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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• RNCohort2026Trends in Pediatric Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits During the School Year and School Breaks.The Journal of school healthSchool breaks did not coincide with more suicidal ideation visits, but visits during breaks were more often admitted or transferred. Youth mental health ED visits rose after August 2020.
• RNOther2026Validity evidence of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems instrument: Brazilian version.Revista brasileira de enfermagemThe Brazilian Portuguese HCAHPS patient experience survey was not suitable for use. Items mixed topics, response scales were inconsistent, and it did not measure a clear single patient experience.
• RNSystematic Review2026Operationalization of rapid molecular test coverage for tuberculosis in different international contexts: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PRapid molecular tuberculosis test coverage was defined in seven different ways across 20 studies, so reported percentages are not directly comparable. Low coverage was tied to sample quality, request errors, staffing, funding, and distance to testing sites.
• RNCohort2026Drug-Drug Interactions in Nursing Home Residents With vs Without Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationMore than half (56.6%) of nursing home residents were exposed to at least one clinically important drug-drug interaction. Residents with dementia had higher exposure to any interaction (58.0% vs 53.3%) and often longer durations.
• RNSurvey2026The relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong 211 patients with hypertension, stronger belief that health outcomes are predetermined by religion was linked to lower medication adherence. Health literacy was slightly higher when fatalism was higher, but literacy was not linked to adherence.
• RNCohort2026Sleep Characteristics of Parents of Children in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Observational Study.Nursing in critical careParents of children in a Korean PICU reported poor sleep, and 14 parents met insomnia criteria. Wrist sensors did not line up with questionnaire scores, and stress was not linked to sleep, so asking and measuring may give different pictures.
• RNCohort2026Nurse-Coordinated and Guideline-Driven Care in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Study With Retrospective Propensity-Score Matched Controls.Nursing openIn acute ischemic stroke patients receiving thrombolysis, nurse-coordinated guideline-driven care was associated with more patients showing early neurological improvement at 24 hours (57.1% vs 42.0%) compared with routine care. Door-to-needle time, symptomatic brain bleeding, and infection were also lower.
• RNMeta-Analysis2026Effects of Cold Compress on Pain and Vascular Complications in Patients With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The journal of nursing research : JNRAfter transfemoral PCI, cold compresses, sometimes with sandbag, direct pressure, or early ambulation, reduced puncture-site pain, bleeding, and hematoma versus routine care; ecchymosis was not significantly reduced.
• RNOther2026Quality of nursing records in cardiac arrest based on the In-hospital Utstein Style protocol.Revista brasileira de enfermagemBrief training and a support form improved cardiac arrest record completion from 55.57% to 65.25% and completeness from 68.66% to 76.54%. Several standardized items did not improve.
• RNQualitative2026Using Buzzy ® in venipunctures: perceptions of children and adolescents with congenital cardiopathies.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemMost children and adolescents with congenital heart disease said venipuncture felt less painful and frightening with Buzzy. They described numbness, relaxation, distraction, and feeling calmer. Two said pain felt the same.
• OTRNSystematic Review2026Views on Everyday Life and Reflections on Future Death and Dying Among Older Persons Residing in Nursing Homes: A Meta-Ethnographic Synthesis.International journal of older people nursingNursing home residents described everyday life as loss of home, body, routines and relationships, while actively trying to maintain identity and dignity. They saw death as close, valued choices and social contact, and many wanted a painless death surrounded by relatives.
• RNSurvey2026Sociodemographic characteristics and comorbidities of older adults associated with Primary Health Care quality.Revista brasileira de enfermagemOlder adults in Brazil rated essential primary care as satisfactory overall, 7.5 of 10. But first-contact accessibility and available services scored low. Men, higher income, and people with chronic conditions rated some aspects better.
• RNRCT2026Efficacy of a Nursing Checklist During Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Severe Pneumonia.Nursing in critical careICU patients with severe pneumonia who received a structured airway-care nursing checklist were taken off ventilators sooner than those receiving routine care. ICU stay did not differ. The checklist bundled multiple airway-care steps, not one isolated intervention.
• RNPilot2026Pilot Study of Oral Microbiome and Psychoneurological Symptom Cluster in Breast Cancer.Nursing researchIn 22 people with breast cancer before mastectomy, higher symptom burden was linked to fewer unique oral bacteria and more Aggregatibacter, Lautropia, and Prevotellaceae UCG-001. This pilot cannot show bacteria cause symptoms.
• RNQualitative2026Nurses' and Families' Experiences of a Feasibility Trial Comparing Single-Use and Multiple-Use Endotracheal Suction Catheters in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Qualitative Study.Nursing in critical careNurses said chlorhexidine flushing made suctioning feel cleaner, but shortages, policy and workload made consistent use hard. Families often consented through trust and clear, patient explanations rather than full understanding.
• RNOther2026Bridging Parental Perceptions and Experiences of Family-Centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of clinical nursingPICU parents rated family-centered care a median 81.0 on a 21 to 105 scale, but interviews showed support did not always mean shared decisions. Nurses' encouragement, timely information, and family-friendly space shaped participation.
• RNSystematic Review2026Self-esteem in adolescents with obesity: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAdolescents with obesity often had lower self-esteem, especially girls. Weight stigma and teasing linked to depression, eating disorders, and school problems. Interventions did not consistently improve self-esteem.
• RNQualitative2026The Meanings and Experiences of Motherhood in Women Diagnosed With Severe Mental Illness: A Tidal Model-Informed Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursingWomen with severe mental illness described stigma and professionals dismissing their desire to be mothers. Some hid pregnancy or gave up. Others described support from family, partners or clinicians as helping them pursue motherhood.
• RNCohort2026Post-COVID conditions: co-occurrence of symptoms and challenges for comprehensive care.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn 821 adults with post-COVID conditions, fatigue, headache, breathlessness, leg pain and cough were common; symptoms clustered within body systems. Four or more symptoms were linked to vital-sign assessment and specialist referral.
• RNSurvey2026Suicide, quality of life, and psychotropic medication use in women with breast cancer.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn 102 women with breast cancer, 15.7% were classified as at risk of suicide. Psychotropic medication use was associated with higher suicide risk and lower quality of life in all four WHOQOL-bref domains.
• RNCohort2026Prevalence of Kinesiophobia and Associated Factors Among Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openAfter PCI, 80.41% had fear of movement by the study cutoff. Nurses may screen early and prioritise married, retired, low-activity, hypertensive patients with high anxiety or stress.
• RNSystematic Review2026Educational interventions using digital technologies to promote parental empowerment in situations of vulnerability: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNurses moderated most digital parenting programmes for vulnerable families, using websites, apps, texts and forums. They mainly provided information, and some added emotional support, but this scoping review did not test whether they improved parental empowerment.
• RNSurvey2026Investigating the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Cut-Off Point and Predictors of Paternal Postnatal Depression in Fathers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openFor Iranian fathers, an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score above 7 had 100% sensitivity and 91.49% specificity for psychiatrist-diagnosed postnatal depression; using it, 26.7% of 240 fathers screened positive.
• RNCohort2026Immobilization of trauma patients and in-hospital clinical progression.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAll injured trauma patients were immobilized in prehospital care, and 56.9% of patients without injury were too, while those with injury had longer stays and died more often.
• RNOther2026Public policy on Human Papillomavirus immunization: an analysis based on the Walt and Gilson policy triangle.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PProvider advice, especially from nurses, was repeatedly linked to HPV vaccination uptake. Barriers included low knowledge, safety worries, cost, pain fear and stigma. School-based access and public trust mattered. This review maps policy influences, not tested effects.
• RNCohort2026Environmental Modulation of Physiological Parameters in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit After Extracorporeal Cardiac Surgery.Nursing in critical careIn 27 PICU children after cardiac surgery, visible light was linked with lower heart rate and higher respiratory rate, and the unit stayed noisy with some night light. These are observed links, not proof that changing the environment improves recovery.
• RNSystematic Review2026Hope in working-age adults with irreversible vision loss: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PWorking-age adults with irreversible vision loss linked hope to clear information about prognosis, support from others, and finding personal meaning. The review did not test whether providing these supports improves hope.
• RNQualitative2026First stage of the Kangoroo Method: adaptation of mothers of premature newborns to Roy's light.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMothers of preterm babies described shock, worry and disrupted sleep in the NICU, then more confidence and hope; they said skin-to-skin, staff guidance and family support helped them care for their infants.
• RNSurvey2026Child-Friendly Neighborhood for Early Childhood: a cross-sectional study on child development and urban infrastructure.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PMothers who felt their neighborhood was safe were less likely to have a child who screened at risk for developmental delay. The other neighborhood features studied, including play spaces and green areas, did not show the same link.
• OTRNOther2026Recovery-Oriented Care Planning in Mental Healthcare Services: A Combined Concept Analysis and Scoping Review.International journal of mental health nursingRecovery-oriented mental health care planning was described as a flexible, person-led conversation, not a form. It centred the person's strengths, goals and supports, with clinicians acting as facilitators rather than directors.
• RNSurvey2026Menopausal symptoms, attitudes toward menopause, and social media/internet use among women in the climacteric period: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PDaily internet use and searching before seeing a doctor were linked to higher symptom severity. Moderate general use, 2 to 3 times weekly for 1 to 3 hours daily, was linked to lower severity. No link to attitudes was found.
• RNQualitative2026Care Practices Supporting Older Adult Mobility in Institutional Long-Term Care: An Ethnographic Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesCare workers in one Finnish long-term care unit often balanced residents' mobility against routines and other care tasks. They supported autonomy by allowing time, choices and small environmental changes, but scheduled care could delay movement.
• RNOther2026From Control to Connection: Reflections on Implementing Safe Steps in Acute Mental Health Units.International journal of mental health nursingSafe Steps combined a relational de-escalation model, training, and restrictive practice review. Staff pressures and variable tool use limited embedding; prior evaluations reported lower seclusion and restrictive events, but components cannot be separated.
• RNPilot2026Multicomponent Supportive-Educative mHealth Intervention for Self-Care Among Individuals With Osteoporosis in Thailand: Exploratory Pretest-Posttest Pilot Study.JMIR nursingIn osteoporosis self-care, a multicomponent nurse-supported Facebook education program with family support had higher total self-care scores than usual care by 0.97 on a 1 to 5 scale. This was a small nonrandom pilot, so do not treat it as proven.
• RNCohort2026Clinical Frailty in Intensive Care Units: Prevalence and Associated Factors.Nursing in critical careIn 149 adult ICU patients, 82.6% were frail within 24 hours. Frailty was linked to older age, male sex, higher APACHE II and nutritional risk, and death. This helps ICU nurses flag high-risk patients, but it is not a tested intervention.
• RNSystematic Review2026Ocular Complications During Prone Positioning Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults: A Systematic Review.Nursing openCritically ill adults receiving prone positioning had ocular surface problems, especially exposure keratopathy. Nurses should check eyelid closure, conjunctival swelling, corneal clarity and pressure on the face before, during and after proning.
• RNCohort2026Oral Anticoagulant Use Among Residents in VA Long-Term Care With Atrial Fibrillation After the 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAnticoagulant use, adjusted for age, rose from 31.2% in 2013 to 2014 to 46.6% in 2019 among high-risk VA nursing home residents with AF, but use was lower in older, Black, Hispanic, and functionally or cognitively impaired residents.
• OTSurvey2026Associated factors of successful aging among community-dwelling older adults in a rural area of Indonesia: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong 104 rural Indonesian older adults, those still working and those living 1 to 5 km from a health facility were associated with higher successful aging scores. Age, education, income, chronic disease, spouse satisfaction and community involvement were not.
• RNSurvey2026The Association Between Lifestyle Factors and Sleep Quality in Haemodialysis Patients.Nursing openIn patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis, 73.4% had poor sleep. Depression and lower self-management were linked to worse sleep even after accounting for age, dialysis duration, nutrition, exercise, smoking, and drinking.
• PTSurvey2026Secular Trends in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Weight Status Among South Korean Adolescents During 2017-2024.The Journal of school healthObesity rose from 10.0% to 12.4%, underweight from 6.9% to 7.5%, and physical activity guideline adherence remained low at 6.7% in 2024. Screen time adherence fell to 19.2% in 2020 and recovered only to 24.5% in 2024.
• RNQualitative2026Between Survival and Sacrifice: Marital Experiences of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.Nursing & health sciencesMarried dialysis patients described dialysis as reshaping their marriages through fatigue, social isolation, gendered expectations, sexual pressure, and in-law interference. Some felt grateful for family support yet resentful when relatives did not offer kidney donation.
• RNRCT2026Exploring a Facilitator-Enabled Flexible iSupport for Dementia Program: An Internal Pilot Mixed-Methods Study.Nursing openFacilitator-supported dementia program for 84 carers was feasible but hard to recruit: only 10% of eligible carers joined, and 20% dropped out by 6 months. Early outcome trends were mixed and not proof of benefit.
• RNQualitative2026Parents' Views on Family Care at a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - A Qualitative Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesParents said NICU staff saved their infants, but unclear communication, feeling overlooked, and poor privacy undermined partnership. They wanted individualized information, recognition of their role, breastfeeding help, and support for parents' mental strain. These are experiences, not evidence of what works.
• RNOther2026Risk of ulceration in people with diabetes mellitus and factors associated with adherence to self-care.Revista brasileira de enfermagemThe overall self-care score was not linked to foot ulcer risk among 769 people with diabetes, and adherence was low. Longer diagnosis time, more visits, and taking five or more medicines related to better testing or medication taking, but links were small.
• RNSystematic Review2026Nurses' Actions of Maintaining Patient Dignity: An Integrative Review.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesIn acute care, patients and nurses reported dignity was maintained when nurses used names, protected privacy, gave choices and truthful information, and were present rather than routine.
• RNCohort2026Thrombus Formation and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter-Related Infection: A Retrospective Observational Study.Nursing openIn PICC patients, recorded thrombus was associated with catheter-related infection. Nurses should monitor for both, but this does not prove thrombus causes infection or that any preventive action works.
• RNCohort2026End-of-Life Care in an Acute Neurological Ward: A Retrospective Analysis of Clinical Practices During the Last Week of Life.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesIn acute neurological patients, documented end-of-life care was associated with more opioids and benzodiazepines, while lack of documentation was associated with more oxygen, antibiotics, and feeding tubes.
• PTRNMeta-Analysis2026Efficacy and Safety of Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation in Invasively Ventilated Critically Ill Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nursing in critical careMechanical insufflation-exsufflation, alone or added to suctioning or physiotherapy, increased sputum clearance in invasively ventilated ICU adults, but did not significantly improve oxygenation, ventilator-free days or ICU stay. Use it as an adjunct for retained secretions, not as a proven way to shorten ventilation.
• RNQualitative2026Walking Together: A Cross-Cultural Study of the Relationship Between Religiosity and Substance Use Disorder.Nursing & health sciencesHomeless people with substance use disorders in Brazil and Portugal described faith as active during drug use. Many felt God protected them from overdose or disease. That could comfort them, but it may also make risky use seem safer.
• SLPRNQualitative2026Exploring the Interactions Between Healthcare Professionals and Parents of Children With Feeding Problems: A Qualitative Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesParents and clinicians described paediatric feeding care as a long, emotionally charged journey. They said trust, shared understanding, early referral and continuity mattered; poor coordination made parents feel forced to advocate.