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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• RNQualitative2026The Experiences of Family Dyads During the Gender Identity Transition Process of Children and Adolescents.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesParents of children and adolescents transitioning gender identities described support as built on secure attachment, tolerance, time, shared experiences and online learning. Fear of relatives, disapproval, self-blame and social values inhibited transition.
• RNSurvey2026Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the Maternal Adaptation Scale: a methodological study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)The adapted Chinese maternal adaptation scale can help nurses identify postpartum mothers with poorer adaptation, especially those with depressive symptoms and less spousal help.
• RNQualitative2026Caregiver and Patient Experiences With the Diabetes Care Team Impact Utilization of Medical Nutrition Therapy in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes.The science of diabetes self-management and careFamilies reported that nutrition advice at diagnosis often felt confusing or misaligned with their goals, reducing trust. They valued practical, individualized guidance on real-life situations like school and parties. Providers should tailor nutrition discussions to each family’s values rather than offering generic advice.
• RNCohort2026Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Depressive and Behavioral Symptoms in US Nursing Home Residents.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationLockdown did not produce clinically meaningful worsening in nursing home residents’ overall depression or behavior scores. Some residents with mild depression were more likely to worsen, and those with severe behavior symptoms were more likely to improve.
• RNSurvey2026Families' View on Primary Nursing in Intensive Care Units - A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing in critical careFamilies of ICU patients rated nursing care similarly under primary nursing and standard care. Only three of 14 satisfaction items differed, and the groups were not comparable.
• OTRNQualitative2026Self-care in stroke rehabilitation: a qualitative study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemCaregivers and rehabilitation staff said stroke survivors need clear teaching before going home, but hospital time is short. They described scarce equipment, poor team communication and caregiver burden as barriers to self-care.
• RNOther2026Nursing consultation based on supported self-care for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a quasi-experimental study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNurse-led diabetes consultations with goal setting and phone follow-up improved self-care activity scores, total cholesterol, VLDL and triglyceride measures. Fasting glucose and HbA1c were not shown to improve.
• RNSurvey2026Structural model of health-promoting behavior in middle-aged Korean women with hypertension based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model: a cross sectional study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)For women with hypertension, social support and self-efficacy were linked to health-promoting behavior. Knowledge was linked to behavior but not to self-efficacy. These are associations, not proof of effect.
• RNSystematic Review2026Behind the Mask: Recognising the Person in Relatives of Nursing Home Residents-A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesRelatives of nursing home residents move between conflicting emotions like gratitude and guilt, and shift between roles such as advocate and observer, rather than occupying fixed positions. Their experience is a continuous negotiation of identity within institutional constraints.
• RNQualitative2026Differences and Similarities Between Experiences of Mothers and Fathers of Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Qualitative Study.Nursing openMothers said diabetes care crowded out their work and daily life; fathers said work and costs constrained their role. Both found nutrition hardest, while nurses, peer groups and sensors helped.
• RNCohort2026Experiences and Perceptions of Patient Watch, a Rural Telehealth Case Management Model, for Frequent Presenters to the Emergency Department: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study.The Australian journal of rural healthFrequent ED presenters made fewer ED presentations after rural telehealth case management, but without a control the reduction cannot be attributed to the programme. Participants valued monitoring and coordination; some found calls repetitive, and quality of life did not improve.
• RNSystematic Review2026Symptom Clusters of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Correlation With Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review.Nursing openCOPD symptom clusters, especially respiratory and psychological clusters, were associated with worse quality of life, but cluster definitions varied and no treatment was tested.
• RNCohort2026Social support perceived by breastfeeding mothers and its impacts on breastfeeding.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPostpartum women who had a social support network in the first month reported more daytime rest and were more likely to be exclusively breastfeeding at six months. It did not affect nighttime rest or formula introduction.
• RNQualitative2026Perspectives and support needs for a spouse-inclusive digital intervention for perinatal depression and anxiety: a qualitative study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Women and spouses described perinatal distress as emotional, cognitive, and social. They suggested a spouse-inclusive app with symptom information, communication and role guidance, and trusted professional content.
• RNSurvey2026Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in ICU Survivors After COVID-19.Nursing in critical care106 ICU survivors had high symptom burden: 56.6% reported anxiety symptoms and 53.8% depression symptoms. Female sex and memory problems were linked to anxiety; pain, memory problems and lower quality of life to depression.
• RNOther2026Effects of a nurse-led navigation program for first-time pregnant Korean women on maternal anxiety and childbirth confidence: a quasi-experimental study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)First-time pregnant women at 35+ weeks who received a 3-week nurse-led navigation program reported lower anxiety and higher childbirth confidence than women receiving usual education. Baseline childbirth confidence differed between groups, so the confidence result is less certain.
• RNCohort2026Effectiveness of Nurse-Led atrial Fibrillation Detection for Patients With Embolic Stroke of Unknown Source in Stroke Units: A Retrospective Study.Nursing in critical careNurses suspected atrial fibrillation in 24 of 235 cryptogenic stroke patients; 23 were confirmed. These notified patients started anticoagulation earlier, stayed in hospital shorter, and had lower reimbursed costs. Association, not proof nurses caused these outcomes.
• PTRCT2026Recess as a Setting for Child Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Physical Activity, Motor Skills and Social-Emotional Functioning.The Journal of school healthStructured recess play did not increase children's physical activity or social-emotional functioning over a school year. Motor skills improved more in the control group than in the intervention group.
• OTQualitative2026Dementia and Cognitive Impairment in the Farming Community. A Preliminary Qualitative Study of Carers' Perceptions of Risks and Barriers to Care.The Australian journal of rural healthSeven informal carers of farmers with dementia described geographic isolation, farm hazards, family strain, delayed government support and thin local services as barriers. Some also valued staying on the familiar farm.
• RNSurvey2026Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Pre-Pregnancy Risk Management Among Childbearing-Age Women With a Kidney Transplant: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openAmong 247 kidney transplant recipients, attitudes toward pre-pregnancy risk management were high, but knowledge and practice were only moderate. Nurses should prioritize education on teratogenic blood-pressure drugs and contraception, and ask about fertility plans.
• RNOther2026Analysis of Characteristics Associated With Advanced-Stage Pressure Injury Classification Among Korean Hospitalised Patients: A Secondary Data Analysis.Nursing openAmong hospitalised patients with pressure injuries, urinary incontinence, malnutrition, older age, male sex and longer stay were linked to advanced-stage classification; fall history and Alzheimer's disease were linked to mild-stage classification.
• RNOther2026Growing in the Shadow of Mental Illness: Quality of Life, Health Status, Social Functioning, and Health Care Utilization Among Adults to Parents With Severe Mental Illness.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingHigher resilience and self-efficacy were associated with better quality of life in adults who grew up with a parent with severe mental illness. Resilience did not buffer the link between childhood trauma and health or social problems.
• RNSurvey2026Association of Fatalism and Diabetes-Related Stigma With Self-Care in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openHigher fatalism and stigma scores were linked to lower diabetes self-care in 150 adults. Fatalism had the stronger association. Screening for these beliefs during nurse-led education may help identify patients at risk of poor self-management.
• RNCohort2026Association Between the Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-to-Albumin Ratio, Nursing Notes, and the Length of Hospital Stay in Iron Deficiency Anaemia Complicated With Congestive Heart Failure Patients.Nursing openIn patients with iron deficiency anaemia and heart failure, higher RDW-to-albumin ratio and nursing notes with more subjective language were each linked to longer hospital stay. The two were separate markers, not a proven way to decide care.
• RNOther2026Reducing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the ICU: A Nurse-Led Evidence Based Quality Improvement Initiative.Nursing openA nurse-led CVC maintenance flowchart with training, bedside reminders and audits coincided with a fall in CLABSI rates. No concurrent control group, so other trends cannot be excluded.
• RNOther2026The Urban-Rural Continuum and Child Health: Influence of Residential Location on Ultra-Processed Food Consumption, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Biomarkers.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Schoolchildren in Brazilian urban expansion areas had more prediabetes and abnormal lipids than children in consolidated urban areas, despite similar ultra-processed food intake and overall activity. Walking or cycling to school was much less common.
• RNSurvey2026Assessing Patient Awareness and Misconceptions Regarding MRI Radiation Risks in China: A Questionnaire Study.Nursing openMore than 60% of patients at this Chinese hospital thought MRI involves radiation and poses health risks. Over 55% were unsure about contrast agent safety. Medical staff were the preferred information source.
• RNQualitative2026Reinterpreting words and making connections: an experience with an educational book about childhood cancer.Revista brasileira de enfermagemChildren, families and professionals described a playful cancer dictionary as a way to understand difficult terms, turn fear into confidence, and support conversations. The study reports experiences, not proof the book improves clinical outcomes.
• RNOther2026Delirium-Related Distress of Hospitalised Older Adults Within the Framework of the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Literature.International journal of mental health nursingHospitalised older adults recalled delirium as frightening, lonely and confusing, with fear, shame and distrust. Family presence, calm validation and hand holding were described as easing distress, while rushed or critical staff communication was linked to more distress.
• RNSurvey2026Associations of dietary patterns, dietary motivations, and nutritional status with skeletal muscle mass in Chinese older adults: A structural equation modeling study.International journal of nursing sciencesStronger eating motivation was associated with better nutrition and higher muscle mass in rural Chinese older adults. A fruit, vegetable and rice pattern aligned with better nutrition, while an oil and condiment pattern clustered with poorer nutrition.
• RNRCT2026Nurse-Led Digital Intervention for Sodium Restriction in Chronic Kidney Disease: Mixed Methods Implementation Study.JMIR nursingThe primary 24-hour urine sodium outcome could not be evaluated: only 24 of 99 completed collection. The nurse-led app program, combining education, quizzes, peer competition, tasks, feedback and remote monitoring, improved sodium knowledge, but blood pressure and quality of life did not differ.
• RNQualitative2026Care Partner Perspectives on Hypertension Management in Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in an Online Forum: Qualitative Thematic Analysis.JMIR nursingFamily caregivers of people with dementia and high blood pressure described changing medications without provider input, interpreting home readings without guidance, and managing refusal of care. Some also reported developing high blood pressure themselves.
• RNCohort2026Flip Chart based on the Interactive Theory of Breastfeeding: development and validation of an educational technology.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPregnant and postpartum women rated a breastfeeding flip chart as clear, engaging, and suitable, with all items acceptable. Nurses can use it for breastfeeding education, but the study did not test whether it improves breastfeeding.
• RNCohort2026Correlates of Glycemic Status Among American Indian Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Southeastern Oklahoma.Nursing researchIn 2021, 39.3% of adults with type 2 diabetes in a rural Oklahoma Tribal health system had HbA1c below 7%. Prior HbA1c was strongly associated with next year's HbA1c.
• RNSurvey2026The relationship between pregnant women's attitudes toward preconception care and pregnancy adaptation: a cross-sectional descriptive study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PReceiving preconception care was not linked to better reported adaptation to pregnancy in 388 pregnant women in Türkiye. More positive preconception knowledge and attitudes were linked to better adaptation.
• RNSurvey2026Key Strategies for Improving Psychiatric Home-Based Care in Spain: A Modified Delphi Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesStakeholders prioritized five feasible improvements for psychiatric home care: training on referral criteria, standardized discharge protocols, feedback to referring professionals, better visit scheduling, and updated capacity information. Staffing increases were rated important but not immediately achievable.
• RNMeta-Analysis2026The Prevalence of Anxiety in Patients With Beta-Thalassaemia Major: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing openAbout one third of patients with beta thalassaemia major screened positive for anxiety symptoms, but the estimate varied widely across studies and settings. A positive screen means possible anxiety needing assessment, not a confirmed disorder.
• OTQualitative2026Challenges in Transitional Phases of Foster Care for Older Adults: Perspectives of Foster Caregivers.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesFoster caregivers said some older adults arrived needing two helpers to move, needing toileting or eating support, or having night restlessness. These needs made home placements unsuitable. They wanted a functional assessment before admission to prevent strain.
• RNSurvey2026Intra-peer violence, socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics of sexual and gender diverse adolescents: a cross-sectional study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem67.8% of 949 LGBT+ high school students in Brazil reported being bullied, 11.5% reported being cyberbullied, and 13.0% reported being bullied because of sexual orientation.
• RNQualitative2026Noticing and responding to end-of-life suffering in the PICU: A co-designed conceptual framework for nursing practice.Intensive & critical care nursingBereaved parents and pediatric intensive care clinicians described signs of end-of-life suffering that nurses could notice, such as burden, baseline changes, pain, restlessness, lost parent role, and disconnect, and responses like partnering, comfort, and resources.
• RNSystematic Review2026Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence-Based Nursing Interventions for Chronic Illness Care: Umbrella Review.JMIR nursingAI-assisted nursing interventions for chronic illness may improve risk prediction and reduce hospital use and costs. Effects on depression, satisfaction, safety and quality were mixed. Treat AI as a support tool, not proven care.
• RNSurvey2026Parenting Stress, Parenting Self-Efficacy and Dyadic Coping in Parents of Preterm Infants in China: A Dyadic Analysis.Nursing openAt discharge, parents of preterm infants reported stress associated with lower parenting confidence. Mothers' positive couple coping was associated with confidence, but fathers' stress did not show the same pathway.
• RNSystematic Review2026Guidelines for home-based enzyme replacement therapy in children and adolescents with mucopolysaccharidosis: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PHome enzyme replacement therapy for children and adolescents with mucopolysaccharidosis can be nurse-led, but guidelines are sparse and safety details are missing.
• RNCohort2026Individual and Interactive Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Household Income on Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Symptoms.Research in nursing & healthParental mental illness, substance use, incarceration, or intimate partner violence in early childhood was associated with more adolescent depression and anxiety. Maltreatment experiences were not. Low household income was associated with depression, not anxiety.
• PTOTQualitative2026Iranian Older Adults' Experiences of the Age-friendliness of Kashan City: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyOlder adults in Kashan described unsafe sidewalks, steep ramps, high bus steps, poor seating, dismissive staff and inaccessible technology as barriers to mobility, participation and independence. They felt forgotten.
• RNCohort2026Care trajectories of women with advanced breast cancer at the end of life.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PWomen with advanced breast cancer followed by specialized palliative care in the final month had fewer emergency visits, fewer transfusions, and were less often hospitalized in the last day than women still receiving chemotherapy.
• RNQualitative2026Social determinants of health that permeate adolescent students' mental distress.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAdolescents in Brazilian state high schools described mental distress as connected to pressure about future jobs and studies, family conflict, bullying, unsafe streets, poor self-image, self-harm, and family illness. They also described family and peer support as protective.
• RNSystematic Review2026The Core Competencies of Nurses Providing Home-based Palliative Care to Patients with Incurable Diseases: A Scoping Review.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyNurses delivering home-based palliative care need knowledge of disease and health systems, attitudes supporting teamwork and ethics, and skills in pain, symptom, psychological, spiritual, and social care. These competencies span the whole disease trajectory from diagnosis through death.
• RNQualitative2026The Development, Acceptability and Suitability of an Information and Well-Being Booklet for Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients.Nursing in critical careFive ICU family members found a new booklet helpful for explaining equipment, delirium, ward moves and home recovery. They valued simple language, permission to ask questions and reassurance that nurses could explain things.
• RNOther2026The Effect of a Peer-Led Non-Pharmacological Pain-Management Program on Chronic Pain Intensity and Pain-Related Self-Efficacy in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyPain intensity did not clearly decrease in the peer-led group, but pain self-efficacy scores rose from 36.99 to 54.45 on a 0-60 scale at two months.