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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• RNRCT2020Effects of an educational intervention on heart failure knowledge, self-care behaviors, and health-related quality of life of patients with heart failure: Exploring the role of depression.Patient education and counselingNurse-led education improved heart failure knowledge and self-care for two years, but only in patients without depression. Quality of life improved in all groups, including those receiving usual care, so the specific intervention did not add benefit there.
• RNCohort2020Intracranial Pressure Monitoring via External Ventricular Drain: Are We Waiting Long Enough Before Recording the Real Value?The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesFor nurses checking ICP via EVD, most clamping episodes were brief: 65.9% lasted under 1 minute and only 16.3% lasted over 5 minutes, although the protocol required 5 minutes.
• RNSystematic Review2020Cognitive Rehabilitation for Cognitive Dysfunction after Cancer and Cancer Treatment: Implications for Nursing Practice.Seminars in oncology nursingCognitive rehabilitation for cancer survivors showed positive effects on memory and processing speed, but studies were small and gains often faded. It supports assessment and discussion of cognitive training, not proven treatment.
• PTOTRNNarrative Review2020Proactive Rehabilitation for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.Seminars in oncology nursingScreen oncology patients for motor deficits using simple tests like the Five Times Sit-to-Stand or Timed Up and Go. Refer to physical or occupational therapy early to address balance and dexterity issues. Recommend exercise to help manage chemotherapy-induced neuropathy.
• RNCohort2020Impact of Stiffer Arteries on the Response to Antihypertensive Treatment: A Longitudinal Study of the SardiNIA Cohort.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAntihypertensive treatment was associated with greater declines in systolic blood pressure over time, and with greater declines in arterial stiffness in people whose arteries were already stiffer.
• RNOther2020CE: Assessing and Managing Spiritual Distress in Cancer Survivorship.The American journal of nursingThis article provides a framework for nurses to assess spiritual distress in cancer survivors using tools like the Distress Thermometer. It outlines management steps including self-reflection, goal setting, and referrals to chaplains or support groups.
• RNNarrative Review2019Assessing Patients' Risk for Opioid Use Disorder.AACN advanced critical careNurses can assess opioid risk using tools like the ORT-OUD and monitor patients via PDMPs and urine screens. These strategies help identify misuse early, but the tools vary in accuracy and require careful interpretation to avoid stigma.
• RNNarrative Review2020CE: An Evidence-Based Update on Contraception.The American journal of nursingTypical-use failure rates vary widely, from below 1% with implants and IUDs to 13% with male condoms and 21% with female condoms. Return to fertility is usually rapid, except after depot medroxyprogesterone acetate.
• RNRCT2020Prediction of Smoking Abstinence in Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.Nursing researchHIV-tailored smoking cessation support was associated with less craving and more likely to be abstinent at 3 months in 69 women living with HIV. Higher craving predicted lower abstinence, but this small analysis of pilot trials is preliminary.
• RNSurvey2020Perceived Infant Well-Being and Self-Reported Distress in Neonatal Nurses.Nursing researchNurses caring for infants with life-threatening conditions reported greater personal distress when they perceived the infants as suffering more or having lower quality of life. This association held regardless of the nurse's years of experience.
• RNMeta-Analysis2020Symptom Experiences in Colorectal Cancer Survivors After Cancer Treatments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Cancer nursingAfter colorectal cancer treatment, survivors most often reported body image distress (78.5%). Fatigue was the most severe symptom (50.1 on a 0-100 scale). Nurses can use these findings to assess and manage long-term survivorship symptoms.
• PTRNOther2020Sleep Quality Associated With Motor Function Among Older Adult Survivors of Critical Illness.Nursing researchAmong 29 older adults 24 to 48 hours after ICU discharge, longer measured nighttime sleep was linked to weaker grip strength. Those with OSA history also had weaker grip strength. This was a link, not proof that sleep causes weakness.
• RNCohort2020Trajectory of self-care behaviour in patients with heart failure: the impact on clinical outcomes and influencing factors.European journal of cardiovascular nursingPatients whose heart failure self-care declined over 12 months had a nine-times higher risk of cardiovascular hospitalisation than those who maintained good self-care. Consistently poor self-care was not significantly linked to higher hospitalisation rates after correction for multiple comparisons.
• PTRNCohort2020Use of actigraphy to characterize inactivity and activity in patients in a medical ICU.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careMedical ICU patients were profoundly inactive: 65% of 30-second recording periods showed no movement, and when they moved activity was low. Inactivity did not differ significantly by age, continuous sedative infusions, or restraints.
• RNSurvey2020Self-Management, Self-Efficacy, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Chronic Illness and Medical Complexity.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersHigher self-management and self-efficacy were associated with better health-related quality of life in children with chronic illness and medical complexity. Emotional and mental scores were lower than physical and social scores.
• RNQualitative2020Pregnancy and Motherhood Concerns Surrounding Women with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyIranian women with MS described avoiding pregnancy because they feared relapse, harming the fetus, failing as a parent, and worrying about fertility. They said they received little counseling and needed family and health-system support.
• RNSurvey2020Perceptions and Behaviors Related to Contraceptive Use in the Postpartum Period Among Women With Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNMost postpartum women with diabetes used effective contraception, yet few had improved diabetes control before pregnancy. Nurses can ask about birth control, sex, and pregnancy plans.
• RNCohort2020Insight Into Differences in Dietary Sodium Adherence Between Men and Women With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingMen with heart failure consumed more total sodium and excreted more sodium than women, but sodium per calorie was similar. At higher calorie intake, men's sodium rose more than women's.
• RNRCT2020Health Literacy and Outcomes of a Community-Based Self-Help Intervention: A Case of Korean Americans With Type 2 Diabetes.Nursing researchHealth literacy did not directly change A1C or quality of life, but the intervention raised health literacy, and higher health literacy was associated with higher self-efficacy, which was associated with A1C change and quality of life.
• RNQualitative2020The introduction of a safety checklist in two UK hospital emergency departments: A qualitative study of implementation and staff use.Journal of clinical nursingNurses valued the ED safety checklist for prompting hourly monitoring and handovers, but reported skipping it during busy shifts because it duplicated documentation. Staff viewed it as administrative cover rather than a clinical safety tool, undermining its use when patients were most vulnerable.
• RNOther2020Kangaroo Care for Hospitalized Infants with Congenital Heart Disease.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingKangaroo care was initiated 43 times with 14 infants during an eight-week engagement initiative, with no adverse events reported. Nurses described positive experiences, but patient outcomes were not measured.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2020Effect of Age on Longitudinal Changes in Symptoms, Function, and Outcome in the First Year After Mild-Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesOlder adults with mild-moderate brain injury report more balance and coordination problems and worse physical health than younger adults in the first year. They also have higher risk of repeat falls. Screen for these specific issues and refer to balance programs.
• RNSystematic Review2020Adolescent food insecurity: A review of contextual and behavioral factors.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Adolescent food insecurity was linked to mental health problems, skipped meals, binge eating, fast food and less exercise, but not directly to weight. Ask families about food access and connect them to help.
• RNProtocol2020Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain in Lower Extremity Fracture Patients: A Pain Phenotyping Protocol.Nursing researchNo results are reported yet. This protocol plans to follow 240 fracture patients and 40 controls to see which early pain patterns point to chronic pain at 52 weeks.
• RNRCT2020Mobile Electrocardiogram Monitoring and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the iPhone Helping Evaluate Atrial Fibrillation Rhythm Through Technology (iHEART) Study.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingAdding smartphone ECG monitoring and atrial fibrillation lifestyle text messages to usual care did not improve quality of life or symptom severity over six months more than usual care alone. Both groups improved during follow-up.
• RNSurvey2020The Association Between Body Mass Index and Comorbidity, Quality of Life, and Cognitive Function in the Elderly Population.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyOverweight and obese older adults had lower quality of life and lower cognitive screening scores than normal-weight adults. The study cannot show weight caused these differences.
• RNNarrative Review2019Opioid and Benzodiazepine Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome in Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.AACN advanced critical careAdult ICU patients weaned from opioids or benzodiazepines may develop withdrawal caused by treatment, but evidence is sparse and tools are unvalidated. Nurses should screen exposure, watch nonspecific signs, and wean slowly.
• RNSurvey2020Work accidents with children and youth in a rural environment in southern Brazil.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemIn rural Brazil, 116 of 211 children and youth working with families reported an accident. Accidents were more common with motorcycle riding, lettuce work and protective equipment use, and less common with more schooling.
• RNQualitative2020Family happiness among people in a Southeast Asian city: Grounded theory study.Nursing & health sciencesLow-income Bangkok residents described family happiness as living together without financial problems, spending time together, caring for one another, and saving. Participants said stress lowered happiness, but coping was described as helping restore it.
• RNNarrative Review2020Perinatal Anxiety and Depression in Minority Women.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingPerinatal depression screening is recommended but often incomplete. A positive screen is not a diagnosis. Use a tool such as the EPDS, assess self-harm risk, and have urgent and outpatient referral pathways ready.
• PTSurvey2020Being obese versus trying to lose weight: Relationship with physical inactivity and soda drinking among high school students.The Journal of school healthAmong US high school students, trying to lose weight was linked to being obese and to physical inactivity, not more activity. Girls trying to lose weight also reported drinking less soda than girls not trying. This is association, not proof.
• RNQualitative2020Experiences of Reproductive Coercion Among Latina Women and Strategies for Minimizing Harm: "The Path Makes Us Strong".Journal of midwifery & women's healthLatina women described partners sabotaging contraception, pressuring pregnancy, and using immigration status to control reproduction. Most also described violence, and they hid methods, lied or stalled, and sought clinic social support. These are reported experiences, not tested interventions.
• RNRCT2020Comparison of the Effect of Multimedia and Booklet Methods on Quality of Life of Kidney Transplant Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyWith phone follow-up, kidney transplant patients given a multimedia CD or a booklet at discharge had similar quality of life after two months. Both groups improved, but neither method was better.
• PTOTSLPOther2020Social Participation of Older Adults: A Concept Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferySocial participation for older adults requires active engagement in community activities, interaction with others, resource sharing, and personal satisfaction. It is distinct from social support or networks. Nurses and therapists can use this definition to identify patients who are isolated versus those who simply have low activity levels.
• PTOTRNCohort2020Determinants of Maintenance and Recovery of Function in a Representative Older Community-Resident Biracial Sample.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAbout three quarters of older adults stayed independent in basic self-care over six years. Nearly half of those who became impaired recovered, and recovery was linked to younger age, no recent hospitalization, and larger household.
• RNPilot2020Mobile Health Technology for Pediatric Symptom Monitoring: A Feasibility Study.Nursing researchChildren undergoing PBMT used wearable and app symptom monitoring; seven stayed at least 40 days, wearable used 51% of days, app 56%, satisfaction 2.52 on 0-4. Feasibility was mixed, not proven better.
• RNRCT2020Effect of a hand massage with a warm hand bath on sleep and relaxation in elderly women with disturbance of sleep: A crossover trial.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSA 25-minute hand bath and massage in the evening improved sleep efficiency and reduced the time it took to fall asleep in older women with sleep problems. Participants also reported feeling more relaxed and sleepy, though total sleep time did not change.
• RNCohort2020Validation of a counseling guide for adherence to antiretroviral therapy using implementation science.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemExperts, nurses and patients rated a structured HIV adherence counseling guide as clear, useful and acceptable, including alcohol-risk topics. It was not tested against usual care, so it shows how to deliver counseling, not that it improves adherence.
• SLPRNNarrative Review2020Nursing Home-Associated Pneumonia, Part II: Etiology and Treatment.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNursing home pneumonia is most often caused by S pneumoniae; resistant organisms were infrequently identified overall. If swallowing is safe, oral treatment is reasonable, with close monitoring and a day 2 to 3 review.
• RNCohort2020Incidence and risk factors associated with pressure injury in patients with traumatic brain injury.International journal of nursing practiceAmong 240 hospitalized patients with traumatic brain injury, 45 developed 53 pressure injuries. Moderate or severe injury, noradrenaline use, and older age were associated risk factors.
• RNOther2020Nursing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults With and Without Cognitive Impairment.Nursing researchHospitalized older adults with cognitive impairment were less likely to receive physical comfort care in seven of nine units. Pain was often the only physical comfort problem documented, while those without impairment also had nausea, vomiting, or fatigue.
• RNSurvey2020Assessment of Nutritional Status and Related Factors of Lactating Women in the Urban and Rural Areas of Southwestern Iran: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyIn 708 lactating mothers in Khorramabad, Iran, average calorie intake was 1,750.67 kcal against 2,380 recommended, and most vitamins and minerals were low. Rural mothers had higher protein and several vitamins and minerals than urban mothers.
• RNOther2020National trends in palliative care use among older adults with cardiopulmonary and malignant conditions.Heart & lung : the journal of critical carePalliative care consultations rose from 2008 to 2014, but older heart failure and COPD patients received less than cancer patients. Consultation was most likely at age 85 plus, lower in for-profit hospitals, and lower for Black and Hispanic heart failure or COPD patients.
• RNQualitative2020Project 20: Midwives' insight into continuity of care models for women with social risk factors: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how.MidwiferyMidwives working in continuity models for women with social risk factors described using flexible appointments and repeated contact to build trust. This trust encouraged women to disclose hidden issues like domestic abuse and substance use later in pregnancy, allowing for tailored care and advocacy.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2020Omission of nursing care in hospitalization units.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNurses and technicians reported omitting basic care frequently, especially getting patients out of bed, walking them three times daily, joining team meetings, and teaching families for discharge. Staff shortages and sudden patient surges were the main reasons.
• RNOther2020Preference Consistency: Veteran and Non-Veteran Nursing Home Resident Self-Reported Preferences for Everyday Living.Journal of gerontological nursingNursing home residents' preference ratings were more stable when small score differences were allowed, but exact answers often changed within a week. Veterans and residents with sensory, cognitive, or functional problems were less consistent.
• RNCohort2020Geospatial variation in caesarean delivery.Nursing openPrimary and repeat caesarean rates varied widely across Georgia counties. High primary caesarean clusters had fewer providers, less midwife availability, rural residence, more Medicaid births and more births to minority women. This is county-level variation, not proof of unnecessary surgery.
• RNCohort2020Factors associated with workarounds in barcode-assisted medication administration in hospitals.Journal of clinical nursingNurses skipped barcode scanning steps in 62.7% of medication administrations. Workarounds were most common when one nurse cared for six or more patients, during evening rounds, and when giving non-oral drugs.
• RNSurvey2020A comparative descriptive analysis of perceived quality of caring attitudes and behaviours between haemodialysis patients and their nurses.Nursing openHaemodialysis patients rated nurses' caring behaviours higher than nurses rated themselves on all ten dimensions, except Spirituality. Both groups rated all dimensions above 3 on a 5-point scale.
• RNSurvey2020Relationship between spiritual health and hope by dietary adherence in haemodialysis patients in 2018.Nursing openIn haemodialysis patients, hope and spiritual well-being were related to diet and fluid adherence markers. The study cannot show cause, and the reported direction is inconsistent.