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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• RNOther2025Eligibility and discontinuation of prenatal care in a freestanding birth center: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAt a São Paulo birth center, most registered women were ineligible, and most eligible women stopped prenatal care before delivery. Prior cesarean, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertensive syndrome, lower education and income were common.
• RNSystematic Review2025Do Differences in Skin Pigmentation Affect Detection of Hypoxemia by Pulse Oximetry: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Clinical nursing researchPulse oximeters often overestimate oxygen saturation in people with darker skin, leading to missed hypoxemia. While average bias is small, accuracy drops as true saturation falls, and device-specific errors persist. Clinicians must interpret SpO2 alongside clinical signs, not in isolation.
• RNSystematic Review2025Do Nursing Patient Classification Systems to Classify Inpatients Impact Outcomes? A Scoping Review.Western journal of nursing researchOnly four small, non-experimental studies have assessed outcomes of nursing patient classification systems. In one discharge study, a researcher using an NPCS reported 149 care areas versus 82 by nurses without it. Evidence is too thin to change care.
• RNSystematic Review2026The Experiences of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome of the Healthcare They Receive: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Journal of advanced nursingWomen with PCOS described delayed diagnosis, little explanation, weight bias, dismissive clinicians, and birth control offered without counselling. They wanted information, respectful care, and attention to mental health.
• RNQualitative2026Confidential Conversations in Palliative Care: An Ethnographic Exploration of Trust and Interpersonal Relationship Between Nurse and Patient.Journal of clinical nursingPalliative nurses built confidential conversations through small talk, presence and silence. Patients set the pace, and time pressure or tasks could miss cues. After breakdowns, sitting down and revisiting a topic could reopen talk.
• OTRNQualitative2026Older Adults' Self-Care and Family Caregiver Contribution in Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Dyadic Qualitative Study.Journal of advanced nursingIn 34 older adult and family caregiver dyads managing multiple chronic conditions, older adults prioritised symptoms that limited daily life, while caregivers prioritised diseases with complications. Self-care roles and decisions often differed.
• PTOTProtocol2025Examining High-Intensity Exercise on Cognitive and Vascular Outcomes in Older Adults Living With HIV-A Research Protocol: Design and Rationale From Two Harmonized Clinical Studies in the Deep South.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACThis paper describes the design of two trials testing high-intensity versus continuous exercise in older adults with HIV. No results are reported. It outlines methods for assessing cognitive function, arterial stiffness, and exercise adherence over 12 months.
• RNOther2025Clinical validation of the terminology subset for newborns with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter in Intensive Care.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PA structured nursing language for neonates with PICCs was clinically validated. The final set includes 53 diagnoses and 110 interventions. This provides a standardized framework for assessing and documenting care, improving communication and consistency in the NICU.
• RNQualitative2025Experiences of Loss, Grief and Support Needs of Adults on Haemodialysis and Families: A Qualitative Explorative Study.Journal of renal careAdults on haemodialysis and families described loss of daily life, identity and social connection, with anticipatory grief. They wanted nurses to offer more time, private conversations and family-focused support.
• RNCohort2025The Impact of Urinary Incontinence, Sexual Dysfunction, and Depressive Symptoms on Health-Related Quality of Life Over the 12-Month Postpartum Period.The journal of nursing research : JNRPostpartum women had the lowest physical and mental quality of life at 1 month. Moderate to very severe urinary incontinence, depressive symptoms, and sexual satisfaction or lubrication scores were associated with quality of life.
• RNCohort2025A Data-Driven Model to Predict Delirium Based on Dynamic Patterns of Clinical Deterioration in Critically Ill Patients.Nursing in critical careIn 3600 ICU patients, sustained worsening of vital signs and blood tests was linked to delirium. Nurses should watch low diastolic blood pressure, high heart rate, high carbon dioxide, low albumin, high blood urea nitrogen or high sodium as possible delirium risk markers.
• RNQualitative2025Repaying Kindness and Resilience: Cultural Insights for Nursing Care in Chinese Breast Cancer Recovery.Nursing openChinese women with breast cancer described recovery as repaying kindness: moving from guilt about receiving care to caregiving, work, and volunteering. Nurses should ask whether giving back is restorative or pressured.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2025Family Functioning and Parent Behavioural Changes Post-Admission to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Centre Cohort Study.Nursing in critical careMost families maintained healthy functioning after PICU discharge, but caregiver distress strongly predicted poor outcomes. Nurses should screen for caregiver PTSD and mental illness during follow-up, as these affect family cohesion more than the child's clinical severity.
• OTCohort2025Vulnerability in older adults in Primary Health Care: challenges associated with frailty and functionality.Revista brasileira de enfermagemOlder adults in primary care who needed help with daily activities were more likely to be vulnerable or frail. Mildly dependent people were 2.75 times more likely to be at risk of frailty; fully dependent were 2.65 times more likely to be frail.
• RNSystematic Review2025Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Determine Sleep Problems in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of renal careThe PSQI was the most used sleep questionnaire in CKD studies, but only the PSQI and STCS-DS have been tested in people with CKD, both in kidney transplant recipients.
• PTOTSystematic Review2025Challenges and Perspectives in Treating Individuals With Musculoskeletal Disorders and Comorbidity: A Systematic Literature Review With a Descriptive Thematic Synthesis.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesPhysiotherapists and occupational therapists caring for people with musculoskeletal disorders plus diabetes, obesity or mental health problems said they lacked training to address comorbidities. They also faced limited allied health sessions, scope uncertainty and guilt about ignoring other conditions.
• PTCohort2025Exploring Physical Activity Levels and Performance Among High-Intensity Transplant Athletes at the World Transplant Games.Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)Highly active transplant athletes reported and recorded much more than general guidelines and competed at speeds and heart rates similar to nontransplant cyclists. Objective app data, not self-report, was linked to race speed.
• RNSystematic Review2025Exploring the Ethical Dimensions of Care Dependency in Older People: A Transpersonal View.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesCare dependency in older adults is defined by four core attributes: loss of autonomy, erosion of identity, biographical rupture, and negative coping. It is not just physical decline but an ethical and relational experience where preserving dignity requires shared decision-making and cultural respect.
• RNCohort2026The Aggression and Violence Evaluation of Risk Tool: A Context-Specific Instrument to Assess Risk of Violence in the Emergency Department.Journal of advanced nursingIn a busy emergency department, bedside nursing observations of history of violence, drug or alcohol influence, agitation or restlessness, and imposed restrictions were associated with emergency security responses to violence. This was not tested to prevent violence.
• RNQualitative2025Culturally Responsive Surgical Care for Older People and Family Carers: A Dyadic Analysis.Nursing & health sciencesFamily members often translated surgical information and navigated care for older people from diverse backgrounds. Patients sometimes accepted partial understanding, while carers reported more stress, advocacy burden, and faith or gender roles shaping decisions.
• OTQualitative2025Relational Coordination in Cross-Sector Collaboration: A Theoretical Analysis of Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives Between Mental Health Centres and Municipalities.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesMental health professionals described fragmented discharge care when coordination with municipalities and residential facilities failed. They linked expected post-discharge follow-up that did not happen to users feeling abandoned and being readmitted.
• RNNarrative Review2025PrEP-ared for Surgery? A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Perioperative Recommendations for Anesthesia Providers.AANA journalThe review suggests continuing PrEP around surgery unless contraindicated. Teams should plan for kidney, bone, blood pressure, injection timing, and stigma concerns.
• RNQualitative2025Family management of care for children with chronic conditions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Revista brasileira de enfermagemFamilies of children with chronic conditions said pandemic closures pushed them to take over therapy, school and hygiene at home. They felt more united but underprepared, and worried about their child's development and infection risk.
• RNMeta-Analysis2025Effect of exercise interventions on glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Exercise lowered fasting glucose, 2-hour post-meal glucose, and HbA1c in pregnant women with gestational diabetes. The pooled studies were very inconsistent, so exact exercise prescription remains uncertain.
• RNOther2025Associations Between Potassium Channel Genes and the Occurrence of Palpitations in Women Prior to Breast Cancer Surgery.Seminars in oncology nursingIn 310 women before breast cancer surgery, six potassium channel gene variants were linked to palpitations. This is a preliminary genetic finding, not a tested way to predict or treat symptoms.
• RNQualitative2025The Disease Self-Management Among Patients With Chronic Heart Failure in an Affluent Economy: A Grounded Theory Study.Nursing openPatients in Macau managed heart failure by leaning on family and accessible social services to maintain control over their lives. They adjusted diets and medications, but emotional regulation and family cooperation were central to their daily coping strategies.
• RNCohort2025Comparative study of the vulnerability profile of young people and adults with reactive HIV tests.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PMost people with reactive HIV tests were under 30, cisgender men, and inconsistent condom users. Young people were more likely to be men who have sex with men and had tested previously, while adults were more likely to be heterosexual with partners living with HIV.
• PTOTRNOther2025Key Areas of Preventive Home Visits and Their Importance for Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesPreventive home visits for older adults centred on autonomy, trust, tailored advice and information. Older adults valued a regular nurse contact, but some healthy or very ill saw little benefit.
• RNOther2025Dose of nursing intervention: repercussions for professional practice.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNursing interventions lack standardized dosage criteria, unlike medications. The paper argues nurses must explicitly prescribe the intensity, frequency, and duration of care activities like repositioning or education to ensure effectiveness and reproducibility.
• RNCohort2025Longitudinal Pain Medication Use Among US Older Adults After a Hip Fracture.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAmong 88,433 Medicare beneficiaries discharged to a skilled nursing facility after hip fracture, 83.7% received pain medication during 100-day follow-up. Among gabapentinoid recipients in the first 15 days, 91.0% were co-prescribed an opioid.
• RNSurvey2025Health literacy among lactating women and the promotion of breastfeeding and maternal and child health.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PMost lactating women at a Brazilian human milk bank had inadequate health literacy. Younger, lower income, less educated women and those with mild cognitive loss were most affected, so breastfeeding education may need plain, tailored support.
• RNSurvey2025Quality of life of people with human immunodeficiency virus and seroconcordant and serodiscordant partnerships.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPeople with HIV with seroconcordant or serodiscordant partners had similar quality of life; most reported satisfactory quality of life. Lower quality of life was linked to stigma, not accepting diagnosis, unemployment, low income, and female sex.
• RNOther2025Construction and validity of an educational video on rapid HIV testing for young black people.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHealth judges did not agree on an HIV testing video script, but ten young Black reviewers unanimously approved it. The finished video, three minutes and 22 seconds long, was rated suitable by health and media judges.
• PTRNOther2025Validity of self-reported measures of decreased muscle strength in older adults.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSelf-reported strength loss in older adults was not reliable enough to identify weak grip alone. Feeling weaker found many true cases but also many people who were not weak. SARC-F caught fewer true cases but wrongly flagged fewer people. Use handgrip measurement when possible.
• RNQualitative2025Exploring How the Psychological Safety of Patients Is Impacted by Restrictive Practices in Inpatient Mental Healthcare: A Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursingEighteen former inpatients described restrictive practices as psychologically unsafe when staff reacted to behaviour without exploring why, used locked doors and blanket restrictions, or left them without debrief. Clear communication and small choices could improve safety.
• PTOTRNSurvey2026Validity of Activity-Based Checks (ABCs) of Pain, A Functional Pain Scale.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesA visual pain scale grouped activities into four areas and agreed with established pain measures. It had moderate stability over two weeks. It may help pain management teams assess how pain limits daily tasks, not how well treatment works.
• SLPRNQualitative2026Communication Between Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Neurological Hospitalisation: A Qualitative Photo-Voice Study.Journal of clinical nursingPatients in neurological hospitalisation and healthcare professionals described communication as connected care: shared understanding, flexible environments, and seeing the person before the diagnosis. Time pressure and medical language made this difficult.
• PTRNQualitative2026The Forgotten Caregivers: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences of Fathers of Children With Medical Complexity.Journal of clinical nursingFathers of children with medical complexity described night care, lifting, financial pressure and emotional support as central. They wanted peer support, flexible work, mental health help and physiotherapy for caregiver strain.
• RNSystematic Review2025Effect of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on the Mental Health of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and AssociatesIn adults with IBS, CBT was linked to improvements in anxiety, depression, sleep, quality of life, or symptom-related disability in many included studies, but not all. A mobile CBT study did not reduce IBS symptoms or quality of life.
• RNRCT2025Efficacy of Double-Pocket Fecal Catheter System Combined With Camellia Oil Application in the Prevention and Treatment of Irritant Contact Dermatitis Due to Incontinence Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.Advances in skin & wound careIn ICU patients at high risk for incontinence dermatitis, double-pocket fecal catheter plus camellia oil had lowest incidence, longest onset, milder cases, lower cost and faster healing than zinc oxide alone. The trial had no blinding reported and no stated primary outcome.
• RNSurvey2025Beliefs about complementary and alternative medicine and asthma medication among Hispanic/Latinx and Black adolescents in New York City.Journal of pediatric nursingRace and ethnicity did not differ in the number of CAM beliefs endorsed. 98.6% of adolescents endorsed at least one CAM belief, but non-Hispanic Black ICS users reported more negative ICS beliefs.
• RNQualitative2025A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Breastfeeding Challenges, Enablers and Confidence Among Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationWomen with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy reported insufficient milk and inconsistent professional support as common breastfeeding problems. Hands-on help, regular follow-up, and encouragement from nurses or lactation specialists were described as key.
• RNSystematic Review2025Technological nursing interventions on nutritional status of middle-aged and older adults undergoing hemodialysis: A systematic review.International journal of nursing sciencesNurse-led digital education, telenursing, and apps were linked to improvements in phosphorus, potassium, self-care, and quality of life in hemodialysis patients, but evidence was short-term and a malnutrition reduction was not confirmed.
• RNSurvey2025Development of a peer support and precision matching mobile platform for health management for people living with HIV.International journal of nursing sciencesUsers of an HIV peer-support WeChat platform rated its usability as good. It offers matching, medication reminders, mood tracking and health records, but this study did not test whether it improves HIV health outcomes.
• RNSystematic Review2025Advance care planning among stroke patients: A scoping review.International journal of nursing sciencesAdvance care planning for stroke patients was delivered through formal and informal discussions, documentation, and family or surrogate involvement. Two studies reported higher documented advance directive rates. Only eight studies were found, and implementation remained limited.
• RNQualitative2025Interpersonal relationships of people living with HIV in sustained viral suppression with the multidisciplinary health team.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPeople living with HIV in sustained viral suppression described welcoming, nonjudgmental, discreet team contact, clear education, empathy, and holistic support as helping them stay in care. They also flagged infrequent viral-load tests and rigid pharmacy or appointment logistics.
• RNOther2025Deficient Heart Function Syndrome: a new nursing diagnosis for people with heart failure.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAmong 360 emergency room admissions with decompensated heart failure, five nursing diagnoses often appeared together. A syndrome was estimated in 61.49%. Fatigue and fluid volume were the most useful identifying features; comfort and cardiac output were the most useful confirming features.
• RNCohort2025External Ventricular Drain Column Height Fails to Explain Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage Volumes.Nursing in critical careEVD drain height did not explain daily CSF drainage volumes in 115 adults with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage over 14 days. Mean daily output was 179.2 mL, and height settings did not explain differences.
• RNSurvey2025Relationship between health-seeking behavior and digital health literacy in epilepsy patients.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn adults with epilepsy, online health-information skills and online health-seeking were modestly linked. Better education and more social media use were associated with higher skills, but this cannot show cause.
• RNQualitative2025Navigating Uncertainty: Family Experiences and Coping Strategies During Critical Care Hospitalisation: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.Nursing in critical careFamily members of critical care patients described waiting for updates, feeling isolated, and suppressing emotions to appear strong as sources of stress. Detailed, repeated explanations and active bedside involvement helped some cope.