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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• RNOther2019Pain Assessment, Management, and Impact Among Older Adults in Assisted Living.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesAmong 260 assisted living residents, 20% had pain by either self-report or observation, and 42% of those with pain were untreated. Observed pain was related to lower function, more agitation and resistance to care; pain medication was not related to these outcomes.
• RNSurvey2019Knowledge of Prenatal Screening, Down Syndrome, Amniocentesis, and Related Factors among Iranian Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyIranian pregnant women averaged 9.93±4.86 out of 23 on prenatal screening knowledge. Many believed screening confirms fetal health; higher scores were linked to university education and health care professional information.
• RNCohort2019Contribution of Electrocardiographic Accelerated Ventricular Rhythm Alarms to Alarm Fatigue.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care NursesNone of 223 true audible accelerated ventricular rhythm alarms in 23 ICU patients led to treatment, and none was linked to code blue or death. Most AVR alarms were false, and only 1 true alarm was acknowledged in the record.
• RNPilot2019Acceptability and Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pain Catastrophizing among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesInterviewed adults with sickle cell pain found a phone mindfulness program acceptable, but only 34 of 60 randomized participants provided outcome data and pain catastrophizing change was not compared with controls.
• RNNarrative Review2019Moxetumomab Pasudotox: Clinical Experience in Relapsed/Refractory Hairy Cell Leukemia.Clinical journal of oncology nursingNurses giving moxetumomab pasudotox for relapsed/refractory hairy cell leukemia need strict hydration, regular weight checks, fixed dosing, and early reporting of swelling, low blood pressure, or dark urine. In a cited phase 3, 30% had durable complete response.
• RNSurvey2019Prevalence and smokers' profile: comparisons between the psychiatric population and the general population.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemCurrent smoking was more common in psychiatric services than in basic care: 60% in a psychiatric hospital, 27% in a mental health ambulatory, and 19% in a basic health unit. Smokers were more often male, single, young, without occupation, and had more severe psychiatric symptoms.
• RNQualitative2019Emotional Experiences of Mothers Living With HIV and the Quest for Emotional Recovery: A Qualitative Study in Lima, Peru.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACEight mothers living with HIV described fear, denial and guilt after diagnosis, especially about children and breastfeeding. Seven later described moving toward acceptance through family, faith and their children's support.
• RNOther2019Psychometric Evaluation of the MOBID Dementia Pain Scale in U.S. Nursing Homes.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesThe MOBID pain scale accurately detects pain in US nursing home residents with advanced dementia, correlating strongly with expert clinician ratings. It is reliable, takes 5-8 minutes, and works when administered by trained non-nurse staff.
• RNQualitative2019Exploration of the Quality of Life in Iranian Morbid Obese People: A Qualitative Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyIranian adults with morbid obesity described poor quality of life across physical, psychological, social, body image, financial and spiritual domains.
• RNNarrative Review2019Mechanisms, Predictors, and Challenges in Assessing and Managing Painful Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.Seminars in oncology nursingDuloxetine is the only recommended drug for established painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. No cure exists, and complementary therapies such as exercise, acupuncture, and scrambler therapy lack adequate evidence for CIPN pain.
• PTRNOther2019A mixed methods study of perceived barriers to physical activity, geriatric syndromes, and physical activity levels among older adults with peripheral artery disease and diabetes.Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular NursingTen older adults with PAD and diabetes named lack of accessibility, lack of enjoyment, lack of motivation, and pain as barriers to exercise. They spent 66.9% of their time sedentary and 10.2% in moderate to vigorous activity.
• RNSystematic Review2019Adolescent obesity in the past decade: A systematic review of genetics and determinants of food choice.Journal of the American Association of Nurse PractitionersU.S. adolescent obesity studies linked socioeconomic status, family stress, culture, and sibling relationships to food choices, while FTO and INSIG2 markers showed BMI links. Evidence was mostly descriptive and not adolescent-specific.
• RNOther2019Commitment and Human Tone: the Difference between Traditional Service and Nursing Care.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaPatients and family caregivers met nurses at admission, assessment, basic needs, medication administration, shift change, and discharge, with education and communication running through them. The authors proposed that commitment plus human tone can turn these encounters into nursing care.
• RNSurvey2019Alcohol Consumption as a Moderator of Anxiety and Sleep Quality.The journal of nursing research : JNRDaily alcohol consumption changed how anxiety related to sleep quality. Participants with minimal or mild anxiety who drank daily tended to report better sleep quality. Those with moderate or severe anxiety who drank daily tended to report worse sleep quality.
• RNQualitative2019Transition to Self-Management among Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Parent and Adolescent Perspectives.Journal of pediatric nursingAdolescents with PCOS described taking control through symptom management, peer expectations, support, and balance; parents worried about shifting from directing care to facilitating it. Nurses can use these themes to plan family self-management transition talks.
• RNRCT2019Closer: A videoconference intervention for distance caregivers of cancer patients.Research in nursing & healthNo outcome results are reported for a videoconference program being tested for distant cancer caregivers. Website-only participants sometimes dropped out because they wanted videoconference access.
• RNPilot2019Pressure Injury Prevention: Outcomes and Challenges to Use of Resident Monitoring Technology in a Nursing Home.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyIn a nursing home, mean on-time repositioning compliance was 61.4% before and 81.5% during 18 days of wireless cues. No new pressure injuries occurred, and overall nursing culture scores were similar before and after.
• RNCohort2019Assessment of pain and associated factors in people living with HIV/AIDS.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem179 of 302 adults living with HIV/AIDS reported pain in the last 24 hours. Pain was more common in women, people with lower schooling, and those with depressive symptoms.
• RNRCT2019The Effects of Resilience Training on the Self-Efficacy of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyResilience skills training raised diabetes self-efficacy scores more than routine pamphlets, and the higher scores remained one month after training. The trial did not test whether diabetes control improved.
• RNSystematic Review2019Care from the Cultural Perspective in Women with Physiological Pregnancy: a Meta-Ethnography.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaPregnant women described protecting themselves and the unborn child through family, spirituality, midwives, rest, exercise, food choices, and beliefs. The synthesis of 23 qualitative studies is a map of meanings, not proof these practices work.
• RNCohort2019Sympathetic Markers are Different Between Clinical Responders and Nonresponders After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingPatients who felt better after LVAD implantation had lower pre-surgery βARK1 and higher DHPG levels than those who did not improve. These sympathetic markers differed at baseline and did not change significantly after surgery, suggesting pre-implant profiles may track with quality of life outcomes.
• RNQualitative2019Spousal support and knowledge related to cervical cancer screening: Are Sub-Saharan African immigrant men interested?Health care for women internationalTwenty-one Sub-Saharan African immigrant men knew little about cervical cancer screening but said they would support partners with reminders, money, and accompaniment. They described shared decision-making, not needing permission.
• RNRCT2019Effectiveness of an Educational Nursing Intervention on Caring Ability and Burden in Family Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases. A Preventive Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaA 3-hour educational workshop reduced caregiver burden in the intervention group but not significantly more than standard disease education. Caring ability scores actually decreased, particularly in courage, suggesting the single-session format may be ineffective or harmful.
• RNQualitative2019Family Surrogate Decision-making in Chronic Critical Illness: A Qualitative Analysis.Critical care nurseFamily surrogates of chronically critically ill adults valued clear, consistent communication and being included in decisions. They also carried stress, regret and sleep loss, and relied on family, faith and trusted staff for support.
• RNOther2019Content and face validity of the Spanish version of the Sexual Self-Concept Inventory for early adolescent girls.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaA Spanish questionnaire on early adolescent girls' sexual self-concept was accepted by experts and revised after 35 girls found 15 items hard to understand. It may help nurses assess sexual risk before prevention work.
• RNQualitative2019"I'm Doing My Part, I Just Need Help From the Community": Intervention Implications of Foster and Adoptive Parents' Experiences Raising Children and Young Adults With FASD.Journal of family nursingFoster and adoptive parents of children with FASD describe constant monitoring and advocacy as essential for preventing secondary conditions, but note these actions exhaust them. They report feeling isolated and unsupported by providers who lack knowledge of the condition, creating a cycle of high effort and low community support.
• RNOther2019The Contribution of Living Arrangements, Social Support, and Self-efficacy to Self-management Behaviors Among Individuals With Heart Failure: A Path Analysis.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingLiving with someone was linked to higher perceived social support, which in turn boosted self-efficacy and self-management behaviors in heart failure patients. Age and disease severity also influenced support and confidence. These factors acted indirectly, not directly, on care behaviors.
• RNQualitative2019Challenges in the Daily Living Activities of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyPeople with MS described fear of an unpredictable future as their main daily life challenge. Fatigue, dependence fears, treatment costs, and community misconceptions affected daily activities.
• RNNarrative Review2019Genetic Variants Associated with Cancer Pain and Response to Opioid Analgesics: Implications for Precision Pain Management.Seminars in oncology nursingGene variants have been linked to cancer pain risk and opioid dose, but most links are not confirmed and are not ready for clinical use. Do not change pain care based on these associations.
• RNOther2019The Associations of Diagnoses of Fatigue and Depression With Use of Medical Services in Patients With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingIn heart failure patients, a recorded fatigue diagnosis was associated with more medical services. Patients with that diagnosis also had more hospitalizations, ED visits, and longer stays. A depression diagnosis was not associated with medical services. The study cannot show fatigue caused them.
• RNOther2019Use of Thermal Imaging to Identify Deep-Tissue Pressure Injury on Admission Reduces Clinical and Financial Burdens of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries.Advances in skin & wound careThermal imaging at ICU admission found 12 early temperature anomalies in 9 patients, mostly at heels. After prevention care was started, only 2 anomalies progressed to visible deep-tissue injury, and no hospital-acquired pressure injury was recorded.
• RNSurvey2019The relationship between peer relations, self-rated health and smoking behaviour in secondary vocational schools.Nursing openHaving a close friend was associated with higher odds of smoking daily or occasionally in both girls and boys. Students who rated their health as moderate or poor were more likely to smoke. Difficulties getting along with schoolmates were not associated with smoking.
• RNNarrative Review2019Challenges of quality improvement in the healthcare of South Africa post-apartheid: A critical review.CurationisSouth African public facilities are described as failing basic care standards, with long waits, denied access, infection risk, missing records, and equipment shortages. This reports system problems, not tested interventions.
• RNPilot2019Understanding Symptom Burden in Patients With Advanced Cancer Living in Rural Areas.Oncology nursing forumRural and nonrural patients with advanced cancer had no significant differences in symptom burden over treatment. Rural patients had lower cancer-related stress at baseline and lower CRP and IL-1β at T3, but this 21-person pilot cannot prove any effect.
• PTOTRNCohort2019Genotype, resilience and function and physical activity post hip fracture.International journal of orthopaedic and trauma nursingAt two months after hip fracture, resilience was associated with genetic variation and social activity, and with better function and more exercise. The study cannot show cause.
• RNSurvey2019Comparing questionnaires across cultures: Using Mokken scaling to compare the Italian and English versions of the MOLES index.Nursing openA skin self-examination motivation questionnaire did not measure the same things in Italian and English respondents. Only one question was shared, so the two versions should not be combined or treated as interchangeable.
• RNRCT2019Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing to Support Breastfeeding Among Appalachian Women.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNA brief prenatal motivational interviewing did not improve planned feeding, initiation, or exclusive breastfeeding, but mothers were more likely to report any breastfeeding at one month. Attitudes improved only among first-time mothers.
• RNSurvey2019An exploration into the quality of life of women treated for cervical cancer.CurationisWomen treated for cervical cancer reported better global health at 12 months, but social functioning was low, insomnia and urinary frequency were the most troublesome symptoms, and swelling of feet was higher in the 12-month group. Nurses should assess these problems during treatment and follow-up.
• PTOther2019Physical activity and postural balance in rural community dwelling older adults.Applied nursing research : ANRPhysical activity did not add to age, sex, or body mass index in relation to balance, despite some positive links. Rural older adults mostly did light activity, and only 18 met moderate-intensity guidelines.
• RNNarrative Review2019Economic Burden Associated with Cancer Caregiving.Seminars in oncology nursingCancer caregivers often lose work and income, especially parents and low-income families. Oncology nurses can ask about work strain, explain leave protections, and connect families to financial support, though this review does not test those steps.
• RNSurvey2019Examining Prevalence and Risk Factors of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis Using the International Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Survey.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyAmong 13,615 incontinent patients, 18% had incontinence-associated dermatitis. Fecal incontinence and fecal management systems had the highest rates. Bed mobility, weight, longer stay, and linen layers were associated with risk.
• RNNarrative Review2019Innovative Tools to Support Family Caregivers of Persons with Cancer: The Role of Information Technology.Seminars in oncology nursingTechnology may help cancer caregivers with symptom reporting, education, medication support, telehealth, and peer groups, but evidence is early and mixed. Do not assume it improves caregiver outcomes.
• PTOTRNSurvey2019Impact of Diabetes on the Symptoms of Breast Cancer Survivors.Oncology nursing forumBreast cancer survivors who also had diabetes reported worse physical function, attention function, sleep disturbance and fatigue. Depression, anxiety, sexual function and peripheral neuropathy did not differ. This does not prove diabetes caused the symptoms.
• RNSurvey2019Exploring associations between older adults' demographic characteristics and their perceptions of self-care actions for communicating with healthcare professionals in southern United States.Nursing openOlder men were less willing to list healthcare issues or share care ideas than women. Separated older adults reported less ability to share care ideas than married ones. Most older adults rated these communication self-care actions as important, desirable, and within their ability.
• RNOther2019Comparing the Effects of Single- and Multiple-Component Therapies for Insomnia on Sleep Outcomes.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingSleep restriction therapy had the lowest post-test perceived insomnia severity, but the group difference was small. Stimulus control and sleep restriction had better remission than sleep education and hygiene or the combined therapy.
• PTOTRNPilot2019Exploring the Adaptability of Tai Chi to Stroke Rehabilitation.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation NursesCommunity stroke survivors in a 12-month adapted group program attended 72% of classes, had no intervention-related falls or adverse events, and reported better balance, flexibility, and confidence. The program included many components, so the contribution of any single component cannot be separated.
• RNSurvey2019Self-Management Through Social Support Among Emerging Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Nursing researchEmerging adults with IBD who received more informational support were more likely to report medication adherence. Biological medication, recent diagnosis, more symptoms, and feeling less in-between were associated with adherence; support did not predict diet changes.
• RNCohort2019Process and outcome of prenatal care according to the primary care models: a cohort study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNewborn outcomes did not differ between prenatal care models in Botucatu, although mothers in Family Health Strategy units received more health education and postpartum visits.
• RNNarrative Review2019Dyadic Interventions for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers: State of the Science and New Directions.Seminars in oncology nursingSupport for cancer survivors and caregivers as a pair shows mixed benefits, mostly in small studies. Nurses can screen both partners for distress and relationship strain before planning supportive care.
• OTRNOther2019The use of the concept of transition in different disciplines within health and social welfare: An integrative literature review.Nursing openAcross 350 health and welfare papers, the concept of transition described health-illness and situational changes, not tested patient outcomes. Nursing studies often viewed transitions from the professional's perspective; occupational therapy focused more on daily life, and social work on the person's perspective.