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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• RNCohort2017Use of Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment for Heart Failure Patients During Postacute Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationIn skilled nursing facilities, 75% of heart failure patients had a MOST form, but 35% were invalid. Among patients with valid forms who had an emergency visit or hospitalization within 60 days, 95% received care matching documented preferences.
• RNOther2017Parental management of adrenal crisis in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPNParents who had been shown how to give a child's emergency hydrocortisone injection reported better management ability. Crisis frequency decreased after age 5. One-time teaching may not be enough.
• RNSurvey2017Understanding the "Why" for High-Risk Behavior: Adolescent Girls' Motivations for Sex.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACAdolescent girls most often reported sex for intimacy and enhancement, a motive tied to risk taking. Girls with depression or substance use had stronger coping, partner approval, peer pressure, and self-affirmation motives.
• RNQualitative2017Struggling in the Dark to Help My Child: Parents' Experience in Caring for a Young Child with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.Journal of pediatric nursingParents of young children with JIA felt alone and in the dark. They reported unclear information, medication side effects, injections, and strain on sleep, work, and family relationships. This is parents' experience, not proof a support program works.
• RNSystematic Review2017Determinants of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Long-Term and Acute Care Settings: A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationPotentially inappropriate medication use in older adults is consistently linked to younger age, female sex, and polypharmacy. Geographic region also matters, with higher risk in the West, Midwest, and South compared to the Northeast. Clinician factors were rarely studied.
• RNQualitative2017Life Is Precious: Views of Adolescents and Their Mothers on Methods to Reduce Suicidal Behavior in Latinas.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesAdolescent girls and their mothers described a community program as a safe haven that reduced self-harm by replacing cutting with writing affirmations, improving family communication through conflict skills, and providing academic support to break cycles of school avoidance and low self-esteem.
• RNSurvey2018Knowledge of Palliative Care Among Community-Dwelling Adults.The American journal of hospice & palliative careCommunity adults scored 5.25 out of 13 on a palliative care knowledge test, and 46.8% had heard of palliative care. Many chose 'I don't know,' and those who had not heard of it scored lower.
• RNOther2018Fear, Pain, Denial, and Spiritual Experiences in Dying Processes.The American journal of hospice & palliative careIn 80 dying cancer patients, 75 showed fear, 75 showed pain, 72 showed spiritual experiences and 42 showed denial, but no trajectory showed uninterrupted distress. 20 died in or after 1 to 5 days of peace.
• RNOther2018Evaluation of the Decisional Fatigue Scale Among Surrogate Decision Makers of the Critically Ill.Western journal of nursing researchThe 9-item Decision Fatigue Scale is a reliable tool for measuring stress in ICU surrogate decision makers. It correlates with anxiety and decision conflict, helping clinicians identify when families are too exhausted to make clear choices.
• RNOther2018Clinical evaluation of a new pressure ulcer risk assessment instrument, the Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool (PURPOSE T).Journal of advanced nursingNurses using PURPOSE-T agreed on whether adults were pressure-ulcer at risk in 93.4% of paired assessments, and scores stayed stable on repeat testing. It also flagged existing ulcers through skin assessment, but outcomes were not tested.
• PTPilot2018Outcomes of a Culturally Tailored Partially Randomized Patient Preference Controlled Trial to Increase Physical Activity Among Low-Income Immigrant Latinas.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyCommunity health worker-led Latin dance classes twice weekly increased physical activity and flexibility in low-income immigrant Latinas. Daytime classes improved muscle strength more; evening classes improved aerobic fitness more. BMI did not decrease.
• RNOther2018Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing studiesAcross 300 European hospitals, 30-day postoperative mortality was higher when nurses reported leaving necessary care undone. Each 10% rise in missed care was associated with 16% higher odds of death.
• RNOther2018Sleep disturbance in people with diabetes: A concept analysis.Journal of clinical nursingSleep disturbance in diabetes is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Assess difficulty starting or staying asleep, frequent night waking, too little sleep, and too much sleep, alongside diabetes-related causes and daytime effects.
• PTRNOther2017The Relationship Between Peripheral Artery Disease Symptomatology and Ischemia.Nursing researchPeople with PAD often reported discomfort outside the calf or used atypical descriptors during treadmill testing. Only 69.2% of tests stopped for classic calf discomfort, and classic descriptors were used 55.4% of the time.
• PTRCT2017The Yale Fitness Intervention Trial in female cancer survivors: Cardiovascular and physiological outcomes.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careIn 139 female cancer survivors, supervised aerobic-resistance exercise at a fitness center improved treadmill time and heart-rate recovery more than home physical activity, while blood pressure did not differ.
• OTRNQualitative2017Perceptions of Brain Health and Cognition in Older African Americans and Caucasians With HIV: A Focus Group Study.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACOlder adults with HIV described everyday memory and word-finding problems. Some used lists, calendars, family help, and driving limits. They knew lifestyle factors might help brain health but could not explain how.
• RNNarrative Review2017The Maternal Gut Microbiome During Pregnancy.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingMaternal gut health influences inflammation, metabolic risk, and fetal neurodevelopment. While diet and probiotics show promise in reducing blood pressure and improving glucose, no clinical guidelines exist yet for these interventions in pregnancy.
• RNCohort2017An Outcome Analysis of Nurse Practitioners in Acute Care Trauma Services.Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma NursesAfter expanding nurse practitioner trauma coverage, patients had shorter hospital and ICU stays, earlier rehab consults, more noon discharges, and fewer pneumonia and DVT complications. Readmission and missed injury changes were small and uncertain.
• PTOTSLPRNSurvey2017Beliefs About Use of Complementary Health Approaches for Parkinson's Disease.Holistic nursing practicePeople with Parkinson's disease using complementary health approaches believed these methods were effective for symptom control and necessary for general health. They reported low concern about side effects or drug interactions but expressed willingness to disclose their use to healthcare professionals.
• RNOther2017Caffeine and Insomnia in People Living With HIV From the Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) Cohort.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACHigher caffeine intake was associated with more insomnia symptoms in 130 adults living with HIV taking ART. Insomnia was also associated with lower CD4 counts and higher HIV viral load. Ask about caffeine and sleep.
• RNCohort2017Effectiveness and Value of Prophylactic 5-Layer Foam Sacral Dressings to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Acute Care Hospitals: An Observational Cohort Study.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyHospitals that purchased prophylactic 5-layer foam sacral dressings had fewer stage 3, 4, or unstageable hospital-acquired pressure injuries, averaging 1.0 fewer case per quarter after adoption. This observational association cannot prove the dressings alone caused the reduction.
• RNProtocol2017Conducting Clinically Based Intimate Partner Violence Research: Safety Protocol Recommendations.Nursing researchWomen could confidentially complete intimate partner violence and suicide risk screens on tablets. Of 239 analysed, 30 screened high risk for partner homicide and 17 for suicide, but most declined sharing with clinic teams.
• RNNarrative Review2017The Maternal Infant Microbiome: Considerations for Labor and Birth.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingBirth route, antibiotics during labor, and routine procedures may shape newborn microbes, but the evidence does not prove that changing them improves long-term health outcomes.
• RNOther2017Cultural and emotional determinants of cervical cancer screening among older Hispanic women.Health care for women internationalOlder Hispanic women with future-oriented thinking were 1.4 times more likely to get cervical cancer screenings. Lack of health insurance made screening 66% less likely. Anxiety, fear, and marital status did not predict screening participation.
• RNSystematic Review2017An Integrative Review of Social Determinants of Health Assessment and Screening Tools Used in Pediatrics.Journal of pediatric nursingMost pediatric social needs screening tools focused on economic stability and often did not cover all domains. Many had no validation. Use them cautiously and check what they actually ask.
• RNOther2018Mutuality and heart failure self-care in patients and their informal caregivers.European journal of cardiovascular nursingIn heart failure pairs, patients who felt more mutual support were more confident in self-care, and confidence was linked to their own self-care behaviors. Caregivers who felt more mutual support were more confident in helping, but neither person's view was linked to the other.
• RNOther2018Parent Caring Response Scoring System: development and psychometric evaluation in the context of childhood cancer-related port starts.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesA new parent-behavior coding system for children's cancer port starts showed acceptable coder agreement and preliminary links to parent distress, child distress and cooperation. It was tested only in port starts, mainly with mothers, so do not assume it measures other procedures or fathers.
• RNSystematic Review2018Self-report pain assessment tools for cognitively intact older adults: Integrative review.International journal of older people nursingFor cognitively intact older adults, the Numeric Rating Scale, a six-point Verbal Descriptor Scale, the Brief Pain Inventory Short-Form, the Geriatric Pain Measure, and the Iowa Pain Thermometer may be suitable. The Visual Analog Scale may not be.
• RNQualitative2018Infant and Young Child Feeding Decision Making and Practices: Malawian Mothers' and Fathers' Roles in the Context of HIV.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationMothers and fathers in HIV-affected Malawian families mostly saw infant feeding decisions as mothers' work. Fathers mainly gave money and reminders, but food insecurity limited this. Nurses could involve fathers in clinic advice and check household food access.
• RNSystematic Review2018A review of the literature on symptom clusters in studies that included oncology patients receiving primary or adjuvant chemotherapy.Journal of clinical nursingGastrointestinal, psychological, and sickness behavior symptom clusters were common in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, sometimes with other treatments, but studies used different instruments and methods, so a fixed cluster definition is not supported.
• RNRCT2018Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes of a Telehealth Care Coordination Intervention for Children With Medical Complexity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersA nurse-led telehealth care coordination program did not improve quality of life for children with medical complexity or their families over two years, compared with usual care. Children with neurologic impairment plus technology dependence had the lowest scores.
• RNSurvey2018Important Care and Activity Preferences in a Nationally Representative Sample of Nursing Home Residents.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNursing home residents rated family involvement, caring for belongings, choosing bedtime, and getting fresh air as highly important. Depression and cognitive impairment were linked to lower ratings of many preferences. Race and gender also predicted which items mattered most to each resident.
• RNSystematic Review2018Green Care as Psychosocial Intervention for Depressive Symptoms: What Might Be the Key Ingredients?Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationPsychosocial interventions for adult depression may work through social support, self-efficacy and behavioral activation. This review found evidence for those links, but it did not show that green care itself reduces depressive symptoms.
• RNOther2017Heart Rate Variability as a Feeding Intervention Outcome Measure in the Preterm Infant.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesA standard heart rate variability measure showed no difference between feeding methods. A different heart rate pattern measure and fewer apneas were found with gentle co-regulated feeding, but the sample was small.
• RNCohort2017The role of sociodemographic factors in maternal psychological distress and mother-preterm infant interactions.Research in nursing & healthIn mothers of preterm infants followed to 12 months, depressive, anxiety, trauma and worry symptoms showed no decrease over time; only parenting stress decreased. Several sociodemographic and infant factors were linked to different distress patterns.
• RNCohort2017Symptom clusters in adults with inflammatory bowel disease.Research in nursing & healthAdults with IBD: 73.33% reported two or more symptoms. Four clusters emerged: low burden, high burden, physical symptoms, and psychological symptoms; remission, Crohn’s disease, corticosteroids, female gender, and smoking history were linked to cluster membership.
• OTRNCohort2017FRAIL Questionnaire Screening Tool and Short-Term Outcomes in Geriatric Fracture Patients.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationFrailty scores on the FRAIL scale tracked worse outcomes in 175 older fracture patients: 20% delirium overall, almost 29% in frail patients, longer stays, and fewer going home. It flags risk, but was not tested as an intervention.
• RNQualitative2017The Content Validity of a Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Patient-Reported Outcome Measure.Oncology nursing forumPatients completing a chemotherapy neuropathy questionnaire often confused numbness with tingling and read pain questions as ordinary hand or foot pain. Clearer wording and deleting a driving item made responses match what the questions were meant to capture.
• PTSurvey2017Relationship Between Adherence to Individual Goals Within the 5-2-1-0 Guidelines for Obesity Prevention and Number of PACER Laps in Adolescents.The Journal of school healthAdolescents who met at least one of the 5-2-1-0 health goals completed more PACER shuttle-run laps than those meeting none. Average laps did not rise further with more goals.
• RNRCT2017Perceived Cognitive Deficits in a Sample of Persons Living With Multiple Sclerosis.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesSelf-reported cognitive deficits in multiple sclerosis tracked with mood and self-rated abilities, not with neuropsychological test scores. The Perceived Deficits Questionnaire takes five minutes to administer and may help nurses screen for referral, but it measures patient experience rather than objective decline.
• RNCohort2017Use of spiritual coping strategies by gender, race/ethnicity, and religion at 1 and 3 months after infant's/child's intensive care unit death.Journal of the American Association of Nurse PractitionersMothers used more religious coping than fathers at 1 month, and more religious and spiritual coping at 3 months. Black non-Hispanic mothers used more religious coping than White non-Hispanic mothers at 3 months. Ask parents how they are coping before recommending religious practices.
• SLPRCT2017Evaluation of Intervention Fidelity in a Multisite Clinical Trial in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesFacilitators delivered the MS cognitive rehabilitation program as planned. Participants attended 6.4 sessions on average and completed 288.9 exercises, but several participants repeated exercises instead of progressing.
• RNQualitative2017Parental expectations of support from healthcare providers during pediatric life-threatening illness: A secondary, qualitative analysis.Journal of pediatric nursingParents of children with life-threatening illness wanted practical help with food, parking, childcare and work, plus providers who saw their whole family and offered emotional support, not only the sick child.
• RNSurvey2017Social Media Use and Sexual Risk Reduction Behavior Among Minority Youth: Seeking Safe Sex Information.Nursing researchAmong African-American and Latino/a youth, social media was a common source of sexual risk-reduction information and was associated with reporting recent contraception and condom use. These are cross-sectional links, not proof social media causes safer sex.
• RNSystematic Review2018What impact does nursing care left undone have on patient outcomes? Review of the literature.Journal of clinical nursingNursing care left undone was consistently linked with lower patient satisfaction and with more medication errors, infections, falls and readmissions. Mortality was not shown to rise, and the evidence is mostly self-reported, so it does not prove missed care caused these outcomes.
• RNQualitative2018Informational needs during active surveillance for prostate cancer: A qualitative study.Patient education and counselingMen on prostate cancer active surveillance and their providers wanted clearer information about test results, surveillance plans, prognosis, and trusted resources. Only a quarter of men said they understood active surveillance versus watchful waiting.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2018The Relationship Between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Incident Frailty: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationOlder adults with the most pro-inflammatory diets had a higher risk of becoming frail over eight years. This link was strong in men, where the highest diet score group had four times the risk, but no association was found in women.
• RNOther2018Interrater reliability of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT).Patient education and counselingPEMAT agreement varied by item, and several print and video items had lower agreement. Readability grade levels did not clearly track PEMAT understandability or actionability scores.
• RNQualitative2018Pain Management Concerns From the Hospice Family Caregivers' Perspective.The American journal of hospice & palliative careHospice family caregivers described pain management as exhausting and morally difficult, especially when patients could not report pain. They needed timely hospice team advice, simple pain assessment tools, and clear medication and disposal guidance.
• RNSurvey2018Characteristics of Persons Living With HIV Who Have Informal Caregivers in the cART Age of the Epidemic.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC24% of people living with HIV had an informal caregiver. Older age, prior AIDS, other chronic conditions, lower income, substance use, and suburban or rural living were more likely; cardiovascular disease was less likely.