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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• RNCohort2020The 10-Year Prognosis and Prevalence of Brugada-Type Electrocardiograms in Elderly Women: A Longitudinal Nationwide Community-Based Prospective Study.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingBrugada-type ECG patterns in 2,597 older Taiwanese women were not followed by more heart deaths over 10 years: none of the 60 with the pattern died of heart causes, and all-cause deaths were 15% versus 11%.
• OTRNQualitative2020Exploring dementia family caregivers' everyday use and appraisal of technological supports.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Dementia family caregivers used phones, calendars, alarms, and home devices to coordinate care, manage safety, and find information. Acceptance depended on clear benefit, familiarity, and family tech help. They often tried and changed devices until one fit.
• RNSurvey2020Associations between symptom severity and treatment burden in people living with HIV.Journal of advanced nursingIn 103 adults with HIV, higher fatigue was linked to greater burden of managing medications, physical activity, and overall self-care. People diagnosed more recently reported higher burden. Diet burden was not clearly linked to symptoms.
• RNQualitativeCigarette Smoking and Cessation-Related Interactions With Health Care Providers in the Context of Living With HIV: Focus Group Study Findings.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACPeople with HIV who smoke often did not believe smoking was more harmful for them than for others without HIV. They reported that providers frequently checked smoking status but rarely discussed quitting or offered cessation medications.
• RNOtherContinuous Video Monitoring: Implementation Strategies for Safe Patient Care and Identified Best Practices.Journal of nursing care qualityA bundled monitoring program for high-risk inpatients reported cost savings, family privacy, and a line-pull decrease with a sleeve, but start-up education was often missed.
• OTRNOther2021Development and Testing of the Dysmenorrhea Symptom Interference (DSI) Scale.Western journal of nursing researchThe 9-item DSI scale captures how menstrual pain interferes with daily life in girls and women aged 14 to 42. It has on-menses and off-menses versions, and a 0.3-point change was estimated as meaningful, but it did not detect worsening well.
• RNCohort2021Pain Management in Home Health Care: Relationship With Dementia and Facility Admissions.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesHome health patients with dementia or cognitive impairment had severe interfering pain recorded less often than those without such impairment. Recorded severe pain raised unplanned facility admission risk overall, but not in these patients.
• RNCohort2021Characterizing Emergency Department Use in Assisted Living.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAbout 49% of Medicare fee-for-service assisted living residents visited an emergency department in one year. About 17% had injury-related visits, and these visits were more frequent in residents with dementia or six or more chronic conditions. State rates varied widely.
• SLPRNOther2021Testing influences of APOE and BDNF genes and heart failure on cognitive function.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careHeart failure was associated with worse attention, language and executive function, but not memory, after age, education, gender, comorbidities and genes were considered. In the small heart failure group, APOE ε4 was associated with worse memory.
• RNQualitative2021Silently Screaming in the Dark: Gender-Based Dynamics of Distress in Japanese Migrants.Issues in mental health nursingHighly distressed Japanese immigrant women described feeling unable to ask for help because shame, gossip, and community scrutiny could disgrace their family. For nurses, the paper suggests assessing cultural beliefs about distress and avoiding local community members as translators or counselors.
• RNCohort2021Investigating the causes of patient anxiety at induction of anaesthesia: A mixed methods study.Journal of perioperative practiceAt anaesthetic induction, where induction happened, cannulation attempts, preoxygenation, alarm noise and staff responses did not predict patient anxiety or stress. Patients said team introductions, chatting and explaining each step helped them cope.
• RNOther2020A nurse practitioner led protocol to address polypharmacy in long-term care.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Nurse practitioner medication reviews did not lower the average number of scheduled medications in long-term care residents, but daily medication administration passes fell by 0.47.
• RNQualitative2020On Board: Interdisciplinary Team Member Perspectives of How Patients With Heart Failure and Their Families Navigate Hospice Care.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationHospice teams described patients with heart failure as navigating care best when they had strong home support, understood their prognosis, accepted dying, and communicated symptom changes quickly. Lack of family caregivers or clear information from physicians increased the risk of crisis and hospitalization.
• RNSurvey2020Palliative Care During COVID-19: Data and Visits From Loved Ones.The American journal of hospice & palliative careIn 31 patients who died of COVID-19, breathlessness and delirium were common. All had subcutaneous anticipatory medications prescribed, including opioid and midazolam, with median last-24-hour doses of 20 mg oral morphine equivalent and 10 mg midazolam. Few had family present.
• RNOther2020Missing the Mark: The Complexity of African American Dementia Family Caregiving.Journal of family nursingSleep did not improve after The Great Village, a psychoeducational intervention with and without exercise, although burden, mental health, and mastery improved. Dementia caregiving in these families is shared across extended kin, and low burden scores can miss real strain.
• RNCase Report2020Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) presenting as purulent fulminant myopericarditis and cardiac tamponade: A case report and literature review.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careA 50-year-old man with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection developed purulent fulminant myopericarditis and cardiac tamponade, then shock and died on hospital day four. This case cannot prove treatment worked.
• PTRNSurvey2020Development and testing of a frailty-focused communication (FCOM) aid for older adults.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Most adults found a frailty education booklet understandable and liked it. Among those not already doing all they could, 85% said they would probably or definitely make a plan for aging, but real behavior change was not measured.
• RNQualitative2020Community Perceptions About Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACCommunity leaders in Kenya identified myths, stigma, and judgmental care as barriers to PrEP uptake in young women. They recommended moving PrEP delivery out of HIV clinics into family planning and community settings, and training staff to be youth-friendly.
• RNSystematic Review2020Nursing issues in enteral nutrition during prone position in critically ill patients: A systematic review of the literature.Intensive & critical care nursingProne positioning did not consistently worsen tube-feeding tolerance in ventilated ICU patients; one study found more vomiting and feeding stops. A 24-hour feeding protocol increased delivered volume without increasing stomach residue.
• RNCase Report2020Unusual presentations of COVID-19 pneumonia on CT scans with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and loculated pneumothorax: A report of two cases and a review of the literature.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careChest CT in two COVID-19 pneumonia patients showed rare pneumomediastinum and loculated pneumothorax; follow-up CT showed less air in one and improvement in the other. These are case reports, not proof any treatment worked.
• PTOTRNSystematic ReviewChronic Illness and Fatigue in Older Individuals: A Systematic Review.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation NursesFatigue in older adults with chronic illness was linked to depression, anxiety, poor sleep, lower activity, and social support. Some interventions, including exercise, rest, anemia treatment, and acetyl-L-carnitine, were linked to less fatigue, but evidence varied.
• RNSurvey2021Depressive Symptoms and Trust of Healthcare Provider in Rural Adolescents: Relationships and Predictors.Issues in mental health nursingLower trust in healthcare providers and poorer stress management predicted higher depressive symptoms in rural adolescents. Girls were more likely to be diagnosed with depression than boys, despite similar symptom scores. Building trust and teaching coping skills may help.
• RNOther2021Effects of health literacy skills, educational attainment, and level of melanoma risk on responses to personalized genomic testing.Patient education and counselingMost patients found melanoma genetic risk feedback clear, and negative emotions were low. Higher-risk results were linked with more nervousness and confusion but more determination to change sun protection. Lower health literacy was linked with more confusion.
• RNSurvey2021Pregnant women voice their concerns and birth expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of MidwivesPregnant women in Italy reported more fear, sadness, loneliness and anxiety about childbirth after COVID-19 began. They worried more about partners, babies and elderly relatives than themselves, especially if they had prior mental health history.
• RNCohort2021Sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical factors associated with low atrial fibrillation knowledge among older adults with atrial fibrillation: The SAGE-AF study.Patient education and counselingMost older adults with atrial fibrillation have low disease knowledge. Those over 85, without a college degree, or with anxiety, heart failure, or prior heart attack were significantly more likely to score low. Check these records to target education.
• OTSLPQualitative2020Multi-cultural perspectives on group singing among diverse older adults.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Diverse older adults described group singing as "feeling good," helping them reconnect with cultural roots and find their voice. They reported improved memory and breathing, but these were subjective experiences, not measured clinical outcomes.
• RNQualitative2020In the Shadows of Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer: An Interview Study with Next of Kin about Their Experiences Participating in Surgical Cancer Care.Clinical nursing researchNext of kin after upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery often felt central yet unseen. Missing verbal information about complications, transfers and discharge caused anxiety; when staff included them directly, they described feeling safer.
• RNOther2020Quality of Post-Acute Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities That Disproportionately Serve Hispanics With Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationPost-acute skilled nursing facilities with the highest Hispanic dementia populations had more rehospitalizations, fewer successful community discharges, and poorer star ratings than facilities with no or fewer Hispanic residents.
• RNOther2020German translation, cultural adaptation and testing of the Person-centred Practice Inventory - Staff (PCPI-S).Nursing openStaff in Austrian nursing homes rated their own care as highly person-centred on a new German questionnaire. This tool measures staff perceptions of their workplace culture, not patient outcomes or the quality of care delivered.
• RNCohort2020Trends in Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer Prescribing in Long-Term Care in the U.S.: 2011-2014.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAfter the CMS dementia-care push, antipsychotic prescribing in U.S. nursing homes fell, especially in dementia. Mood stabilizer prescribing rose, mostly gabapentin. Adjusted antipsychotic use did not fall among residents with depression or bipolar disorder without dementia.
• RNSurvey2020Gender differences in risk taking behaviors for Chlamydia trachomatis.Health care for women internationalReported chlamydia infection was linked to younger age, sex trading, other sexually transmitted infections, and substance use. In men, ecstasy and Viagra use stood out; in women, marijuana use and yeast infection stood out.
• RNQualitative2020"Tomorrow, I'll Be Fine": Impacts and coping mechanisms in adolescents and young adults with primary dysmenorrhoea.Journal of advanced nursingAdolescents and young women with primary dysmenorrhoea described pain disrupting exercise, school, work and sleep. They coped with medication, heat, distraction or self-isolation. Many worried about medication timing and health effects.
• RNCohort2020Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and Post-Acute Care: Implications for Service Delivery and 30-Day Hospital Readmission.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHospital post-acute care use increased across the study periods, and 30-day readmission fell for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia. The link between more post-acute care and readmission varied by condition.
• OTCohort2020Unmet and Unimportant Preferences Among Nursing Home Residents: What Are Key Resident and Facility Factors?Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationFew residents reported unmet preferences for daily routines or activities, but 13.5% to 16.6% said more than half of daily routine preferences were unimportant. Poorer physical function and sensory loss were linked to both; depression was linked to unmet preferences.
• RNSurvey2021Associations Between Nurse-Patient Interaction and Sense of Coherence Among Cognitively Intact Nursing Home Residents.Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' AssociationResidents who rated nurse-patient interaction more positively reported a stronger sense of coherence. Being taken seriously, understood, helped with ailments, and listened to were the behaviours most consistently linked with that sense.
• RNOther2021Theoretical and Operational Consideration of Mindfulness, Resilience, and Resourcefulness.Western journal of nursing researchMindfulness and resilience overlap heavily, but resourcefulness is a distinct skill set. For grandmothers caring for grandchildren, mindfulness and resilience linked more closely to lower depression, while resourcefulness linked more closely to receiving practical help.
• RNSurvey2021Psychometric properties of long-term care needs questionnaire for older Chinese adults with dementia.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSOlder adults with mild dementia in China rated their long-term care needs highest for basic and specialist care and for life care. The 30-item questionnaire gave stable scores over three weeks.
• RNCohort2021Antihypertensive Deprescribing in Older Adult Veterans at End of Life Admitted to Veteran Affairs Nursing Homes.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationForty-one percent of nursing home residents near end of life with low systolic BP and antihypertensive drugs had deprescribing within 30 days; very low BP on multiple drugs was the strongest associated factor.
• RNCohort2021The Potential Role of Preoperative Pain, Catastrophizing, and Differential Gene Expression on Pain Outcomes after Pediatric Spinal Fusion.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses13 of 36 adolescents had persistent pain after spinal fusion. Higher preoperative pain and helplessness were linked to that outcome. Nurses may want to ask about both before surgery.
• RNCohort2021End-of-Life Care among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia Varies by Nursing Home and Market Characteristics.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationDying nursing home residents with dementia received different end-of-life care by home and market: Alzheimer's units were linked to fewer hospital deaths, pressure ulcers and avoidable hospitalizations, but not more hospice use.
• RNPilot2021A technology-based information and coaching/support program and self-efficacy of Asian American breast cancer survivors.Research in nursing & healthAsian American breast cancer survivors' self-efficacy rose and stayed up to 3 months in the intervention group, while controls rose at 1 month but decreased by 3 months. The program mixed forums, lessons, resources and coaching, so the active part is unclear.
• PTOTRNQualitative2020Breaking the vicious circle: Experiences of people in chronic pain on the pain rehabilitation journey.Nursing openEleven people with chronic pain described moving from surviving each day to reconstructing daily life after rehabilitation. They valued being understood, time away from caregiving, and combining exercise, rest, work breaks and pain education. This is experience, not proof any part works.
• PTCohort2020Cumulative and Incremental Value of Sarcopenia Components on Predicting Adverse Outcomes.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAdding grip strength and walking speed to a sarcopenia screening questionnaire improved prediction of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older adults. Better strength and function was associated with lower risk. Muscle mass measured by DXA added little and sometimes was associated with higher risk.
• PTCohort2020Physical Activity Opportunities of Low-Income Elementary School-Aged Children During the Segmented School Day.The Journal of school healthChildren in these low-income elementary schools averaged 22.8 minutes (boys) and 20.0 minutes (girls) of moderate-to-vigorous activity daily. Days with multiple scheduled opportunities were associated with 7.1 and 8.0 more minutes than no-opportunity days.
• RNOther2020Reinventing Palliative Care Delivery in the Era of COVID-19: How Telemedicine Can Support End of Life Care.The American journal of hospice & palliative careTablet video visits let families see and talk with a dying inpatient, and staff described the encounter as intimate and helpful. This was a single case at a VA hospital, so it shows a way to connect, not proof.
• RNOther2020Shared decision making for adults with severe mental illness: A concept analysis.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSFor adults with severe mental illness, shared decision making is described as a five-step talk: agree on goals, share options and views, deliberate, reach agreement, then follow up. It is a concept analysis, not proof this improves care.
• RNQualitative2020Women's Experiences of the Effect of Financial Strain on Parenting and Mental Health.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNWomen with young children described financial strain as forcing skipped meals, compromised parenting, and self-blame, which they linked to anxiety, depression, and suicidality. Pregnancy, lost supports, and losing assistance when income rose were common triggers.
• RNProtocol2020Integration of Person-Centered Narratives Into the Electronic Health Record: Study Protocol.Nursing researchNo outcome results are reported for a trial adding a patient's first-person illness story to the electronic health record. So far, 21 patients enrolled and 20 completed.
• RNSurvey2020Factors influencing chemotherapy knowledge in women with breast cancer.Applied nursing research : ANRHealth literacy was linked to chemotherapy knowledge; income and marital status also showed links, while cancer stage and cycle count did not. This is a small survey, not proof of cause.
• RNCohort2021Evaluation of coagulation status using viscoelastic testing in intensive care patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): An observational point prevalence cohort study.Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care NursesClot testing showed abnormally firm clots in six ventilated ICU patients with COVID-19, despite mostly normal routine clotting tests. This suggests a high clotting tendency, but the study is too small to guide treatment.