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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• RNRCT2017Hospice Family Caregiver Involvement in Care Plan Meetings: A Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of hospice & palliative careHospice family caregivers who joined care plan meetings by video or phone did not report better pain management perceptions, quality of life, anxiety, or patient pain than usual care. Participation was possible but took longer.
• RNOther2017The Gastrointestinal Pain Pointer: A Valid and Innovative Method to Assess Gastrointestinal Symptoms.Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and AssociatesAn electronic abdominal-pain tool matched the McGill pain questionnaire in 93 participants and separated IBS pain from healthy controls. It is a research tool, not an approved medical device, and only pain intensity was tested.
• RNCohort2017Exploring relationships of catheter-associated urinary tract infection and blockage in people with long-term indwelling urinary catheters.Journal of clinical nursingLong-term catheter users reported blockage and urinary infection often, and the two were only modestly related. Sediment, leakage and bladder spasms were linked to them, so nurses should record each problem separately.
• RNCohort2017Risk Factors for Hospitalization of Home Hospice Enrollees Development and Validation of a Predictive Tool.The American journal of hospice & palliative careIn home hospice patients, younger age, Black or non-Black minority, and 4 or more chronic conditions were associated with higher hospitalization risk. In the development set, a score of 18 or more flagged 5 percent of enrollments, but only 22% were hospitalized.
• RNCohort2018Parents' Acute Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Medication Changes During the Difficult First Year After Infant or Child NICU/PICU Death.The American journal of hospice & palliative careAfter an infant or child died in the NICU/PICU, parents reported acute illnesses, hospitalizations, and medication changes, with peaks in the first month and around the first anniversary.
• RNQualitative2018Understanding Advanced Prostate Cancer Decision Making Utilizing an Interactive Decision Aid.Cancer nursingMen with advanced prostate cancer and their partners said an interactive decision aid helped them compare treatment options, clarify priorities, and ask oncology nurses and doctors more questions. It showed what patients valued, not that the aid improved outcomes.
• PTRNNarrative Review2018Sleep Among Long-Term Care Residents in China: A Narrative Review of Literature.Clinical nursing researchSleep problems are common in Chinese long-term care residents, reported in 33% to 73% across studies. Non-drug approaches, especially exercise and behavioural programmes, were linked with better sleep, but evidence is weak.
• RNSystematic Review2018Oral Endocrine Therapy Nonadherence, Adverse Effects, Decisional Support, and Decisional Needs in Women With Breast Cancer.Cancer nursingSide effects are the main reason women stop oral endocrine therapy for breast cancer, yet most studies show patients receive little support to manage them. Nurses should ask about side effects and adherence at every visit, as current information is often insufficient.
• RNSurvey2018Perceived Stress as a Mediator Between Social Support and Posttraumatic Growth Among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancer nursingMore received social support was linked to lower perceived stress and greater positive change after cancer in Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Lower stress partly explained the link, but this survey cannot show that support causes growth.
• RNPilot2018Religiousness, Spirituality, and Salivary Cortisol in Breast Cancer Survivorship: A Pilot Study.Cancer nursingHome saliva collection by breast cancer survivors was feasible and acceptable, with most samples usable. Positive spiritual experiences had a small link to morning cortisol; perceived health had no clear cortisol links.
• RNOther2018Caregiver Sleep and Patient Neutrophil Engraftment in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: A Secondary Analysis.Cancer nursingPoorer caregiver sleep before transplant was associated with longer patient time to neutrophil engraftment after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Worse objective and self-reported caregiver sleep related to longer engraftment; caregiver distress did not.
• RNOther2018Geographic Variation in California Pediatric Hospice Care for Children and Adolescents: 2007-2010.The American journal of hospice & palliative careIn California Medicaid, 89.39% of children and adolescents who died with a life-limiting condition did not use hospice care. Potential need was highest around Los Angeles, where thirty-six pediatric hospice providers were located.
• RNSurvey2018What Do Participants of the Crohn's and Colitis UK (CCUK) Annual York Walk Think of Their Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care? A Short Report on a Survey.Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and AssociatesIBD patients at a charity walk reported high satisfaction with care but identified significant gaps in access to psychologists and dieticians. Nurses serving as first contacts should screen for mental health needs and refer appropriately, as many patients lacked specialist support.
• RNNarrative Review2018Agenda for Sleep Research in Older Adults With Cancer: A Conference Report.Cancer nursingSleep research in older adults with cancer lacks consistent definitions, standard measures, and a unifying model. Hospital sleep screening, pain control, and environment remain research priorities, not proven interventions.
• RNRCT2017Influence of Baseline Psychological Health on Muscle Pain During Atorvastatin Treatment.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingBaseline depression and wellbeing did not predict muscle pain during six months of high-dose statin therapy. Both statin and placebo groups reported increased pain, but psychological health at the start of treatment was not linked to who developed symptoms.
• RNPilot2017Autonomic Nervous System Function After a Skin-to-Skin Contact Intervention in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingThe main heart-rhythm measure did not change over time after 14 days of skin-to-skin contact in 10 infants with congenital heart disease. No adverse events occurred, and mothers found it acceptable.
• RNSurvey2017Intention to Use mHealth in Older Adults With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingOlder adults with heart failure said they would use mobile health tools if they found them useful and easy, and if a doctor or primary healthcare provider recommended them. This measured intention, not actual use.
• RNPilot2017Can Playing an End-of-Life Conversation Game Motivate People to Engage in Advance Care Planning?The American journal of hospice & palliative careAfter playing an end-of-life conversation game, 78% of participants reported completing at least one advance care planning behavior within three months. This included discussing wishes with loved ones, creating living wills, or naming healthcare proxies.
• RNCohort2017Quality of Life, Depression, and Anxiety in Ventricular Assist Device Therapy: Longitudinal Outcomes for Patients and Family Caregivers.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingAfter ventricular assist device implantation, patients reported better quality of life, less depression, and less anxiety over 3 months. Their caregivers reported worse quality of life, while depression and anxiety did not improve.
• RNQualitative2017A Qualitative Study of Symptom Experiences of Women With Acute Coronary Syndrome.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingWomen with abrupt or suddenly intensifying acute coronary syndrome symptoms sought care sooner. Women with vague, intermittent symptoms often failed to recognize them as cardiac and delayed a median 11.45 hours.
• RNOther2017The Influence of Social Structure on Cancer Pain and Quality of Life.Western journal of nursing researchCancer patients with insufficient income reported more pain and lower quality of life, but this link was only significant for those with higher education. White patients benefited more from sufficient income than non-White patients. Unemployed patients also reported worse outcomes.
• RNOther2017The Resilience in Illness Model Part 2: Confirmatory Evaluation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer.Cancer nursingA resilience model for adolescents and young adults entering stem cell transplant fit reasonably well. It suggested high symptom distress and uncertainty may reduce coping and the ability to rise above illness, but tested no treatment.
• RNRCT2017A Sleep Hygiene and Relaxation Intervention for Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Cancer nursingFamilies found a nurse-led sleep hygiene and relaxation session helpful and easy to use. Objective sleep improved slightly but not significantly. Most children still slept far less than recommended, and fatigue remained moderate in both groups.
• SLPQualitative2017Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of person-centred care in different healthcare contexts.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesResearchers 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.
• RNOther2017Mobile Phone Ecological Momentary Assessment of Daily Stressors Among People Living With HIV: Elucidating Factors Underlying Health-Related Challenges in Daily Routines.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACPeople living with HIV reported daily stressors via smartphone, with financial difficulties rated as the most stressful events. Health issues like medication adherence and depression were frequent, while memory problems and housing instability also caused significant strain.
• PTOther2017Implementation evaluation and refinement of an intervention to improve blunt chest injury management-A mixed-methods study.Journal of clinical nursingOnly 290 of 424 eligible blunt chest injury patients received the early protocol. Those who did were more likely to receive several protocol care components. Staff barriers included complexity and after-hours response. Post-relaunch monitoring reported uptake rising to 91%.
• RNSurvey2017Perceptions of Disease-Related Stress: A Key to Better Understanding Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Survivors of Congenital Heart Disease.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingHigher disease-related stress was linked to worse emotional symptoms and lower quality of life in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease, even after age, functional status and sex were considered.
• RNOther2018Comorbid Dementia and Cancer in Residents of Nursing Homes: Secondary Analyses of a Cross-Sectional Study.Cancer nursingNursing home residents with dementia and cancer had more agitation, apathy and sleep disturbance than residents with cancer alone, yet pain was not measured. Do not treat these behaviours as only dementia symptoms without a validated pain assessment.
• RNSurvey2018The Dyadic Effects of Family Cohesion and Communication on Health-Related Quality of Life: The Moderating Role of Sex.Cancer nursingSpouses' perceived family communication linked survivors' perceived family cohesion to spouses' better physical quality of life. For spouses of male survivors, positive communication was associated with better physical quality of life.
• PTRNOther2018Identifying a Relationship Between Physical Frailty and Heart Failure Symptoms.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingHalf of 49 adults with heart failure were physically frail. After accounting for projected one-year survival, frailty was associated with more than two times as much breathlessness, 75% worse wake disturbance, and 76% more depression. Pain and anxiety did not differ.
• PTRCT2018Acculturation and Physical Activity Among Latinas Enrolled in a 12-Month Walking Intervention.Western journal of nursing researchLower levels of some acculturation and assimilation dimensions were linked to more moderate-to-vigorous activity in postpartum Latinas. The walking group also had more activity than controls at 6 and 12 months.
• RNQualitative2018"In Our Corner": A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Patient Engagement in a Community-Based Care Coordination Program.Clinical nursing researchOlder adults in a nurse-led care coordination program said they stayed engaged because they felt nurses and peers were 'in their corner'. They valued monthly nurse visits, medication checks, coaching, and group classes.
• RNSurvey2018Caregiver Asthma in Urban Families: Implications for School Absenteeism.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesIn urban families, children whose caregivers reported having asthma missed more school days for asthma: 3.97 versus 2.43 days. Other asthma outcomes, including control and hospitalization, did not differ.
• RNCohort2018Association Between Nursing Visits and Hospital-Related Disenrollment in the Home Hospice Population.The American journal of hospice & palliative careHome hospice patients receiving 3 or more nursing visits per week had significantly lower odds of hospital-related disenrollment compared to those with fewer visits. The effect strengthened with higher visit frequencies, suggesting increased nurse contact may help keep patients at home.
• RNQualitative2018Speaking a Different Language: A Qualitative Analysis Comparing Language of Palliative Care and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Physicians.The American journal of hospice & palliative carePediatric ICU physicians focused on medical facts and options, while palliative care teams focused on support, quality of life, and normalizing emotions. ICU statements were often longer and included negative language like hopelessness or provider stress, which palliative teams avoided.
• RNSurvey2018The Experience of Hospital Death: Assessing the Quality of Care at an Academic Medical Center.The American journal of hospice & palliative careFamilies of 104 people who died in hospital reported high overall satisfaction but gaps in symptom control, personal care, clear information, and support for their own distress. Ask families what they need and who is leading care.
• RNOther2018Effect of a Whole-Person Model of Care on Patient Experience in Patients With Complex Chronic Illness in Late Life.The American journal of hospice & palliative carePatients with serious chronic illness who received a whole-person care model with lay care guides reported slightly better patient experience at 6 months than those receiving usual care. The improvement was modest and driven by overall care satisfaction rather than specific communication or goal-setting domains.
• RNQualitative2018Pattern Versus Change: Community-Based Dyadic Heart Failure Self-Care.Clinical nursing researchHeart failure patients and caregivers often manage symptoms by old relationship patterns, even when the patient worsens. Nurses can ask who leads day-to-day care and what happens when they disagree to spot pairs at risk for self-care failures.
• RNQualitative2017"They're on the Fast Track": Older Blacks Describe Experiences of Nursing Care Quality During Hospitalization.Clinical nursing researchOlder Black patients noticed when nurses were too busy to provide basic care, manage pain, or explain discharge instructions. They often stayed silent to avoid burdening staff, leading to rushed transitions and unmet needs during hospitalization.
• PTOTCohort2017The Relationships Among Pain, Depression, and Physical Activity in Patients With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingDepressed heart failure patients spent a median of 60 minutes per week in light activity and 210 minutes in moderate activity. Sitting time was the only significant predictor linked to depression levels, though the model did not reach statistical significance.
• RNOther2017High frequency ultrasound sacral images in the critically ill: Tissue characteristics versus visual evaluation.Intensive & critical care nursingUltrasound tissue measurements did not match visual evaluation of the ultrasound image in 113 critically ill adults over up to seven days. The one-day worsening density difference did not hold after adjustment, so the scan did not show added early change detection.
• RNSurvey2017The Relationship Between Religiosity and Health-Promoting Behaviors in Pregnant Women.Western journal of nursing researchPregnant women who felt satisfied with their surrender to God reported more health-promoting behaviors. Attending classes at faith-based centers also correlated with better health habits, though this link weakened once religious satisfaction was accounted for in the model.
• RNRCT2017Psychometric Evaluation of Three Psychosocial Measures Associated With Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesShort surveys of adolescent girls’ perceived benefits, barriers, and enjoyment of physical activity held up across separate samples and could help school nurses tailor advice about activity.
• PTRNRCT2017Dose-Response Relationship Between Exercise Intensity, Mood States, and Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingAmong heart failure patients in the exercise group whose exercise capacity improved had better mood and some quality-of-life outcomes than those whose capacity fell. The parent randomized trial did not show a difference between exercise and control groups, so this is association, not proof.
• RNCohort2017Emotion Regulation and Perceptions of Illness Coherence and Controllability on Regimen Adherence and Negative Cardiac Health Events in African American Women With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingNo emotion-regulation or illness-understanding scores were associated with adherence or cardiac events in African American women with heart failure; only worse symptom class was associated with urgent care use.
• RNCohort2017Can We Identify Minority Patients at Risk of Nonadherence to Antiplatelet Medication at the Time of Coronary Stent Placement?The Journal of cardiovascular nursingNurse-delivered phone motivational interviewing was associated with higher antiplatelet adherence after stent placement: 64% of MINT versus 50% of DVD were adequately adherent. Depression, illness burden, low English proficiency, and living alone flagged risk.
• RNQualitative2017Pregnant adolescent women's perceptions of depression and psychiatric services in the United States.Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of MidwivesPregnant adolescents with probable depression usually blamed interpersonal conflict, poverty, or pregnancy, not depression, for their distress. They said flexible scheduling helped them use services, and they needed help with housing, childcare, legal issues, trauma, and family barriers.
• RNPilot2017The Digital Drag and Drop Pillbox: Design and Feasibility of a Skill-based Education Model to Improve Medication Management.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingNurses using an e-tablet pillbox taught heart failure patients to manage medications; 98% accurately completed medication management skills by discharge. Feasibility and usability were acceptable, but this pilot did not test whether medication adherence improved.
• RNQualitative2017A Qualitative Analysis of Information Sharing in Hospice Interdisciplinary Group Meetings.The American journal of hospice & palliative careHospice staff value psychosocial and spiritual patient information but rarely discuss it in meetings. Nurses, social workers and chaplains want data on goals, decline and uncontrolled symptoms to guide care, suggesting better tools could make sharing this information efficient.
• RNQualitative2017"I Didn't Even Know You Cared About That Stuff": Youths' Perceptions of Health Care Provider Roles in Addressing Bullying.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersYouths saw bullying as a school issue, not a healthcare provider role. They viewed providers as relevant only if suicide risk emerged. They preferred indirect or electronic screening and worried about confidentiality.