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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• RNQualitative2025Experience of adolescents/young adults with chronic kidney disease and of their families during transition of care.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PFamilies of young people with chronic kidney disease described moving to adult clinics as losing trusted pediatric relationships and fearing more distant care. They wanted clear information, emotional support, and help letting adolescents speak for themselves.
• RNQualitative2025Experience of Families During Admission of Their Minors to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Phenomenological Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesFamilies of children with long intensive care admissions described fear, anxiety, helplessness and loneliness, but also trust and comfort when staff communicated clearly, included them in care and taught practical tasks.
• RNSystematic Review2025Exploring Nursing Interventions for Frail Individuals in Primary Care: A Systematic Review.International nursing reviewNurse-led home assessments for frail older adults showed little clear improvement in quality of life or disability, but trust, coordination, pain checks, and fall risk assessment were central.
• RNCohort2025Ideal cardiovascular health status and preeclampsia: a cohort study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn 101 pregnant women, ideal cardiovascular health status was not linked to preeclampsia. Higher BMI and elevated blood pressure were the factors associated with greater likelihood of the condition.
• RNQualitative2025Knowledge of pregnant women living in riverside community about exclusive breastfeeding in the context of Primary Health Care.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPregnant women said nurse guidance helped them understand breastfeeding, but vague or contradictory advice left them unsure. They linked breast milk to child growth and six-month exclusivity, yet some planned early foods because of work, family pressure and myths about weak milk.
• RNQualitative2025A framework for developing spouse-inclusive digital applications in preventing perinatal depression and anxiety.International journal of nursing sciencesWomen and spouses described adjusting to a new period of life, dealing with perinatal distress, and mobilizing needs and supports. Experts judged the proposed spouse-inclusive digital framework appropriate, but no app was tested.
• RNRCT2025Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Glycemic Markers, Stress, and Sleep in Older Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The journal of nursing research : JNRAuricular acupressure in older adults with type 2 diabetes lowered fasting glucose and long-term blood sugar, but did not improve self-reported stress or sleep quality; some Fitbit sleep measures improved.
• RNQualitative2025Lifestyle changes after retirement: a Grounded Theory.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAfter retirement, 18 former professors described using freed time for exercise, diet, hobbies, appearance and social ties. Some first feared stigma, then saw retirement as a chance to care for themselves.
• RNQualitative2025Impact of Music Therapy on Patients in the Critical Care Unit: A Qualitative Study.Nursing in critical careAdult ICU patients described live, personalised music therapy as a distraction from monitors and loneliness. They said they felt accompanied, relaxed and motivated, although some said the experience varied with their physical and emotional state.
• PTMeta-Analysis2025Effects of Resistance Exercise in Older Adults With Sarcopenic Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The journal of nursing research : JNRResistance exercise improved grip strength and reduced percentage body fat in older adults with sarcopenic obesity, but did not improve gait speed or body mass index. The grip strength result may be overstated.
• RNSystematic Review2025Period poverty: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPeriod poverty was linked to missing school or work, stigma, anxiety and depression, and improvised products that risk infections. Nurses can ask about menstrual supplies, privacy, information and pain, not just pad use.
• RNSurvey2025Understanding the Burden: Exploring Key Factors in Dementia Caregiving in Residential Care Homes.The journal of nursing research : JNRDementia caregivers reported mild-to-moderate burden. Attitudes and confidence predicted burden, but basic dementia knowledge did not. Agitation and medication count were key resident factors. Weekly hours predicted burden inconsistently, varying by care home type.
• RNCohort2025Relationship Between Birthweight for Gestational Age and Colostrum Macronutrient Composition: A Comparative Analysis in Small, Appropriate, and Large for Gestational Age Infants.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationMothers of term infants born small or large for gestational age had colostrum with higher protein and energy than mothers of appropriate for gestational age infants; fat did not differ significantly. Clinical feeding effects were not tested.
• RNSurvey2025On Patient Quality of Life: Impacts of Knee Osteoarthritis on Pain, Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue and Sleep Disorders.Nursing openKnee osteoarthritis patients grouped into low symptoms, high psychological distress, and high fatigue and sleep problems. The latter two groups had worse quality of life, so nurses should ask about mood, fatigue and sleep, not just knee pain.
• RNSystematic Review2025Caregiving Experiences of Caregivers of Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Nursing openCaregivers of teenagers with inflammatory bowel disease felt shocked, guilty and financially strained, but many found strength through family and healthcare team support.
• RNQualitative2025Adolescent males' knowledge about safe sex in light of the Sustainable Development Goals.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMale adolescents linked safe sex almost exclusively to condom use and misunderstood the morning-after pill as STI prevention. They reported family silence due to taboos, viewing school as the only reliable space for education, though access often came after sexual initiation.
• RNSurvey2025Dream Experiences During Intensive Care Unit Stay: Occurrence, Content, Vividness and Associated Factors.Nursing in critical care63 of 80 former ICU patients recalled dreams; many were vivid and negative, tied to their stay. Staff did not notice perceptual disturbances during admission, and many patients could not tell dreams from hallucinations.
• RNSystematic Review2025Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women Who Live With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Integrative Review.Nursing openWomen with inflammatory bowel disease often had sexual difficulties and poor reproductive knowledge, yet many wanted clinicians to start conversations about sexual and reproductive health.
• RNRCT2025Efficacy of Stamp Skin Grafting to Promote the Healing Process of Chronic Wounds.Advances in skin & wound careStamp skin grafting combined with wet dressings reduced chronic wound healing time from 39.2 to 30.3 days and dressing costs from 803 to 411 RMB compared to wet dressings alone. Pain relief improved after the first change. Graft survival averaged 95.3%.
• RNOther2025Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey for Korean Older People.International journal of older people nursingA 12-item Korean survey identified three ways older people engage with advance care planning: thinking about it, readiness and confidence. It was adapted by removing decision-maker questions and rewording life-not-worth-living questions after pretest discomfort.
• RNNarrative Review2025Use of digital technologies to promote sexual health in young adults: a narrative review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemYoung adults reported better sexual health knowledge and some STI testing after texts or apps, but behavior changes were inconsistent. Use these as educational supports, not proven treatments.
• RNPilot2025A Family-Centred Paediatric Delirium Bundle: A Feasibility Study.Nursing in critical careNurses and physicians found the paediatric delirium bundle acceptable, but parents reported only 6 of the 11 interventions were delivered in more than 80% of cases. Staff suggested simplifying it before a randomised trial.
• RNProtocol2025The Effect of an App-Based Multimodal Cancer Rehabilitation Programme on Sense of Coherence of Women With Gynaecological Cancer: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial.Nursing openA small pilot in women with gynaecological or breast cancer reported differences in ability to cope, cancer-related stress, and physical quality of life compared with controls after a 12-week nurse-led app programme. The main gynaecological cancer trial has not reported results yet.
• RNQualitative2025(Not) Being cared for in hospital settings: patients' experience from Foucault's perspective.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHospital patients described feeling safe when staff explained care, used their names, listened, and did procedures as promised. They felt unsafe when identification checks, hand hygiene, pain relief, and information about delays or tests were missing.
• RNQualitative2025Parents' Experiences With an Early Behavioral Intervention, H-HOPE, in the NICU and at Home: A Qualitative Study.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesParents of preterm infants described H-HOPE, including massage and parent cue coaching, as building confidence, helping them read infant cues, and easing NICU-to-home transition. Nurse teaching, time, and infant condition shaped participation.
• RNSystematic Review2025Telenursing as an Effective Ally for Improving Patient Outcomes in Diabetes? An Umbrella Review.Nursing openNurse-led telehealth for adults with diabetes was usually linked with better blood sugar control, self-management and less hospital use. Evidence quality was low, and effects varied by tool and diabetes type. Use it as an adjunct, not a replacement.
• OTRNCohort2025Brief Admission by Self-Referral: A 4-Year Follow-Up on Utilisation Patterns and Experiences.International journal of mental health nursingBrief admission use dropped for most participants over four years, leaving only eight who used it consistently. These high users had worse self-care but rated the service highest. Some were refused emergency care because they held a brief admission contract.
• RNSystematic Review2025Educational technologies to promote the sexual and reproductive health of women with HIV: an integrative review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemText messages, apps and booklets were the main educational technologies used with women living with HIV. Included studies reported acceptability and some care benefits, but a trial found weekly text messaging did not improve retention in mother-to-child transmission care.
• RNSystematic Review2025Ubuntu philosophy as a strategy to promote access to under-five child healthcare services.CurationisCaregivers and providers described barriers to under-five care in sub-Saharan Africa: negative staff attitudes, language problems, stigma, long waits, distance, closed clinics, drug and staff shortages. Family beliefs, education, support and money also affected access.
• RNSurvey2025Patient Satisfaction Using Hybrid Cooperative Complexes of Hyaluronic Acid for Neck Laxity: A Survey of Asian Populations.Plastic and aesthetic nursingPatients receiving Profhilo neck injections reported low pain (all scores ≤5 on a 10-point scale) and Day 90 improvement ratings of improved, much improved or very much improved; physician neck laxity grades decreased. This small uncontrolled survey cannot show the injection caused the change.
• RNQualitative2025Patient Transfer Process From Pre-Hospital to the Hospital Emergency Department: A Grounded Theory Study.Nursing openEmergency staff described pre-hospital to hospital transfer as dominated by anxious relatives' pressure, insults and threats. They managed this by persuading, staying silent, speeding transfer or handing responsibility over, sometimes against clinical judgement.
• RNNarrative Review2025The Modern Role of Neonatal PICCs Subspecialty.Nursing in critical careNurses are central to neonatal PICC insertion, dressing changes, flushing and early complication checks. This review summarises protocols and ethical duties; it does not test whether they improve outcomes.
• RNSystematic Review2025Digital health interventions for oncofertility in female patients: a systematic review.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Web-based fertility-preservation support for female cancer patients showed mixed effects. Some studies reduced fertility stress or improved knowledge, but many outcomes did not differ from control.
• RNQualitative2025Cultural modulation of family care for technology-dependent children: an ethnographic study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PBrazilian families caring for technology-dependent children built care around home, school, faith and kin, but mothers did most medical procedures. Supply gaps and long trips shaped daily care.
• RNOther2025Exploring Video Calls and PTSD Symptoms in Family Members of Severe COVID-19 Patients Post-ICU Discharge: A Mixed-Methods Study.Nursing in critical careVideo calls while a patient was in the ICU did not reduce PTSD symptoms in family members. Families who had calls wrote more about doctors and nurses, but symptom rates did not differ.
• SLPQualitative2025Low-Income Older Adults' User Challenges and Preferences Related to Voice Interface Design on Smart Speakers.Journal of gerontological nursingLow-income older adults using smart speakers struggled with exact wording, unexpected activations, unclear speech, and missing instructions. Some typed instead. They wanted simple names, clear voices, and basic training.
• RNMeta-Analysis2025Chatbot-Delivered Interventions for Improving Mental Health Among Young People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingChatbot interventions for young people reduced psychological distress compared with controls, but did not significantly improve well-being. Effects varied by platform and chatbot type, and many studies had high risk of bias.
• RNCohort2025Observatório AlenRiscos - Prevention of the consumption of psychoactive substances among adolescents 3rd cycle.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSurvey data from Alentejo adolescents shows a significant downward trend in tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug consumption from 2016 to 2022. The study identifies age and peer influence as key factors associated with substance use.
• RNOther2025The impact of the LactApp m-Health tool on breastfeeding self-efficacy: a mixed methods study among Filipino mothers.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Filipino mothers reported higher breastfeeding confidence after LactApp, setup help, and weekly follow-up, but there was no comparison group.
• RNCohort2025Maternal and neonatal outcomes of childbirth care in a Freestanding Birth Centre.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemPrimiparous women at this birth center had higher rates of interventions and transfers than multiparous women. Despite this, overall maternal and neonatal outcomes remained positive, with low cesarean rates and good Apgar scores.
• RNOther2025Association Between Smartphone Attachment and Mental Health in Adolescents.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, IncAdolescents with stronger smartphone attachment reported more anxiety and depressive symptoms, even after accounting for sleep and overall health. Forty-five of 137 exceeded a moderate-to-severe attachment threshold and had higher anxiety and depression scores.
• RNQualitative2025Structural analysis of women's social representations of urinary incontinence.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PWomen's immediate words for urinary incontinence were urine, shame, pee, discomfort and pain; many knew pelvic floor exercises but did not practice them, and shame linked to fear and embarrassment.
• RNSystematic Review2025Experiences and Perspectives of Families of Psychiatric Hospitalisation of Their Adult Family Member: A Qualitative Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursingFamilies of adults hospitalised for mental illness described feeling excluded, unheard and treated as outsiders by inpatient staff. They said experiences became more positive when staff shared information in everyday language, respected their knowledge, and involved them in care and discharge planning.
• PTOTSLPRNSystematic Review2025Effectiveness of digital healthcare in managing menstrual symptoms: a systematic review.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)All eight trials found digital tools like apps and web programs reduced menstrual symptoms. However, half had moderate risk of bias and blinding was rarely possible, so the results rely on self-reported improvements rather than objective measures.
• RNSurvey2025Pregnant women's eHealth literacy and attitudes toward internet health information and their relationship to shared decision making: a cross-sectional study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Pregnant women who were better at finding and using online health information and viewed it more positively reported more shared decision making with clinicians.
• RNOther2025Mental Health Screening in a Rural Trauma Center: Feasibility and Impact.Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma NursesPsychiatric consultations rose only from 1.0% to 1.4%, an increase the study could not distinguish from chance, while trauma RN screening reached 84.2% of eligible patients.
• RNOther2025Risk behavior for obesity: a conceptual analysis according to Walker and Avant.Revista brasileira de enfermagemNo reviewed study clearly defined risk behavior for obesity. The concept centers on diet, physical inactivity, and general habits such as screen time, smoking, and alcohol, not risk factors like age, family history, conditions, or medications.
• PTOTSLPRNOther2025The Effect of a Health-Promoting Program on Quality of Life of Thai Homebound Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyHomebound older adults whose family caregivers completed a 12-week empowerment program reported significantly better quality of life than those receiving usual care. The caregivers learned practical skills like fall prevention and hygiene, directly improving the patients' physical, psychological, and social well-being.
• RNSurvey2025Validity evidence for the Brazilian version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA Brazilian postpartum anxiety scale identified four types of worry in mothers and gave consistent scores when repeated after 14 days. It kept 43 of 51 items and scored in step with anxiety and depression scales. Use it to screen, not to show treatment works.
• RNOther2025Relationship between diagnostic characteristics, lifestyle habits and breast cancer subtypes in women.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAmong women with breast cancer, younger age at diagnosis was linked to triple-negative disease. Daily processed foods and soft drink or artificial juice use were linked to ductal carcinoma type. The study cannot show these habits caused the cancer type.