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 223 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• RNSurvey2026Socioeconomic and Geographical Analysis on Antenatal Care Visits in Indonesia: A Cross-sectional Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyOnly 38.65% of Indonesian women had adequate antenatal care, defined as six or more visits with minimum visits in each trimester. Younger, less educated, uninsured, rural, poorer, divorced or widowed women and those facing longer travel were less likely to meet it.
• RNQualitative2026Women's Experiences of Psychosocial Support after Recurrent Miscarriage: A Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyWomen after recurrent miscarriage valued husband and family emotional and practical support, peers, and sensitive staff. They described feeling ignored in crowded wards, financial barriers, and no clear psychosocial care protocols.
• RNQualitative2026Marginalised Caregivers: A Qualitative Study of Grandmothers in Postpartum and Infant Care.Nursing openGrandmothers caring for postpartum women and infants in China described feeling sidelined by younger parents' scientific knowledge, yet they remained highly motivated to learn. They reported social isolation and physical strain, but trusted nurses and doctors as the best source of infant care guidance.
• RNSurvey2026Association between neonatal conditions and anthropometric indicators among children attending daycare centers in Southern Brazil.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNo birth or household factor was clearly linked to children's height-for-age. Body mass index-for-age was linked to food insecurity, lower socioeconomic class, and high-risk pregnancy, but this one-time study cannot show cause.
• RNQualitative2026Experiences and Views of African Australian Consumers on the Role of Spirituality, Religion and Culture on Mental Health.International journal of mental health nursingAfrican Australian consumers described distress from migration, lost community and stigma. They valued care that understood faith and culture, saw medication-only as disconnected, and wanted trusted community or faith figures involved.
• RNSystematic Review2026Health education technologies for people with disabilities: scope review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAcross eight studies, accessible courses, sign-language tools, avatars, and exergames were judged valid, feasible, and acceptable for people with disabilities, but there was no robust evidence they improve health or communication outcomes.
• RNOther2026Predictors of Long COVID: older adults, women, and an incomplete COVID-19 vaccination schedule.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemIn adults with long COVID in Brazil, older people reported more shortness of breath, women more hair loss, and people with no vaccine doses more chest pain. These are associations from records, not proof these factors caused symptoms.
• RNSurvey2026The Mediating Role of Patient Satisfaction With Nursing Care Quality in the Association Between Provision of Compassionate Care and Patient Loyalty: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openHospitalized patients who rated nurses' compassionate care higher also reported greater satisfaction with nursing care and loyalty to the hospital. Patients expected more compassionate care than they received, and their satisfaction was linked to loyalty.
• RNRCT2026Effect of a Stoma Care Training Belt on Stoma Care Skills, Adjustment, Anxiety and Satisfaction in Intestinal Stoma Patients: Randomized Controlled Study.Nursing openIn intestinal stoma patients, preoperative nurse training with a wearable belt raised skill and adjustment scores, lowered anxiety after discharge, and improved education satisfaction versus standard care.
• RNSurvey2026Correlation between comfort and medication adherence in people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemComfort was not related to medication adherence in 198 adults with type 2 diabetes using oral diabetes drugs or insulin. Feeling more comfortable did not go with taking diabetes medicines better.
• OTQualitative2026Multidisciplinary team's experiences caring for older adults in the Therapeutic Residential Service.Revista brasileira de enfermagemStaff caring for older adults in therapeutic housing described rewarding personal bonds but also fear, burnout and barriers to individual plans from short staffing, money and aging; they wanted home-like autonomy support.
• RNPilot2026Integrating Music Therapy and Nursing for Neonatal Procedural Support Using a Pacifier Activated Lullaby Device.The American journal of nursingPain scores were lower during five minutes of pacifier-activated music after ROP exams: average 4.92 at exam end, then 0.76, 0.6, and 0.21 in 25 neonates, but usual holding, positioning, and swaddling continued.
• RNQualitative2026Family perspective on caring for children with chronic conditions in the pre- and trans-pandemic contexts of COVID-19.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PCaregivers of children with chronic conditions shifted from emphasizing children's strengths to seeing them as vulnerable during the pandemic. They intensified hygiene, managed interrupted therapies at home, and most kept shared decision-making.
• RNQualitative2026A multi-domain qualitative study on factors influencing access to preventive hepatitis B care among rural population.International journal of nursing sciencesRural Chinese adults and migrant workers described waiting until severely ill, avoiding screening because of cost and stigma, and leaving families unvaccinated. These barriers delayed hepatitis B diagnosis and treatment.
• RNOther2026The Barriers and Enablers to the Use of Alternative Approaches to Restrictive Practices: A Scoping Review and Causal Loop Diagram.Nursing openMental health staff and service users described factors they said mattered for reducing restraint and seclusion: better communication, rapport, peer support, trauma-informed care, de-escalation training, adequate staffing and ward environments. This maps barriers and enablers, not tested effectiveness.
• RNSurvey2026Determinants of Stress and Obstacles to Diabetes-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Interaction-Mediation Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingIn 1815 adults with type 2 diabetes, abnormal fasting glucose and diabetes-related stress were most strongly associated with obstacles to diabetes-related quality of life. Multiple cardiometabolic abnormalities together were linked to higher risk.
• RNOther2026Pediatric patient fixation for air aeromedical transport in rotary-wing aircraft: a professional experience report.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PA helicopter emergency service developed a protocol for securing children during flight, with preflight, transflight, and postflight steps. It standardizes restraint devices and entry order. No patient outcomes were tested.
• RNOther2026Specialized nursing terminology in pre-exposure prophylaxis: alexical analysis.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNursing care terms for HIV PrEP grouped into implementation, decision-making, vulnerability perception, and professional care. The map comes from 18 documents and does not test whether the terms improve patient care.
• RNRCT2026The effect of Bach flower remedies on hope and quality of life in people with advanced cancer: a triple-blind randomized clinical trial.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn advanced cancer on palliative treatment, Bach flower remedies did not improve hope or quality of life more than placebo. Scores rose slightly in both groups, likely from study attention. Mild adverse events were reported, and the alcoholic preservative warrants caution.
• RNQualitative2026Risk perception in peritoneal dialysis waste management: contributions for audiovisual material.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHome peritoneal dialysis patients and caregivers reported uncertainty about safe waste disposal, especially sharps, and participants asked for nurse-led, simple audiovisual guidance linking disposal to the full home treatment routine.
• RNOther2026Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the End-Stage Renal Disease Adherence Questionnaire-Short Form: English, Spanish, and Korean Versions.Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' AssociationA nine-item questionnaire for dialysis patients was rated highly relevant by experts, separated known adherers from non-adherers, and stayed stable over seven days. It may speed adherence checks but has no cutoff.
• RNOther2026Effectiveness of an educational intervention on knowledge about anticoagulant therapy: a quasi-experimental study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPatients on warfarin who received nurse-led Supported Self-Care by phone and messages raised their knowledge scores. The study had no control group, so it cannot prove the intervention alone caused the gain.
• RNOther2026Effectiveness of acupressure in managing nausea, vomiting, and psychosocial well-being during pregnancy.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPregnant women wearing acupressure wristbands reported less severe nausea and vomiting than women wearing placebo wristbands. Psychosocial well-being improved in both groups, with no extra benefit from acupressure.
• RNOther2026Physical literacy in older adults: An evolutionary concept analysis.International journal of nursing sciencesOlder adult physical literacy was mapped as body-based experience, multiple domains, resilience to aging and disease, and competence for ongoing activity. It is a concept analysis, not evidence that any programme works.
• RNQualitative2026The Development of Parental Knowledge of Their Child in NNU and PICU: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Parents' Experiences.Nursing in critical careParents of children admitted to neonatal and paediatric intensive care described knowing their child as changing over time. Some said staff dismissed that knowledge, even when warnings about equipment or deterioration were important.
• RNOther2026Instrument for assessing social network support for women with breast cancer.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA 47-item tool for assessing social network support in women receiving breast cancer chemotherapy passed content and wording checks by nurses and patients. It is not yet shown to improve care.
• RNSurvey2026Sociodemographic profile of tuberculosis and treatment difficulties in light of health literacy.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMany adults in tuberculosis treatment said basic medication tasks were hard: 167 of 207 found remembering doses somewhat difficult, and 147 found reading packaging somewhat difficult.
• RNOther2026Neglect/abandonment of older women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAmong 5,875 reported neglect/abandonment cases against older women in Brazil, older age, disability, child or caregiver perpetrators, and homophobia/transphobia or generational conflict were linked to higher occurrence.
• RNQualitative2026Experiences of family hope and hopelessness in the context of pregnancy and care for high-risk newborns.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemFamilies of high-risk newborns described hope shifting from fear and uncertainty to belief in better days, strengthened by faith and resilience over time. Pandemic isolation and delayed contact threatened hope.
• RNSystematic Review2026Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for older adults with dementia: An umbrella review.International journal of nursing sciencesNon-drug dementia care approaches produced small, consistent reductions in agitation, depression and anxiety, with modest cognitive gains. Quality of life did not show a clear improvement, so choose interventions for specific symptoms rather than overall wellbeing.
• RNOther2026Analysis of nursing consultations for people with systemic arterial hypertension in Primary Health Care.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAcross 29 hypertension consultations by 13 nurses, a median of 18 of 48 checklist items was met, and no nursing diagnosis was communicated. Longer consultations were associated with greater adherence to the nursing process.
• RNQualitative2026Family experiences in managing mental disorders in adolescents.Revista brasileira de enfermagemCaregivers of adolescents with mental disorders described grief, guilt, stigma and constant vigilance. Mothers adjusted routines and feared crises, suicide risk and treatment interruption, while seeking information and support.
• RNOther2026Spirometry Monitoring and Asthma Responsibility in Kids (SMARt-Kids): A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersHome spirometry felt manageable to 11 parent-child dyads, but results were hard to interpret and device and app usability was marginal. Parents mostly ran it, while children saw it as a parent task. Parents wanted clearer explanations and child-friendly interfaces.
• RNCohort2026Heterogeneous longitudinal trajectories of sense of coherence and associated characteristics among newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men: A cohort study.International journal of nursing sciencesNewly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men lost psychological coping resources on average over the follow-up period. Distinct trajectories appeared, and stigma, stress and depression were linked with poorer coping.
• RNOther2026Temporal and spatial analysis of low birth weight cases in Sergipe.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemMost regions showed no change in low birth weight rates from 2013 to 2023. Nossa Senhora da Glória and Nossa Senhora do Socorro showed decreasing trends. Highest rates clustered in small municipalities with low human development index values.
• RNQualitative2026The Experience of "Feeling Cold" in Patients Undergoing In-Centre Haemodialysis.Journal of renal carePatients on in-centre haemodialysis described feeling cold as a new distressing and unpredictable symptom that disrupted concentration home life and activities. Some also had hot flashes after treatment. They coped with layers heat or distraction often without seeking help.
• RNOther2026Treatment Delay in Patients With Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers: A Walker and Avant Concept Analysis.Nursing & health sciencesTreatment delay in diabetes-related foot ulcers means the time from noticing a foot lesion to starting guideline-based specialist care. It can be patient delay before first contact or system delay after contact, and should not be confused with slow healing.
• RNMeta-Analysis2026Effects of group reminiscence on psychosocial outcomes among nursing home residents with intact cognition and mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of nursing sciencesNursing home residents with intact cognition or mild cognitive impairment took part in group reminiscence and showed less depression and higher life satisfaction, self-esteem and happiness. Loneliness evidence was inconclusive.
• RNQualitative2026Access to mental health services: the perspective of people experiencing homelessness.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPeople experiencing homelessness said they learned about mental health services through street contacts and outreach teams. They often chose food, hygiene and shelter first, reported stigma in some services, and valued the street clinic for respectful, quick care.
• RNQualitative2026The experience of young women with gestational syphilis from the conceptual perspective of hope.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P16 young women with gestational syphilis said prenatal care felt judgmental, making them avoid questions and hide their diagnosis. Protecting their unborn child and following treatment kept hope alive.
• RNQualitative2026Coping with COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit admission.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSurvivors of COVID-19 intensive care described lasting fatigue, breathlessness, memory problems, anxiety and depression. They valued nurses' comforting words, touch, listening and monitoring, and said the experience made them cherish health, family and simple daily moments.
• RNOther2026Development and Validation of a Chinese Version of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Instrument After Initial Invasive Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage: A Methodological Study.Nursing openA Chinese 22-item questionnaire for patients with biliary drains asks about drain knowledge, coping, personal readiness and support. It may help nurses spot gaps before discharge, but has not yet been shown to reduce complications or readmission.
• RNSystematic Review2026Private Equity Ownership in Hospice Care: A Systematic Review (2012-2026).The American journal of hospice & palliative careHospice care experiences were worse in private equity-owned agencies than in nonprofit and other for-profit hospices, especially communication with families and timely care. Emotional and religious support did not differ. Evidence is limited to six studies.
• RNSurvey2026Validation of the Traditional Chinese version of Mothers on Respect Index (MORi) and Mother's Autonomy in Decision Making (MADM) Scale.International journal of nursing sciencesTraditional Chinese versions of the MORi-R and MADM questionnaires measured respectful maternity care and decision-making autonomy well among 1,395 postpartum women in Hong Kong, who reported moderate levels of both.
• RNOther2026The effectiveness of the diazo reaction in the determination of tip-end position after blind insertion of the nasoenteric tube by ICU nurses: A prospective comparative study.International journal of nursing sciencesFor ICU patients with blindly placed nasoenteric tubes, a bedside diazo test on aspirated fluid agreed with X-ray position in 92.3% of cases. It was the best bedside method tested, but X-ray still confirms final position.
• RNQualitative2026Between living and aging: perceptions of women with HIV.Revista brasileira de enfermagemOlder women living with HIV described aging with the virus as shaped by stigma and ordinary aging limitations. Family, professionals, faith groups and women's organizations helped them cope. Beliefs that prevention means only condoms and gender inequalities made prevention and sexuality harder.
• RNSystematic Review2026Best Evidence Summary for the Management of Frailty in Elderly Patients in Emergency Department-Integrative Review.Nursing openNurse-led frailty screening, assessment, medication review, exercise, nutrition, and discharge planning is recommended for older adults in emergency departments, based on 13 studies.
• RNOther2026Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus in Haemodialysis: A Mixed-Methods Study of Symptom Burden and Patient Experience.Journal of renal care16.3% of haemodialysis patients had moderate-to-severe itch, with sleep loss, stigma and unsafe self-care. Patients wanted nurses to ask, assess and document itch routinely.
• RNCase-Control2026Factors associated with HIV among young people attending Testing and Counseling Centers.Revista brasileira de enfermagemYoung people testing positive for HIV at Brazilian counseling centers were more often men, sex workers, or reporting inconsistent condom use; vaginal sex was associated with lower chance. These factors can guide risk assessment and prevention counseling.
• RNQualitative2026Advanced nursing practice for caring for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in the CACTO program.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemThe study described 38 nursing competencies used to care for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder, from emotional support to coordinating services. It maps what nurses did, not evidence that care works.