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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• RNSurvey2021Is 4-month-old infants' night waking affected by mothers' responses to them? A cross-sectional survey in Japan.Nursing openMothers who said they immediately feed or check diapers when their baby cries at night reported more night wakings in their 4-month-old infants. This is an association from a survey, not proof that changing response will help.
• RNSurvey2021Sources of get information and related factors during pregnancy among Afghan migrant women in Iran.Nursing openPregnant Afghan women in Tehran clinics reported healthcare providers most often (65.1%), then family and friends (47.5%). Internet (32.1%) and media (18.9%) were less common.
• RNCase-Control2021Specific prodromal symptoms in patients with acute coronary syndrome.Nursing openNurses should assess specific prodromal symptoms like chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis in patients at risk for acute coronary syndrome. Frequency alone is not predictive; severity and history of ischemic heart disease alter symptom presentation and predictive value.
• RNQualitative2021Benefits of Peer Support for Intensive Care Unit Survivors: Sharing Experiences, Care Debriefing, and Altruism.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care NursesICU survivors described peer support as helpful for reducing anxiety, understanding their recovery path, and finding purpose by giving back. Participants valued sharing experiences with others further along in recovery. No differences were found between those who did and did not participate in peer support programs.
• SLPRNCohort2021Oral health matters in cognitive impaired aged residents in geriatric care facilities: A cross-sectional survey.Nursing openIn 657 Shanghai geriatric residents, those with cognitive impairment had worse oral health than those without. Only 9.9% had received an oral health assessment, and 26.3% received oral care.
• RNOther2021Associations of the related factors of depression, social support and social participation in kyungro-dang among older adults in South Korea: A structural equation modelling analysis.Nursing openOlder adults in rural South Korea with higher social support and social participation used senior centres less often. Those with lower support and participation used them more, suggesting these facilities serve isolated individuals rather than the socially active.
• RNSurvey2021Patient safety culture and handoff evaluation of nurses in small and medium-sized hospitals.International journal of nursing sciencesMost nurses in small and medium-sized hospitals reported handoff errors and lacked written guidelines. Nurses with formal handoff education and access to checklists rated their handoffs higher. Interruptions were the top reason for dissatisfaction.
• RNCohort2021Impact of HFNC application on mortality and intensive care length of stay in acute respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19 pneumonia.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careIn 43 ICU patients, high-flow nasal oxygen was associated with lower short-term mortality and fewer intubations than mask oxygen, but ICU stay and ventilator-free days did not differ.
• RNSystematic Review2021The effect of digital health technologies on managing symptoms across pediatric cancer continuum: A systematic review.International journal of nursing sciencesDigital tools for pediatric cancer symptoms showed mixed results. Some interactive approaches appeared to reduce anxiety, depression, anger, pain or fear in individual studies, but virtual reality and simple web information did not consistently help.
• RNCohort2021Pregnant Mexican American Biopsychosocial/Cultural risks for adverse infant outcomes.Nursing openHigher combined biological, cultural, socio-economic and psychological risk was associated with poorer infant outcomes in pregnant Mexican American women. Ask about origin, stress, coping and income early, but this did not test interventions.
• RNCohort2021The association between Norton scale gain and functional outcome among older hip fracture patients.Nursing openOlder hip fracture patients whose Norton score improved during rehab had better discharge function on FIM. A nurse-recorded Norton gain tracked with rehabilitation outcome, but this study did not prove it can replace FIM.
• RNSurvey2021Gynaecological morbidities among married women and husband's behaviour: Evidence from a community-based study.Nursing openWomen in Karachi who reported painful sex, urinary leakage or genital ulcers also reported more negative husband attitudes and intimate partner violence. These are associations, not proof that symptoms caused abuse.
• RNOther2021Implementation and evaluation of a pain management core competency education program for surgical nurses.International journal of nursing sciencesSurgical nurses' pain knowledge rose from 45.6% to 54.2% after training, and documented pain assessments increased from 59.6% to 74.9%. Worst pain scores fell on the operation day and the first to third days, but knowledge remained below the 75% passing score.
• RNQualitative2021Video consultation as nursing practice during early in-home care for premature infants and families viewed from the families' homes'.Nursing openVideo consultations in early in-home care were nurse-led, focused on infant weight, and often interrupted. Families prepared notes and paused daily life. Technology problems and camera confidence shaped what the nurse and family could see.
• RNSystematic Review2021Effectiveness of person- and family-centred care transition interventions on patient- oriented outcomes: A systematic review.Nursing openHospital-to-home discharge programmes centred on patients and families had mixed effects across 28 trials: 5 of 11 improved quality of life, 3 of 7 improved satisfaction, and 4 of 6 improved knowledge.
• RNSurvey2021Relationship between negative emotions and perceived support among parents of hospitalized, critically ill children.International journal of nursing sciencesParents of critically ill children reported anger, fear, loneliness and low perceived emotional support alongside anxiety and depression. Younger, single, lower-income parents with less education reported greater loneliness and less support.
• RNQualitative2021Struggling to live a new normal life among Chinese women after losing an only child: A qualitative study.International journal of nursing sciencesBereaved Chinese mothers described a non-linear path from agony to a new normal life. They feared old-age care, felt shame, and reported needing counseling, nursing care, and health education. The study did not test whether support helps.
• RNRCT2021Pain in persons with dementia and the direct and indirect impacts on caregiver burden.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Pain in people with dementia was not directly linked to caregiver burden in 272 caregiver reports. It was linked through caregiver upset about behavioral symptoms.
• RNPilot2021A Group Videoconference Intervention for Reducing Perinatal Depressive Symptoms: A Telehealth Pilot Study.Journal of midwifery & women's healthWomen with mild to moderate perinatal depressive symptoms had lower screening scores after a nurse-led videoconference group programme, but this pilot had no control group, so the programme was not shown to work.
• RNOther2021Pediatric early warning score versus a paediatric triage tool in the emergency department: A reliability study.Nursing openIn Norwegian paediatric emergency departments, PEWS triage often disagreed with RETTS-p and missed many children RETTS-p classified most urgent. Nurses should not rely on PEWS alone to identify children needing immediate physician review.
• RNSystematic Review2021Factors associated with parenting self-efficacy: A systematic review.Journal of advanced nursingMothers with higher depression or parenting stress, and mothers of children with difficult temperament, reported lower confidence in parenting. Higher social support and income were linked to greater confidence, but most evidence was cross-sectional and mostly about mothers.
• RNOther2021Validation of the Persian version of the Compassionate Care Assessment Tool.International journal of nursing sciencesA Persian questionnaire for hospitalized patients' views of compassionate nursing generally worked, but one part was less consistent. Use it for patient experience, not to judge individual nurses.
• RNRCT2021A randomized clinical trial of a new perioperative practice model on anxiety and health-related quality of life in arthroplasty patients.Nursing openAssigning the same anaesthesia nurse throughout arthroplasty care did not reduce anxiety or improve health-related quality of life more than standard care. Both groups improved after surgery, but the continuity model was not superior.
• RNSurvey2021Individual, interpersonal, and health care factors associated with informal and formal advance care planning in a nationally-representative sample of midlife and older adults.Patient education and counselingTalking to a provider about end-of-life wishes was strongly linked to having those conversations and completing legal documents. Being appointed as someone else's health care decision-maker was the single strongest factor associated with formal planning.
• RNCase Report2021Intermittent ice-cooling to prevent skin heat injury caused by high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy targeting desmoid-type fibromatosis: A case report.International journal of nursing sciencesIn a patient receiving high-intensity focused ultrasound for desmoid-type fibromatosis, intermittent ice-cooling during treatment pauses was associated with no obvious skin injury in later sessions. The report does not show the cooling prevented burns.
• RNSystematic Review2021Adverse Childhood Experiences and Blood Pressure in Women in the United States: A Systematic Review.Journal of midwifery & women's healthIn adult women, adverse childhood experiences were not consistently linked to hypertension. Half of the studies found positive associations, including childhood sexual abuse, but blood pressure results from objective measurements were less consistent.
• RNCase Series2021Management of labour, puerperium, and lactation in SARS-CoV-2 positive women. Multicentric study in the Valencian Community.Enfermeria clinicaAll 13 new-born babies of SARS-CoV-2 positive mothers tested negative, but 7 were separated from mothers and 3 mothers chose artificial feeding.
• RNMeta-Analysis2021Effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy on pain in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of nursing sciencesDog-assisted therapy lowered children's pain scores across seven trials, but did not clearly reduce children's or parents' anxiety. Physiological measures were inconsistent, and the evidence base was small and mixed quality.
• RNRCT2021Recitation of quran and music to reduce chemotherapy-induced anxiety among adult patients with cancer: A clinical trial.Nursing openFor adult cancer patients before chemotherapy, both Quran and music lowered anxiety scores more than waiting. They did not differ from each other. Waiting alone also lowered scores.
• PTOTRNOther2021Daytime activity and sleep are associated with motor function in older intensive care unit survivors.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careOlder ICU survivors with less daytime activity had weaker grip and slower pegboard dexterity; more daytime sleep/rest was also linked to worse grip and dexterity. These are associations, not proof that changing activity or sleep improves function.
• RNSystematic Review2021Rapid review of virus risk communication interventions: Directions for COVID-19.Patient education and counselingVirus risk messages can improve people's understanding of risk, their beliefs about protective actions, and some intentions or behaviors. The evidence was strongest for HIV/AIDS, weakest for influenza, and too low quality to recommend one message format.
• RNCohort2021Racial differences in patient perception of interactions with providers are associated with health outcomes in type II diabetes.Patient education and counselingHbA1c and medication adherence did not differ between non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White diabetes patients, but clearer explanations and less hurried care were linked to lower estimated HbA1c in non-Hispanic Black patients; disrespect and discrimination were linked to poorer adherence and missed visits.
• RNSurvey2021Intimate partner violence, prenatal stress, and substance use among pregnant Black women.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Pregnant Black women who reported partner violence in the year before pregnancy had higher stress and were more likely to smoke cigarettes or use marijuana during pregnancy. Ask about past violence at prenatal visits, not just current violence.
• RNRCT2021Effects of person-centred care via telephone on self-efficacy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Nursing openNurse telephone support added to usual care improved COPD patients' confidence in controlling their illness, but did not improve global self-efficacy or function.
• RNCohort2021Family involvement in pregnancy and psychological health among pregnant Black women.Archives of psychiatric nursingMore frequent family involvement was associated with lower depressive symptoms, stress and pregnancy-related anxiety, and higher well-being among pregnant Black women. The authors suggest prenatal nurses ask simple family-involvement questions to identify women at risk.
• RNCohort2021Associations between social determinants of health, perceived discrimination, and body mass index on symptoms of depression among young African American mothers.Archives of psychiatric nursingDepression scores showed no change over 18 months, except age was associated with a higher score. Higher initial BMI and more unfair treatment were linked to higher initial depression scores.
• RNSurvey2021Psycho-emotional adjustment in parents of adolescents: A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the impact of the COVID pandemic.Journal of pediatric nursingParents of adolescents reported low anxiety and depression early in Spain's state of alert, with stress highest. Lower resilience predicted more anxiety and depression; unemployment, prior mental health problems, and bereavement were linked to worse mood.
• RNCohort2021Better nurse work environments associated with fewer readmissions and shorter length of stay among adults with ischemic stroke: A cross-sectional analysis of United States hospitals.Research in nursing & healthHospitals with better nurse work environments had lower 7- and 30-day readmissions and shorter stays for stroke patients. Improving nursing supports, autonomy, and teamwork may help patients recover and go home sooner.
• RNSurvey2021Relationship between perceived social support and psychological hardiness with family communication patterns and quality of life of oncology patients.Nursing openPerceived social support strongly predicted better quality of life in cancer patients. Family communication patterns, however, were linked to lower quality of life. Psychological hardiness showed no significant effect. Nurses should prioritize strengthening social support networks over assuming family closeness automatically improves patient well-being.
• RNQualitative2021Perceptions of superwoman schema and stress among African American women with pre-diabetes.Archives of psychiatric nursingAfrican American women with prediabetes described feeling obligated to appear strong, suppress emotions, and care for others. These obligations postponed appointments and self-care, and stress came partly from taking on loved ones' burdens.
• RNCohort2021Hospital-at-Home Expands Hospital Capacity During COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association917 carefully selected patients with COVID-19 were managed at home with telephone monitoring and reported oxygen saturation when needed, adding hospital capacity. 57 needed emergency referral, and 1 died, so this was a single-center service experience, not proof for sicker patients.
• RNQualitative2021The division and transfer of care responsibilities in paediatric type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study on parental perspectives.Journal of advanced nursingParents of children with diabetes described transferring care as ongoing and uneven, not a one-time handover. Age alone did not fit all families; recent lows, technology, child confidence and parent fears shaped who remembered, decided and performed tasks.
• RNSurvey2021The positive effect of social support on psychological distress among Chinese lung cancer patients: The mediating role of self-esteem.Nursing openChinese lung cancer patients with more social support had less psychological distress, and patients with higher self-esteem had less distress. The study was cross-sectional, so it does not prove that support or self-esteem reduces distress.
• RNQualitative2021Comfort Needs of Cancer Family Caregivers in Outpatient Palliative Care.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationCancer family caregivers in outpatient palliative care said they needed understandable information, confidence in caregiving tasks, emotional and practical support, help navigating care, money for travel and lodging, and sleep.
• RNSurvey2021Psychometric properties of Postpartum Partner Support Scale-Persian version.Nursing openThe Persian 20-item postpartum partner support questionnaire was usable for 270 first-time mothers in Iran. Women reporting more support also reported fewer depressive symptoms.
• RNQualitative2021A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Living With Multiple Myeloma.Oncology nursing forumPeople living with multiple myeloma described treatment as endless, with maintenance therapy continuing even in remission. Fatigue, neuropathy, diarrhea, infection worry, money stress, and relationship strain limited daily life and social participation.
• RNOtherPatient Perspectives of Sickle Cell Management in the Emergency Department.Critical care nursing quarterlyPatients with sickle cell pain reported waiting long ED times, feeling disbelieved, and leaving without follow-up or transport. Many managed severe pain at home. The study describes these barriers; it did not test ED nursing changes.
• RNQualitative"Talking Around It": A Qualitative Study Exploring Dyadic Congruence in Managing the Uncertainty of Living With a Ventricular Assist Device.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingPatients with a ventricular assist device grew less anxious as they adjusted, but caregivers stayed on alert. Many participants avoided or talked around end of life, and only some dyads matched on how they think about death.
• RNCohortSudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse Resulting in Newborn Death in the United States.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingMost deaths from sudden unexpected postnatal collapse occurred on days 3 to 6, not just day 1. Maternity nurses should monitor and counsel families through the first week, not only the first 24 hours.
• RNQualitativeI Wouldn't Let it Get to Me: Pregnant Black Women's Experiences of Discrimination.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingBlack pregnant women described varied experiences of racism, including police harassment and workplace discrimination, but seven reported none. Many shielded themselves by avoiding, minimizing, or saying harm occurs only if you let it.