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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• RNOtherIllness Perceptions, Self-efficacy, and Self-reported Medication Adherence in Persons Aged 50 and Older With Type 2 Diabetes.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingIn adults aged 50 and older with type 2 diabetes, stronger beliefs that the condition is controllable and more negative feelings about it were linked with higher diabetes-management confidence and better self-reported medication adherence. Comorbidity was linked with lower confidence.
• RNRCTA Randomized Controlled Trial of a Physical Activity Intervention for Self-management of Fatigue in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer.Cancer nursingFor adolescents and young adults in chemotherapy, a 12-week home physical-activity program with Fitbit tracking, education, and coaching made no clear difference in fatigue, activity, or confidence to be active versus a brochure and brief activity questions control.
• RNQualitative2021'I know his needs better than my own' - carers' support needs when caring for a person with dementia.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesDementia carers said they often did not recognise their own support needs. They wanted help with daily care knowledge, emotional burden, physical well-being and communication with professionals.
• RNOther2021News coverage and online advertising effects on patient-led search for aspirin, heart health, and stroke information and educational tool use.Patient education and counselingPatients' use of an aspirin website was linked to campaign ads and Minnesota news stories, while their online searches were linked to news stories, not ads. Some stories reported no benefit, harm, or side effects.
• RNRCT2021One call makes a difference: An evaluation of the Alzheimer's Association National Helpline on dementia caregiver outcomes.Patient education and counselingThe extra follow-up call did not improve caregiver health outcomes compared with one call. Across callers, self-reported ability to manage emotions improved at one week, 70% put action steps in place, and 65% accessed support services.
• RNQualitative2021Conversations on Cancer Chemotherapy Cessation in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Qualitative Findings From a Multi-Institutional Study.The American journal of hospice & palliative careConversations about stopping chemotherapy near the end of life ranged from direct to indirect. Direct talk did not seem to lead to stopping treatment; patients and accompanying persons sometimes appeared to guide the discussion.
• RNCohort2020Factors associated with ABCDE bundle adherence in critically ill adults requiring mechanical ventilation: An observational design.Intensive & critical care nursingICU teams documented a mean 66% of recommended ABCDE bundle care in ventilated patients, with delirium and mobility lowest. Adherence was lower with longer ventilation and continuous sedation, and lower for Hispanic patients.
• PTOTRNOther2020Identifying unique profiles of perceived dyspnea burden in heart failure.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careHeart failure patients fall into four distinct groups based on how much dyspnea bothers them, not just if they have it. Older patients were less likely to report severe bother despite similar symptoms. Anxiety and depression predicted higher burden. Assessing what activities trigger breathlessness helps tailor care.
• RNPilot2020Incorporating shared decision making into communication with older adults with cancer and their caregivers: Development and evaluation of a geriatric shared decision-making communication skills training module.Patient education and counselingHealthcare providers trained in shared decision-making with older cancer patients and their families showed increased confidence and better use of three specific communication skills during simulated consultations. The training was well-received, but real-world transfer to patient outcomes remains untested.
• RNOther2020Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.Issues in mental health nursingPregnant women experiencing partner violence frequently reported childhood abuse and household trauma. Childhood sexual assault and physical abuse were associated with more severe trauma symptoms, while some other childhood experiences were unexpectedly associated with lower symptoms.
• RNCohort2020Factors Associated With Nonadherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Young People Living With Perinatally Acquired HIV in England.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC41% reported missing doses. Forgetting was the main reason (68%). Poor quality of life, worse HIV self-perception, telling more people about HIV, and boosted protease inhibitor regimens were linked to missed doses.
• RNRCT2020Early Inflammatory Measures and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants.Nursing researchIn preterm infants, early blood inflammation markers linked to later development differently for boys and girls, and for White and non-White infants. High IL-10 predicted poor motor scores in non-White infants, while GCSF predicted language delays in girls. No single marker worked for everyone.
• RNSystematic Review2020Multidimensional Pain Assessment Tools for Ambulatory and Inpatient Nursing Practice.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesEight multidimensional pain tools for adults with chronic pain were identified, but the review did not show that using them improves care. Nurses can choose one that fits their setting and use it consistently.
• RNOther2020Perceived Control Predicts Symptom Status in Patients With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingHeart failure patients who felt less control over their illness reported worse symptom burden, especially more frequent, severe, and distressing symptoms. This was independent of depression, age, and disease severity.
• RNCase Report2020COVID-19 in a young man with hypertension: A case study of missed opportunities in intensive progression.Intensive & critical care nursingA 41-year-old man with hypertension worsened after initial improvement, developing severe ARDS and needing mechanical ventilation. The case describes missed opportunities, but it cannot show what caused the deterioration.
• RNOther2020Self-rated stress and experience in patients with Takotsubo syndrome: a mixed methods study.European journal of cardiovascular nursingTakotsubo patients reported high stress at onset that dropped by 6 months, yet many still scored above the threshold for increased stress at 12 months. Interviews revealed long-term life stressors and a feeling of powerlessness that persisted despite the cardiac event resolving.
• RNOther2020Tools to Measure Health Literacy among US African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes: A Scoping Review of the Literature.Patient education and counselingFor African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos with type 2 diabetes, some health literacy tools were recommended, but many were not. Do not assume a standard screener is valid; check the tool was tested in the group you are seeing.
• RNPilot2020Validation of the MEDSAIL Tool to Screen for Capacity for Safe and Independent Living Among Nursing Home Residents.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationIn 24 nursing home residents, MEDSAIL scores were lower for residents judged to have no or partial capacity than for those judged to have full capacity. They also matched psychiatrist determinations closely. This is early validation, not a tested tool for routine use.
• RNQualitativePain Management Experiences Among Hospitalized Postcraniotomy Brain Tumor Patients.Cancer nursingPost-craniotomy pain varied from non-salient to salient, with management ranging from routine to complex. Patients valued staff who stayed on top of pain and communicated clearly. Those with complex needs felt frustrated when medication was delayed or side effects were not managed promptly.
• RNSurvey2021The outbreak of coronavirus disease in China: Risk perceptions, knowledge, and information sources among prenatal and postnatal women.Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of MidwivesPregnant and postnatal Chinese women thought influenza was more likely to infect or kill them than COVID-19, yet worried about catching it. They answered 76.4% of general knowledge questions correctly and trusted doctors, nurses/midwives, and TV most.
• RNCohort2020Policy to Reduce Antipsychotic Use and Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAfter the National Partnership, which included state coalitions, education, research, and public reporting of nursing home antipsychotic use, residents with dementia had 0.7 percentage-point higher hospitalization risk relative to residents without dementia. High prior antipsychotic homes showed a relative increase of 1.2 percentage points.
• RNSurvey2020Violence Prevention Climate in General Adult Inpatient Mental Health Units: Validation study of the VPC-14.International journal of mental health nursingThe VPC-14 questionnaire gave useful ward violence-prevention ratings in adult mental health units, but the patient-actions part was weaker and scores did not change after conflict and containment fell. Use it to compare wards, not to prove improvement.
• RNCohort2020The health outcomes of inflammation and obesity in patients with heart failure.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careAmong 415 patients with heart failure, high inflammation was linked to shorter time to first hospitalization or death. Obesity alone was not. Obese patients with high inflammation had more hospitalizations or deaths than non-obese patients with low inflammation.
• RNSurvey2020Association of Psychosocial Symptoms, Blood Pressure, and Menopausal Status in African-American Women.Western journal of nursing researchIn African American women with hypertension, age and BMI were linked to systolic BP status; stress, depression, and social support did not emerge as clear links when other factors were considered.
• SLPRNRCT2020Effect of Tactile Experience During Preterm Infant Feeding on Clinical Outcomes.Nursing researchThe assigned tactile feeding package did not shorten time to first oral, full oral, or discharge. But touch during over 25% of early gavage feedings was linked to faster full oral feeding: 38 versus 18 days.
• RNCohort2020Measures of Stress Exposure for Hospitalized Preterm Infants.Nursing researchStress exposure counts from the first two weeks of life did not predict neurobehavior at 35 weeks. Simple counts of skin-breaking and invasive procedures were easier to extract from records than the Neonatal Injury Severity Score, which required interpretation of nursing notes.
• OTRNSystematic Review2020Effects of non-facilitated meaningful activities for people with dementia in long-term care facilities: A systematic review.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)In dementia long-term care, non-facilitated music, dolls, PARO and plush toys showed mixed short-term effects. Some reduced agitation or increased pleasure during activity, but lasting benefit was not established.
• RNOther2020Factors Associated with Depression in African American Patients Being Treated for Cancer Pain.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesAnxiety, pain interfering with mood, and no religious congregation membership were linked to likely depressive symptoms in African American patients treated for cancer pain. Pain severity alone did not distinguish the groups.
• RNSystematic Review2020Integrative Review of Gut Microbiota and Expression of Symptoms Associated With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.Nursing researchGut microbiota were linked to symptoms resembling NAS in 22 studies, but none studied infants with NAS. This review cannot guide NAS care.
• RNRCT2020Beta Testing of a Gestational Diabetes Risk Reduction Intervention for American Indian and Alaska Native Teens.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersAmerican Indian and Alaska Native mother-daughter dyads found the gestational diabetes risk-reduction video and e-book acceptable. Daughters' knowledge and confidence scores increased after viewing, but the pilot was too small to show the program works.
• RNOther2020High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in 28 Nursing Homes: An "Iceberg Effect".Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHalf of residents sampled in nursing homes carried a multidrug-resistant organism, and most were not known from records. High-touch common areas and rooms were often contaminated.
• RNOther2020Engaging Parents in Education for Discharge (ePED): Evaluating the Reach, Adoption & Implementation of an Innovative Discharge Teaching Method.Journal of pediatric nursingOnly 24.2% of eligible parents were reached by the ePED discharge app, but nurses adopted it strongly: 86% of enrolled parents had full app use, and most screens were completed.
• RNQualitative2020Salient factors among Hispanic parents in South Florida rural communities for vaccinating their children against human papillomavirus.Journal of pediatric nursingHispanic parents in rural Florida said trusted nurses and other clinicians who recommended the HPV vaccine, explained risks, and reminded them about doses. Fear of side effects, misinformation, and missing vaccine stock were frequently mentioned barriers.
• RNOther2020Safewards: Changes in conflict, containment, and violence prevention climate during implementation.International journal of mental health nursingConflict and containment reports fell across eight mental health wards after the Safewards package, including physical aggression and restrictive practices. Violence-prevention climate scores did not change. Without a control group, this cannot prove the package caused the fall.
• RNPilot2020Patterns of Growth and Nutrition From Birth to 6 Months in Infants With Complex Congenital Cardiac Defects.Nursing researchInfants with complex congenital heart defects had lower mean weight and length scores at discharge than at birth. Mean scores were higher at 6 months than at discharge, but 28% developed failure to thrive, and tube-fed infants had lower scores.
• RNSurveyPerceived Control Prevents Perception of Negative Changes in Life as a Result of Caring for a Patient With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingMore than half of heart failure caregivers said their lives changed negatively. Feeling able to influence care was linked to a lower chance of this, even with depression, anxiety or burden. Ask caregivers how in control they feel.
• RNCohort2021Time Trends in Opioid Use by Dementia Severity in Long-Term Care Nursing Home Residents.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNursing home residents with moderate or severe dementia were significantly less likely to receive opioids than those with no dementia. This gap persisted even after adjusting for pain levels. Lower prescribing may reflect under-treatment or alternative strategies, not reduced pain.
• RNOther2021Is the Emergency Department an Inappropriate Venue for Code Status Discussions?The American journal of hospice & palliative careRequiring code status orders before inpatient admission from the emergency department increased do-not-resuscitate orders there. It did not reduce later do-not-resuscitate orders or change death, intensive care admission, or stay length.
• RNRCT2021Concerns of Parental HIV Disclosure in China.Clinical nursing researchChinese parents living with HIV in nurse-led disclosure sessions feared stigma, wanted to tell children themselves, and often delayed or refused disclosure. Some planned to hide the transmission route and ask children to keep the secret.
• RNSurvey2021Geographic Variation in Knowledge of Palliative Care Among US Adults: Findings From 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey.The American journal of hospice & palliative careAcross four US regions, adults' self-reported palliative care knowledge was similar. Most respondents had no palliative care knowledge, and 34.8% to 44.5% disagreed that it could give more time at the end of life.
• RNSystematic Review2020The outcomes of nurse practitioner (NP)-Provided home visits: A systematic review.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Nurse practitioner home visits for older adults showed mixed results. Some studies found fewer emergency room visits or hospital readmissions, while others found no change. The evidence is limited and inconsistent, so these visits do not reliably prevent hospital use.
• RNNarrative Review2020A review of cardiac manifestations and predictors of outcome in patients with COVID - 19.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careIn patients with COVID-19, elevated or rising high-sensitivity troponin was repeatedly associated with cardiac injury, severe illness, ICU admission and mortality. Troponin trends and QTc risk from hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin need monitoring.
• PTRNCohort2020Training Needs Among Family Caregivers Assisting During Home Health, as Identified by Home Health Clinicians.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHome health clinicians identified a training need for 35.7% of family caregivers assisting with any task. Need was highest for medical procedures and lowest for advocacy. Caregivers were less likely to be identified as needing training if family help had begun before home health.
• RNCase Series2020Feasibility Case Series of Environment and Sleep in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease.Nursing researchThree infants after congenital heart surgery had sound exposure above the newborn limit averaging 3.75 hours per day and sleep episodes averaging 12.31 minutes.
• RNOther2020Felt Age Discrepancy Differs by HIV Serostatus: A Secondary Analysis.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACAdults with HIV felt younger than their age less often than adults without HIV. Among adults with HIV, better self-rated physical health was associated with feeling younger.
• RNCohort2020Patient Risk Factor Profiles Associated With the Timing of Goals-of-Care Consultation Before Death: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis.The American journal of hospice & palliative careAmong hospitalized patients who had a palliative goals-of-care consultation before death, most had it within 14 days of death, median 13 days. A model identified close-to-death consultations with 54.7% accuracy, but not early or moderately timed ones.
• RNCohort2020Prenatal cigarette smoking as a mediator between racism and depressive symptoms: The Biosocial Impact on Black Births Study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Pregnant Black women reporting more racial discrimination were more likely to smoke and have more depressive symptoms. Smoking was part of the link from discrimination to symptoms, but the data were from a one-time survey, so cause is not shown.
• RNCohort2020Residential Greenness Alters Serum 25(OH)D Concentrations: A Longitudinal Cohort of Chinese Older Adults.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationLiving in greener areas was associated with higher vitamin D status in older Chinese adults. Residents were more likely to not be deficient and to improve over time, especially men and those without disability in daily tasks.
• PTQualitative2020Health Professionals' Perspectives on the Efficacy of Using Comprehensive Care to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Traumatic Injury.The journal of nursing research : JNRTrauma care professionals said patients worry most about wounds, discharge instructions often fail, and rehabilitation timing lacks consensus. They wanted integrated discharge and rehabilitation plans.
• RNSurvey2020Promoting dementia awareness in African-American faith communities.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Two-thirds of 164 surveyed attendees at nurse-led dementia education in African-American churches were not aware of dementia resources, yet 98% would recommend the sessions. This describes reach and perceived usefulness, not proof education improves dementia outcomes.