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.

35,183 PAPERS · PAGE 196 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• RNSystematic Review2026The Effectiveness of Family Health Conversations Delivered by Nurses: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical nursingNurse-led family conversations gave mixed results for family functioning: five studies showed benefit, one showed decline, and seven showed no clear difference. Eight of 14 perceived-support studies showed improvement.
• RNQualitative2026Co-Designing a Model of Brilliant Care for Older People.Journal of clinical nursingOlder people, carers and staff prioritised protecting time, showing everyone matters, role flexibility, curiosity, small improvements and recognising brilliant care. The model was co-designed, not tested, so it offers principles rather than proof.
• RNSurvey2026Perceptions of Nurses, Patients, and Family Members on Rooming-In in Adult Care: A Cross Sectional Survey Study.Journal of advanced nursingNurses, patients, and family members mostly viewed adult hospital rooming-in positively, but many family members reported physical and emotional burden and worse sleep. Unclear rules and uncomfortable facilities were common problems.
• RNQualitative2026Co-Producing Evidence-Based Care: Nurses' and Patients' Lived Experiences in Long-Term Condition Management.Journal of advanced nursingNurses and patients in long-term condition care described co-producing care as relational work. Trust, time, and respect for lived experience mattered, while short appointments and target chasing made shared decisions harder.
• RNPilot2026Feasibility and Acceptability of Virtual Dignity Therapy for Palliative Care Patients With Advanced Cancer.The American journal of hospice & palliative careNine patients who completed follow-up surveys found virtual dignity therapy worthwhile; dignity rose from 25.0 to 30.0, but only 9 had follow-up scores, and quality of life stayed at 6.0.
• RNSurvey2025Attitudes, Perceptions and Workplace Factors Predict Well-Being in Forensic Healthcare Workers Caring for Sex Offenders.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingForensic staff caring for sex offenders reported better well-being when they held rational, balanced views of offenders' motivations and worked in safe environments. However, higher trust in offenders predicted lower compassion satisfaction, and relying on co-workers for support was also linked to reduced job satisfaction.
• RNOther2025School Absenteeism Screening in the Healthcare Setting: Linking Education and Medicine.The Journal of school healthA school-absence question was documented in nearly 70% of pediatric well-child visits. About 15% of screened children missed two or more days in the past month, and those children were more likely to have asthma.
• RNSystematic Review2025Navigating Everyday as Partners to Persons With Early Dementia: A Scoping Review.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesSpouses caring for partners with young-onset dementia reported unmet needs for information, emotional support, respite, and service navigation. They often felt isolated, exhausted, and unsupported. These are caregiver experiences, not proof that support programmes work.
• RNCohort2025The Association Between Frequency of Fingertip Blood Glucose Measurement and Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Retrospective Study Based on the MIMIC-IV Database.Nursing in critical careICU patients who had more frequent fingertip blood glucose checks were more likely to be documented with delirium. This association remained after other factors were considered, but the study cannot show the checks caused delirium.
• RNOther2025From Conversation to Standardized Terminology: An LLM-RAG Approach for Automated Health Problem Identification in Home Healthcare.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingAn automated system classified standard home-care health problems from nurse-patient conversations and matched expert labels better when it was given examples and step-by-step prompts. It was not tested for patient outcomes or real workflow use.
• RNQualitative2025Ignite the Parent-Child Bond: A Qualitative Exploration of Perspective and Need About Family Functioning Among Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Adolescent Children.Journal of clinical nursingFamilies facing advanced cancer described blocked communication, strained roles, guilt and fear, and unmet needs for medical and psychological support. Use these themes to ask about adolescent children and refer for family-centred counselling.
• RNQualitative2026Saudi Women's Experiences of Sexual and Relational Changes During the Menopause Transition.Journal of advanced nursingSaudi women linked menopause sexual changes to dryness, pain, reduced desire, partner comments, body image and religious duty. Some avoided help because shame or expected age-based dismissal, and used olive oil or herbal drinks.
• RNOther2026Development and Validation of the End-of-Life Assessment Tool for Advanced Dementia: A Multi Method Study.Journal of advanced nursingIn 113 residents with advanced dementia, a 27-item nurse assessment with a score of 14.5 or higher flagged risk of death within 180 days, but it was much better at spotting risk than excluding it.
• RNCohort2025Sustainability of a Nurse-Led End of Life (PEACH) Community Model of Care.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationMost people receiving a nurse-led home palliative package, alongside usual GP, community nurse and specialist palliative care services, died at home: 436 of 598 and 395 of 482 in two service periods. Carers reported high satisfaction, especially pain relief.
• RNRCT2025Profiles of Dyadic Self-care Congruence and Patient Symptom Burden in Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingHeart failure patients whose caregivers contributed more to self-care reported the highest physical symptom burden. Patients who performed more self-care than their caregivers reported the lowest. This describes patterns, not proof that self-care lowers symptoms.
• RNQualitative2025Racial Minority Doulas' Perceptions of Hospital Team-Based Care.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingDoulas reported that hospital teams often misunderstand their role, leading to exclusion. They identified better orientation, clear boundaries, and mutual respect as key to integrating into birth teams and supporting patients.
• RNSurvey2025Strengthening Rabies Protection Behaviors Among Thai Children: The Role of Health Literacy and Protection Motivation.The Journal of school healthChildren who could better find, judge, and use rabies information reported more protective actions, but only 39.6% regularly washed wounds and 17.2% never practiced any protective behavior.
• RNSystematic Review2025Safeguarding Experiences of People in Mental Distress, Police and Healthcare Practitioners: An Integrative Review.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingPeople in mental distress often felt unheard, dismissed or unsafe in police and emergency care. Stigma, delays caused by intoxication and poor transfer of care were recurring problems.
• RNQualitative2025Nurse-Led Goal Setting Activities to Enhance Older Adult Health Care and Self-Advocacy.International journal of older people nursingOlder adults in low-income senior housing set goals around safe mobility, managing health, independence and relationships. They identified barriers such as pain, transportation and busyness, and facilitators such as routine and regular check-ins.
• RNQualitative2025Phenomenological Study on the Lived Experience of Patients After Major Cardiac Surgery in Intensive Care Units.Nursing in critical careICU patients after cardiac surgery feared not waking up, described foggy awakening, endless time, and feeling invisible during conversations. They valued nurses who anticipated needs, but wanted to be included in care decisions.
• RNQualitative2025Navigating the Healthcare System With Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Study of Caregiver Experiences.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesCaregivers trusted specialised hospital expertise but felt overlooked, unsupported and forced to advocate for follow-up. They asked healthcare staff to recognise their knowledge, communicate clearly and check on their own well-being.
• RNQualitative2025'Being a Good Parent' for Seriously Ill Children in Brazil: A Qualitative Semantic Analysis.Nursing in critical careParents defined being a good parent as physical and emotional presence, protection, and maintaining family unity. They asked staff for vigilance, clear information, and flexibility to help them stay involved. These beliefs varied individually rather than following one standard pattern.
• RNCohort2026Mutuality and Self-Care in the Patient-Caregiver Dyads in the Context of Coronary Heart Disease: An Exploration of the Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy.Journal of clinical nursingGreater perceived relationship closeness was linked to better self-care through higher confidence in managing care in 136 coronary heart disease patient-caregiver dyads. The links ran through confidence, not straight from closeness to self-care, and cannot show causation.
• RNOther2026'Living Well With a PICC at Home': Co-Design and Evaluation of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Booklet.Journal of advanced nursingAdults living with a PICC described practical ways to shower, do housework, dress and care for children, and asked for a plain language booklet that also explains clinical risks. A consumer-designed home PICC resource was produced, but its effect on outcomes is untested.
• RNSystematic Review2026Psychometric Properties of Pain Scales in Inpatient Settings: An Umbrella Review.Journal of clinical nursingOnly three hospital pain scales had enough evidence to recommend: Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool for cancer pain, Paediatric Pain Profile for children who cannot self-report, and Questionnaire on Pain caused by Spasticity for limb spasticity pain. Most others still need better validation.
• RNSystematic Review2026Assessing Clinical Deterioration in Children With Dark-Coloured Skin: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical nursingAssessing clinical deterioration in children with dark skin remains difficult due to a lack of high-quality evidence. Transcutaneous bilirubin and pulse oximetry may overestimate levels in this group, but clinical impacts are unclear. Guidance for assessing mottling and capillary refill is missing.
• RNRCT2025Application of "Internet+"-Based Continuous Nursing to Improve the Nutrition-Health Level of Pediatric Liver Transplant.Nursing & health sciencesAfter 4 weeks, children whose families used an Internet+ continuity care package had fewer malnutrition-risk cases than routine care (8/38 vs 16/38). The package bundled team, WeChat, daily photo checks, videos, emergency contact and calls, so no single part is shown to be responsible.
• RNSystematic Review2025Interventions for Caregivers Caring for a Family Member With Advanced Illness at Home: A Systematic Review.Nursing & health sciencesHome-based support for caregivers of relatives with advanced illness showed mixed short-term benefits. Interventions improved preparedness and reduced burden in some studies, but effects on depression, anxiety, and quality of life were inconsistent or faded over time.
• RNSystematic Review2025Difficulties in Communicating Between Nurses and Relatives of Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units: A Scoping Review.Nursing in critical careICU nurses and families often struggle to communicate because of language barriers, technical terms, time pressure, poor doctor-nurse communication and limited training. Nurse-led family meetings and plain explanations were reported to help families understand and feel less distressed.
• RNOther2025An Open, Noncomparative, Clinical Follow-up Study to Confirm Performance and Safety of a Gelling Fiber Dressing When Used on Split-thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites.Advances in skin & wound careSplit-thickness skin graft donor sites improved in 29 of 33 patients when a gelling fiber dressing with foam and tape or bandage was left in place for about 14 days. No comparator was used, so this does not show the regimen caused improvement.
• RNSurvey2025The Association of Sleep Quality With Anorexia in Patients With Heart Failure: Do Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Mediate This Association.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingIn 210 inpatients with heart failure, poorer sleep was linked to more appetite loss. Anxiety and depression were linked to both and may be part of the association. Screen sleep and mood when appetite is poor.
• RNOther2025Equitable Aging Among Migrants: A Concept Analysis and Model Development for Transcultural Nursing Care.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyEquitable aging for older migrants was described as fair access to health and social care, removing systemic barriers, and culturally responsive care. The nursing model built from this is not yet tested.
• OTSurvey2025Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intersecting Identities on Adolescents' School Engagement in the United States.The Journal of school healthAdolescents with no reported childhood adversities had higher school engagement than those with multiple high-risk adversities. Engagement also varied by gender and race/ethnicity. This survey does not test treatment.
• RNQualitative2025Barriers and Equity in Paid Parental Leave: Insights from Diverse Postpartum Experiences in Connecticut.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPostpartum women said paid leave helped recovery but 12 weeks felt short, benefits were hard to find, and workplace stigma pressured early return. Nurses can discuss leave eligibility and help with applications during prenatal and postpartum care.
• RNOther2026The Role of Advance Care Planning on Community Dwelling Adults' Coping Abilities and Death Attitudes: A Sequential Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of clinical nursingCommunity-dwelling adults who had completed advance care planning had similar attitudes about death to those who had not. They reported better coping with death, describing relief that family knew their wishes, though some still feared death.
• RNRCT2026The Effect of the Care Ecosystem Collaborative Care Model on End-of-Life Outcomes for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers.The American journal of hospice & palliative careThe telephone Care Ecosystem did not improve caregiver satisfaction with end-of-life care for people with dementia. Caregivers in that group had higher self-efficacy before death.
• RNSystematic Review2026Clinical Trials in Central Venous Access Devices: An Evidence and Gap Map.Journal of advanced nursingCentral venous access device research over the past decade is concentrated on insertion and infection prevention, with little evidence on removal, pain, satisfaction, costs, and education tested by strong trials. Nurses should treat device care guidance as uneven rather than complete.
• RNQualitative2026Improving Access and Recruitment to Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer Patients: A Multi-Phase, Qualitative Focus Group and Co-Production Study.Journal of advanced nursingLung cancer patients, carers and clinicians described nurses often avoiding clinical trial talks because of low confidence and knowledge. A nurse poster and patient leaflet were made with them to prompt simple conversations. Their effect on recruitment was not tested.
• RNSurvey2026Mediating Effects of Parental Family Adaptation on the Quality of Life of Children With Down Syndrome: A Study of Father-Mother Dyads.Journal of advanced nursingIn parents of children with Down syndrome, parenting stress was linked to poorer family adaptation, and family adaptation was linked to children's quality of life. Stress did not directly predict child quality of life. This is an association study, not a tested treatment.
• RNOther2026Recovery From Anorexia Nervosa: A Concept Analysis.Journal of advanced nursingRecovery from anorexia nervosa is not a single endpoint but a complex, individualised process. While weight restoration is critical, it does not guarantee psychological health or quality of life. Clinicians should assess recovery using combined physical, psychological, and patient-reported measures rather than BMI alone.
• RNSystematic Review2025Benefits and Burdens of Research Participation: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review in Palliative and End-of-Life Care.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationMost adults and families in palliative, end-of-life, or hospice research reported more benefits than burdens. Benefits were meaning, extra care, and helping others; burdens were emotional, physical, and intellectual. Trusted clinicians influenced participation.
• RNSurvey2025Emotional Distress in Patients With Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.The journal of nursing research : JNREmotional distress was common among cancer inpatients. A short questionnaire helped identify low dignity, demoralization, depression, and suicidal ideation, and may guide nurses on when to escalate care.
• RNRCT2025The Impact of Nurse-Led Peer Support Interventions on Psychological Status and Quality of Life After Acute Myocardial Infarction Stent Implantation in China.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingAfter stent implantation for heart attack, adults receiving 12 weeks of nurse-led peer support plus standard care had less anxiety, depression and stress than standard care alone, with better quality of life and medication adherence.
• RNOther2025Implementing a Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Incidents of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury.Advances in skin & wound careHospital-acquired pressure injuries fell from 3.4 to 1.7 per 1000 patient days after a bundle including assessment, repositioning, surfaces, nutrition and incontinence care, then to 0.8 by 2023.
• RNQualitative2025Insight Into the Role of Protestant Christianity in the Experience of Living With a Suicidal Relative: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingFor Protestant relatives of suicidal patients, faith was a double-edged sword. Believing the loved one would go to heaven brought peace, while fearing hell caused guilt and isolation. Nurses must ask about these specific religious beliefs to support coping effectively.
• RNQualitative2025Disease Burden and Sexual Life in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Phenomenological Study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)People with multiple sclerosis described disease burden as pain, fatigue, balance problems, anxiety and social withdrawal. They also reported sexual reluctance, pain during intercourse, incontinence during sex, and coping through spouse support, prayer, vitamins or considering divorce.
• RNSurvey2025Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Stress Among Adults With Cardiovascular Risk.Research in nursing & healthIn adults with hypertension and diabetes, poorer sleep hygiene was associated with higher stress. Unsafe at night, uncomfortable physical environment, uncomfortable temperature, and eating at bedtime were linked to stress. This is an association, not proof that changing habits lowers stress.
• RNOther2025Family Resilience in the ICU: A Concept Analysis.Nursing in critical careFamilies of ICU patients may regain control through four linked systems: family characteristics, beliefs, organisation and support. Existing resilience scales do not fully capture these ICU-specific attributes.
• RNOther2025Assessing the Cost-effectiveness of Pressure Injury Prevention Strategies in a Quasi-experimental Design.Advances in skin & wound careA pressure-injury prevention bundle was associated with more days without a pressure injury and lower total costs than routine care. But patients were not assigned by chance and bundle implementation cost was omitted, so treat the cost saving as tentative.
• RNRCT2025Safety and Cost Evaluation of Modified Medium-Length Catheters in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of nursing care qualityModified midline catheters caused fewer infections, bleeds, and clots than PICCs in advanced cancer patients and cost less. Patient satisfaction was not significantly different. The lower complication rate suggests a safer option for palliative IV care.