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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• RNSurvey2016Zarit Burden Interview Psychometric Indicators Applied in Older People Caregivers of Other Elderly.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemThe Zarit Burden Interview reliably measures caregiver stress in older adults caring for other elderly people. It breaks down into three specific areas: role tensions, emotional struggles, and feelings of competence. Total scores alone miss these distinct sources of burden.
• RNCase-Control2016The use of a metronome during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency room of a university hospital.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemIn adult in-hospital cardiac arrest, guiding chest compressions with a metronome at 110 beats per minute did not change return of circulation or death compared with usual CPR. It kept compressions in range but did not improve survival.
• RNSystematic Review2016Metabolic syndrome and quality of life: a systematic review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemMost included studies found metabolic syndrome was linked to worse quality of life, especially in women. Lifestyle intervention studies also reported better quality of life. The review does not prove metabolic syndrome caused it.
• RNQualitative2017Asthma Home Management in the Inner-City: What can the Children Teach us?Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersChildren moving between homes struggled to keep asthma medicines available. Smoke exposure was common, and moving rooms or breath-holding did not protect them. They also described sadness and lost time with relatives who smoked.
• OTOther2017Glaucoma patient-provider communication about vision quality-of-life.Patient education and counselingGlaucoma visits rarely discussed vision quality of life: only 13 percent covered specific tasks, and patients usually raised them. Providers seldom asked about night vision, reading, walking, or falls.
• RNOther2017Effect of cryotherapy on pain management at the puncture site of arteriovenous fistula among children undergoing hemodialysis.International journal of nursing sciencesIn children with a dialysis fistula, ice massage after olive oil before needle puncture lowered self-reported pain and most observed pain behaviors. With no control group, this cannot show cryotherapy alone worked.
• RNOther2017Ethnic Disparities in School-Based Behavioral Health Service Use for Children With Psychiatric Disorders.The Journal of school healthHispanic Medicaid-enrolled children with psychiatric disorders were less likely than White children to receive one-to-one behavioral support in school. African-American children with ADHD used more in-school support but less out-of-school mental health care.
• RNPilot2017To Consent or Decline HPV Vaccination: A Pilot Study at the Start of the National School-Based Vaccination Program in Sweden.The Journal of school healthParents who declined HPV vaccination were more likely to have refused earlier vaccines, relied on internet information, and saw more risks and fewer benefits. They were also less satisfied with school nurse information and found deciding harder.
• RNCohort2017Exploration of the Influence of Factors Identified in the Literature on School-aged Children's Emotional Responses to Asthma.Journal of pediatric nursingIn children with asthma, acting out behaviors predicted worse emotional well-being more strongly than anxiety or depression. Nurses should monitor externalizing behaviors like impulsivity and trouble as cues for emotional distress, not just physiological symptoms.
• PTOTSLPRNCase Report2017Living in Limbo: Latinas' Assessment of Lower Rio Grande Valley Colonias Communities.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Latinas in Texas colonias described a theme of "living in limbo" where fear of immigration enforcement, poverty, and unsafe environments severely limited their willingness to engage in physical activity. Existing community assets like parks and schools were often viewed as inaccessible or exclusive.
• RNQualitative2017Antecedents of Coping with the Disease in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyEleven Iranian patients with multiple sclerosis described five factors they believed helped them cope: family and peer support, downplaying the disease, faith, disease knowledge and peer models, and financial and environmental situation. These were experiences, not tested treatments.
• PTOTRNOther2017Falls, Cognitive Impairment, and Gait Performance: Results From the GOOD Initiative.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationIn older adults able to walk without help, non-Alzheimer dementia was linked to more falls than cognitively healthy adults, while Alzheimer dementia was not. Slower walking speed tracked falls broadly; variable stride time did so mainly in cognitively healthy adults.
• RNCohort2017Acute Pain Characteristics in Patients with and without Chronic Pain following Lower Extremity Injury.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesAfter lower extremity fracture, 78% reported chronic pain. Higher inpatient pain scores and first pain score were associated with chronic pain, but pain trajectory and documentation frequency were not.
• RNCase-Control2016Risk Factors for Bacteremia in Patients With Urinary Catheter-Associated Bacteriuria.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care NursesHospitalized patients with a positive urine culture from a catheter who kept the catheter after the culture were more likely to develop bloodstream infection. Male sex, immunosuppressants, urinary tract procedures, and longer stay before culture were also linked to bloodstream infection.
• RNOther2016Factors associated with problematic drug use among psychiatric outpatients.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNearly half of psychiatric outpatients used drugs problematically. Discrimination and financial dissatisfaction predicted this. Surprisingly, sports participation was also a risk factor, likely due to alcohol culture around football. Nurses should screen for these social stressors, not just symptoms.
• RNOther2016Internal Consistency and Convergent Validity of the Portuguese Versions of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs-Initial and Short Screener: Validity of the Portuguese GAIN-I and SS.Journal of addictions nursingThe Portuguese GAIN-I and GAIN-SS scored similarly and held together well in 168 substance use treatment users, but the crime and violence screener part did not reach the usual standard.
• RNOther2017Dyadic Perceptions of the Decision Process in Families Living With Lung Cancer.Oncology nursing forumFeeling unheard by family predicted more negative and less positive views of decision-making in lung cancer dyads. Depressive symptoms also linked to negative perceptions. Nurses should ensure both patients and caregivers feel listened to during care discussions.
• RNQualitative2017Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to hypertension and hyperlipidemia self-management among African-American men living in the southeastern United States.Patient education and counselingAfrican-American men with hypertension or hyperlipidemia knew hypertension could cause stroke, heart attack, or death but often saw hyperlipidemia as less serious. They saw risk as low until a health event, distrusted medications, and linked diagnosis to weakness, loss of control, and strained relationships.
• RNRCT2017Intervention Fidelity: Monitoring Drift, Providing Feedback, and Assessing the Control Condition.Nursing researchBoth education groups received similar diabetes content, but the simulator group took longer to teach. This report shows how the team checked teaching stayed on plan, not whether simulator education improved diabetes management.
• RNOther2017Vector Autoregressive Models and Granger Causality in Time Series Analysis in Nursing Research: Dynamic Changes Among Vital Signs Prior to Cardiorespiratory Instability Events as an Example.Nursing researchIn 20 monitored patients, oxygen saturation was the first vital sign to cross instability thresholds in 60% of cases, but breathing-rate changes more often preceded heart-rate changes than the reverse. This is a method example, not treatment proof.
• RNRCT2017Improving patient knowledge of palliative care: A randomized controlled intervention study.Patient education and counselingA three-minute palliative care video or information page improved laypeople's knowledge and confidence more than unrelated content. The two formats did not differ, but the study did not test patients with serious illness or care use.
• RNCohort2017Pathways From Socioeconomic Status to Prenatal Smoking: A Test of the Reserve Capacity Model.Nursing researchLower socioeconomic status in pregnant women was linked to more stress and poorer relationship quality; these were linked to depressive symptoms, which were associated with continuing smoking. Relationship quality did not buffer stress.
• RNQualitative2017An Unintended Consequence of Culture Change in VA Community Living Centers.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHome-like spaces, personalized routines, and close staff-veteran bonds in VA short-stay living centers sometimes made veterans reluctant to leave after their treatment goals were met. Staff described discharge as ending relationships, not just completing care.
• RNRCT2017Disclosing genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease to cognitively impaired patients and visit companions: Findings from the REVEAL Study.Patient education and counselingDisclosing genetic risk made consultations less patient-centered, with counselors giving more biomedical facts and less emotional support. However, family companions became more verbally active and supportive when the patient carried the high-risk gene, helping to process the news.
• RNSystematic Review2017Contributing Factors to High-Risk Sexual Behaviors among Iranian Adolescent Girls: A Systematic Review.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyIn Iranian adolescent girls, older age, anxiety, depression, weak family support, deviant peers, and poor sexual knowledge were linked to higher sexual risk; intact families, warmth, monitoring, and school connectedness were linked to lower risk.
• OTRNQualitative2017Experiences of patients undergoing dialysis who are from ethnic and racial minorities.Journal of renal careBlack and Latino adults on dialysis said starting treatment felt abrupt and unexpected, everyday life and family roles changed, and they leaned on faith, family and resignation to keep going.
• RNQualitative2017Why older adults may decline offers of post-acute care services: A qualitative descriptive study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Older adults decline post-acute care due to previous negative experiences, a strong preference to remain at home, or fears about privacy and safety. Many refuse facility-based care but would accept home services. Understanding these personal histories and preferences is key to effective discharge planning.
• RNQualitative2017Supporting Rural Women During Pregnancy: Baby BEEP Nurses.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingNurses who gave low-income rural pregnant women weekly telephone support acted as resources, teachers and counselors. They helped women manage worry, seek care and talk through personal crises.
• RNQualitative2016Repercussions of imprisonment for conjugal violence: discourses of men.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemMen described depression, fear, sleep and appetite problems, family separation, stigma and financial hardship after imprisonment for domestic violence. These are reported experiences, not evidence that any intervention works.
• RNRCT2016Music listening for anxiety relief in children in the preoperative period: a randomized clinical trial.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemFifteen minutes of instrumental music reduced observed anxiety scores and lowered respiratory rate in preschoolers versus controls, but many children dropped out.
• RNMeta-Analysis2016Epinephrine in cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemEpinephrine in cardiac arrest increased return of spontaneous circulation and survival to discharge compared with no epinephrine, but not favorable neurologic outcome. Early doses and 1-5 minute intervals were associated with better survival; high or widely spaced doses with worse.
• RNRCT2016Journaling as reinforcement for the resourcefulness training intervention in mothers of technology-dependent children.Applied nursing research : ANRNineteen of 22 mothers of technology-dependent children completed four weeks of journaling and found it helpful, though some called it stressful or too private to share. It can reinforce nurse teaching, but it was not shown to improve mood.
• RNOther2016Racial discrimination predicts greater systemic inflammation in pregnant African American women.Applied nursing research : ANRPregnant African American women who reported racial discrimination had higher second trimester inflammation markers IL-4 and IL-6. It is a link, not proof that discrimination caused inflammation.
• RNOther2016Effect of nocturia on next-day sedentary activity in adults with type 2 diabetes.Applied nursing research : ANRTwo or more nighttime voids were associated with more next-day sedentary time in adults with type 2 diabetes (76.4% versus 73.13% of waking time), but did not predict subjective fatigue.
• RNQualitative2016Facilitators of and barriers to HIV self-management: Perspectives of HIV-positive women in China.Applied nursing research : ANRHIV-positive Chinese women described family support after disclosure, learning to live with HIV, ART adherence and redefining life as facilitators; stigma, rejection, fatigue and cost as barriers.
• RNRCT2017The long term impact of an end-of-life communication intervention among veterans with COPD.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careThe end-of-life communication intervention did not increase long-term documented conversations or advance directives among veterans with COPD who died: 3.1 versus 2.6 conversations, and 26% versus 29% completed directives.
• RNSurvey2017Contextualizing Psychosocial Determinants of Alcohol Use by Age Cohorts of Adults Living With HIV, Ages 50 and Older.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACIn older Black adults with HIV, anger and life stress were linked to more drinking among those aged 50-59; social support was linked to less drinking among those 60 and older. Cross-sectional links, not cause.
• RNSurvey2017Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Social Cognitive Processing in Partners of Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors.Oncology nursing forumPartners of younger breast cancer survivors reported more depressive symptoms, intrusive thoughts, and feeling shut out. Feeling shut out was linked to more intrusive thoughts and more depressive symptoms.
• RNSystematic Review2017What are the most common domains of the core competencies of disaster nursing? A scoping review.International emergency nursingA scoping review of 12 studies found no unified standards for disaster nursing competencies, but identified five recurring domains: communication, planning, decontamination and safety, incident command systems, and ethics.
• RNSurvey2017End-of-life parental communication priorities among bereaved fathers due to cancer.Patient education and counselingBereaved fathers identified four key end-of-life conversations with dying mothers: how to raise the children, how she wants to be remembered, telling children about her impending death, and discussing her death afterward. These priorities remained consistent regardless of the father's grief or depression levels.
• RNQualitative2017The psychological trajectory from diagnosis to approaching end of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis in China: A qualitative study.International journal of nursing sciencesDialysis patients described a psychological trajectory from shock and denial to adaptation and finally depression. The afraid stage lasted about six months. Nurses should assess psychophysiological symptoms at each stage and design individual care plans.
• RNOther2017Healthcare Factors for Obtaining a Mammogram in Latinas With a Variable Mammography History.Oncology nursing forumLatinas who haven't had a recent mammogram are less likely to think about getting one because they miss clinical breast exams and provider recommendations. These direct interactions predict screening thoughts better than having insurance or a regular doctor.
• RNSystematic Review2017What factors influence ward nurses' recognition of and response to patient deterioration? An integrative review of the literature.Nursing openWard nurses' recognition and escalation of deterioration was associated with vital-sign assessment, knowing the patient, training, teamwork, and support; fear and anxiety delayed response.
• PTRNSurvey2017Cardiac rehabilitation knowledge in patients with coronary heart disease in Baoding city of China: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciences500 hospitalized patients with coronary heart disease had a cardiac rehabilitation awareness rate of 47.31%; only 10.2% had heard of it, and 6.6% knew optimal medication for secondary prevention.
• RNSystematic Review2017Cervical Cancer Screening Among Arab Women in the United States: An Integrative Review.Oncology nursing forumReported cervical cancer screening rates among Arab American women varied widely, from 7% to 84%. Foreign-born women had lower lifetime Pap rates than U.S.-born non-Hispanic White women, and modesty, provider recommendation, cost, and language were reported barriers.
• PTRNSystematic Review2017Using digital interventions for self-management of chronic physical health conditions: A meta-ethnography review of published studies.Patient education and counselingPatients using digital self-management tools felt more aware of their condition and motivated by their readings, while some relied on clinicians to detect problems. Clinicians valued control but worried about monitoring burden. This reports experiences, not outcome effects.
• RNNarrative Review2017Kangaroo care and postpartum depression: The role of oxytocin.International journal of nursing sciencesKangaroo care, which includes breastfeeding, was associated with lower postpartum depression scores, but the review does not prove it prevents depression.
• RNQualitative2017Toward Advanced Nursing Practice along with People-Centered Care Partnership Model for Sustainable Universal Health Coverage and Universal Access to Health.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNurses in Japan built a community people-centered care model around three partnership patterns: provider-led, supportive, and shared decision-making. Project participants rated satisfaction 8.9 on a 10-point scale. The model describes collaboration. It does not show patient outcomes improved.
• RNSurvey2017Facilitators of and barriers to emergency medical service use by acute ischemic stroke patients: A retrospective survey.International journal of nursing sciencesMost acute stroke patients in this Korean survey did not call an ambulance, delaying treatment. Those who called arrived at the hospital in half the time. Patients who first contacted family members did not use ambulances more often than those who did not.
• RNOther2016Reliability and construct validity of the Instrument to Measure the Impact of Valve Heart Disease on the Patient's Daily Life.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemA questionnaire about how valve heart disease affects daily life, given by telephone, was easy to use and gave stable answers, but adaptation questions did not work well and it may not detect improvement.