experiences.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersHaving a child with two or more ACEs was associated with a 1.7 percentage point higher probability of any emotional support, but financial hardship was associated with a 3.3 percentage point lower probability. 18.2% of parents reported no emotional support.
• RNNarrative Review2023End-of-Life Care Planning in Diverse Individuals Across Age Groups: A Proposed Conceptual Model of Nursing.Journal of nursing care qualityEnd-of-life care preferences varied by age, culture, education, spiritual beliefs, trust, and family role. The proposed nursing model groups personal, stakeholder, and social factors to guide conversations, documentation, and follow-up.
• RNSystematic Review2023Interventions for family support in cardiometabolic disease: An integrative review.Nursing openFamily support programmes for diabetes and hypertension often improved blood pressure, glucose, weight and self-care, but nagging or resisting change can worsen outcomes. Ask patients who should support them and what role they want.