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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• RNMeta-Analysis2022Incidence of cardiac complications following COVID-19 infection: An umbrella meta-analysis study.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careIn COVID-19 patients, cardiac complications were common: acute myocardial injury 21%, arrhythmia 16%, heart failure 14%. They were more frequent in severe disease and went with higher ICU admission and death.
• RNRCT2022Effect of Varying Repositioning Frequency on Pressure Injury Prevention in Nursing Home Residents: TEAM-UP Trial Results.Advances in skin & wound careNo pressure injuries developed among 992 nursing home residents during 2-, 3-, or 4-hour repositioning, so no interval was shown safer. Longer intervals had better compliance, but the trial did not prove them safe.
• RNCohort2022The Addition of Traditional Birth Attendant Care to a Home-Based Skilled Nursing Program in Rural Guatemala: A Secondary Analysis from a Quality Improvement Database.Journal of midwifery & women's healthWomen in rural Guatemala who saw a traditional birth attendant as well as skilled nurses were more likely to have 8 or more nurse prenatal visits, less likely to have cesarean birth, and more likely to breastfeed within one hour.
• RNCohortPressure Injuries in Critical Care Patients in US Hospitals: Results of the International Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Survey.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyIn US critical care units, 14.3% of ICU patients had a pressure injury and 5.85% had a hospital-acquired pressure injury. Deep tissue pressure injuries were most common; sacrum/coccyx, buttocks, and heels were top sites, and documented prevention use was high.
• RNSurvey2022Willingness to Participate in Clinical Research Among Individuals With Cognitive Impairment.Research in gerontological nursingAmong patients with cognitive impairment, higher trust in researchers was linked to willingness to join a hypothetical drug trial, while lower cognitive test scores were linked to willingness to join a hypothetical surgical trial. Patient and caregiver ratings often disagreed.
• RNSystematic Review2022Symptom trajectories in patients with breast cancer: An integrative review.International journal of nursing sciencesMost breast cancer patients had low or improving symptom trajectories, but newly diagnosed, younger, chemotherapy-treated, and socially vulnerable patients showed persistent depression, sleep, anxiety, pain, fatigue, or sexual problems.
• RNCohort2022One-year outcomes of invasively managed acute coronary syndrome patients with COVID-19.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careACS patients with COVID-19 who underwent angiography were more likely to die within one year than ACS patients without COVID-19 or pre-pandemic ACS patients. They also had higher in-hospital and 30-day mortality.
• PTQualitative2022Restraining patients in acute care hospitals-A qualitative study on the experiences of healthcare staff.Nursing openStaff described restraint decisions as inconsistent, shaped by workload, personal attitudes, experience and time of day. Nurses often led restraint use, and physiotherapists were allowed to remove restraints for therapy.
• RNSurvey2022Family care and subjective well-being of coronary heart disease patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: Mediating effects of coping strategies.International journal of nursing sciencesPatients after PCI who perceived more family care had better well-being. Coping was linked to family care and well-being: more avoidance or acceptance-resignation was tied to lower well-being.
• RNOther2022Which roads lead to depression in Latinas? A network analysis of prenatal depressive symptoms, discrimination, acculturative stress, and low birth weight.Research in nursing & healthDiscrimination connected acculturative stress, economic hardship, worry, sadness, crying, self-blame, and low birth weight in 151 pregnant Latinas. The study did not test whether discrimination caused these outcomes.
• RNOther2022Distress management in cancer patients: Guideline adaption based on CAN-IMPLEMENT.International journal of nursing sciencesAn adapted Chinese guideline recommends screening cancer patients with the Distress Thermometer, managing mild symptoms, referring score 4 or higher, and reassessing; it was not tested for outcomes.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2022Relationships Between Community Virus Activity and Cardiorespiratory Rehospitalizations From Post-Acute Care.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationCommunity spread of influenza A(H3N2), influenza B, and RSV is linked to higher rates of heart and lung rehospitalizations for nursing home residents. Clinicians should intensify infection control and monitoring during these specific viral seasons.
• RNQualitative2022Educational Resources and Self-Management Support to Engage Patients in Advance Care Planning: An Interpretation of Current Practice in the US.The American journal of hospice & palliative careAdvance care planning resources were often used to fill out forms, not to help people discuss values and goals. Reviewing materials outside visits and team follow-up were described as ways to support conversations with family.
• RNQualitative2022Challenges to dietary hypertension self-management as described by a sample of African American older adults.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingOlder African Americans with hypertension described confusion about diet advice, competing health conditions, and cost. They wanted clear, affordable, culturally familiar food options and help choosing foods they liked.
• RNSurvey2022Resilience of patients with coronary heart diseases in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciencesJordanian outpatients with coronary heart disease rated their resilience as moderate, scoring 68 of 100. Patients without prior cardiac procedures and those who reported not complying with medication scored higher on the personal competence resilience dimension.
• RNSurvey2022Demand analysis of an intelligent medication administration system for older adults with chronic diseases based on the Kano model.International journal of nursing sciencesAfter two weeks using a medication system, older adults wanted larger text, simpler operation, scheduled reminders and reliable hardware as essentials; WeChat drug instructions, a more sensitive system and longer battery life were bonuses.
• RNSurvey2022Readiness for advance care planning and its relationship to coping style in patients with chronic diseases in communities: A cross-sectional study.Nursing openCommunity patients with chronic disease reported above-average readiness for advance care planning conversations. Active coping, longer illness and prior end-of-life experience were linked to higher readiness; passive coping was linked to lower readiness.
• RNQualitative2022Perceptions of primary health care workers regarding violence against women.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPrimary health care workers in Cape Verde mostly recognized only physical violence, blaming women for staying due to financial dependency or alcohol use. They lacked training to identify psychological or patrimonial abuse, leading to fragmented care and missed opportunities for protection.
• RNQualitative2022Contributions of university activities to active aging: grounded theory.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S POlder adults in a free university program described learning and social contact as helping them regain routine, confidence, and purpose. They linked this to self-care, fall and violence awareness, and volunteering. The study did not test these effects.
• RNRCT2022"Something Tells Me I Can't Do That No More": Experiences With Real-Time Glucose and Activity Monitoring Among Underserved Black Women With Type 2 Diabetes.The science of diabetes self-management and careEight underserved Black women with diabetes described group education plus real-time glucose and step monitoring as helping them see how food and activity affected their readings, set goals, and make short-term changes.
• RNQualitative2022Psychological and social impact and lifestyle changes among pregnant women of COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.Archives of psychiatric nursingPregnant women described fear for themselves and their babies, disrupted antenatal care, isolation, and stress about birth. They wanted clearer information and support from healthcare professionals more than psychological counseling.
• RNSurvey2022The relatıonshıp between pregnant women's anxıety levels about coronavırus and prenatal attachment.Archives of psychiatric nursingIn 101 pregnant women in Turkey, coronavirus anxiety was weakly linked to lower prenatal attachment. The association was small, so it does not show that anxiety caused lower attachment.
• RNCohort2022Clinical and laboratory predictors at ICU admission affecting course of illness and mortality rates in a tertiary COVID-19 center.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careIn 692 critically ill COVID-19 ICU patients higher organ failure (SOFA) score worse oxygenation ratio (PaO2/FiO2) and need for invasive mechanical ventilation were strongest predictors of ICU death. Age over 75 and higher ferritin or IL-6 were linked to shorter survival.
• RNQualitative2022The illness perception and health promotion behaviour of young and middle-aged patients with hyperuricaemia: A qualitative study.Nursing openYoung and middle-aged patients with hyperuricaemia described pain, family support, diet beliefs, and uric acid checks as shaping self-management, while alcohol culture, poor health literacy, and fear of medicines made it unstable.
• RNNarrative Review2022Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Lessons From the Asian Approach: A Narrative Review.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAsian long-term care facilities during the pandemic used several infection-control measures: visitor limits, quarantine, testing, staff monitoring and technology. The review does not show which measures changed outcomes.
• RNSurvey2022Breast cancer screening practices and associated factors among Chinese-Australian women living in Sydney: A cross-sectional survey study.Nursing & health sciencesAmong 115 Chinese-Australian women in Sydney, 64.2% had a mammogram in the past 2 years and 58.3% had a breast exam in the past year. Longer residence was linked to screening, while pain and embarrassment were common mammogram barriers.
• RNSurvey2022Correlations between uncertainty in illness and anxiety, depression and quality of life in patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis: A cross-sectional study.Nursing openIn 396 maintenance haemodialysis patients, uncertainty about illness was associated with anxiety, depression and lower quality of life. Unpredictability scored highest among uncertainty themes. Association is not proof of cause.
• RNOther2022Testing of a health-related quality of life model in patients with heart failure: A cross-sectional, correlational study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)In 358 adults with heart failure, poorer quality of life was linked to more physical symptoms, more depression, worse function, lower social support, more other health problems, and younger age. Sodium adherence linked to quality of life through symptoms. No treatment effect was tested.
• RNSurvey2022Predictors of poor medication adherence of older people with hypertension.Nursing openPoor medication adherence affected 39.9% of 388 older inpatients with hypertension. Poor adherence was associated with living with offspring, hypertension complications, recent falls and high admission blood pressure.
• RNSurvey2022A preliminary study of body image and depression among adults during COVID-19: A moderation model.Archives of psychiatric nursingAmong adults with obesity during COVID-19, more negative feelings about the body and more depressive symptoms were linked to greater body dissatisfaction when quality of life related to body image was low or medium. This was not seen in normal-weight adults.
• RNOther2022Association of the Charlson index with risk classification, clinical aspects, and emergency outcomes.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn 3,624 emergency records, higher age-adjusted comorbidity scores were associated with red and white triage, vascular, endocrine, neurologic, cardiac complaints, head tomography, and admission, transfer, or death. It flags risk but does not prove triage should change.
• RNPilotEvaluation of a Nurse-led Aftercare Intervention for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Radiotherapy and Cisplatin or Cetuximab.Cancer nursingQuality of life and patient-centered care did not differ between nurse-led aftercare patients and historical usual-care controls, though patients valued the patient-prioritised conversation tool.
• RNOther2022Development of mobile health-based self-management support for patients with lung cancer: A stepwise approach.Nursing openPatients with lung cancer wanted practical help after discharge with breathlessness, cough, fatigue, pain, emotional adjustment and role changes. A WeChat self-management account was accepted and used, but this was a development test, not proof it improves outcomes.
• RNSystematic Review2022Effectiveness of late-life depression interventions on functional limitations: A systematic review.International journal of mental health nursingTeam-based care, with case management and several professionals, was the most consistent way to improve daily functioning in older adults with depression. Single treatments for mood or symptoms gave mixed functional benefits.
• RNOther2022Mealtime nonverbal behaviors in nursing home staff and residents with dementia: Behavioral analyses of videotaped observations.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)In nursing home meals, residents with dementia showed challenging nonverbal behaviors in 79.1% of coded behaviors. Staff used person-centered nonverbal care in 90.6% of coded behaviors, but task-centered behaviors appeared in 70.9% of videos.
• RNOther2022Factors related to tissue complications resulting from insulin therapy: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P73.5% of insulin users had injection-site complications, especially bruises and lumps. Not rotating sites was strongly linked with complications, and needle reuse was common. Nurses should assess sites and review insulin technique.
• RNOther2022A Reduced Deck of Conversation Cards of Wishes and Priorities of Patients in Palliative Care.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationAmong 39 palliative patients, pain relief, family presence and moving around were the most chosen wishes; a reduced 20-card deck was created for end-of-life conversations.
• RNQualitative2022The impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients, their carers and oncology health professionals: A qualitative study.Patient education and counselingCancer patients, carers and oncology staff in Australia described fear of catching or spreading COVID-19, isolation from loved ones and uncertainty about treatment; some patients felt less alone when the wider community shared restrictions.
• RNSurvey2022Association of Sleep Quality Status With Worsening Low Back or Knee Pain During The COVID-19 State of Emergency Among Old-Old Adults.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesAmong older adults with low back or knee pain, those who slept poorly during the COVID-19 emergency period reported pain worsening or new pain more often. Asking about sleep may help identify patients at risk.
• RNCohort2022Dynamic structural equation modelling evaluating the progressively lowered stress threshold as an explanation for behavioural symptoms of dementia.Journal of advanced nursingDaily caregiver reports show abuse or neglect toward a person with dementia is linked to more dementia behaviour types that same day, and more types the next day. Caregiver stress is linked to more types the same day but not consistently the next day.
• RNOther2022Formal Health and Social Services That Directly and Indirectly Benefit Stroke Caregivers: A Scoping Review of Access and Use.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresStroke caregivers kept using community services long after discharge, especially homecare, peer support and general practitioners, but often did not use counselling, respite or helplines they valued. Cost, insurance and poor communication were recurring barriers.
• RNSurvey2022Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Social Determinants of Health and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The Mediating Role of Depression.Journal of gerontological nursingOlder adults who reported more social hardship and depression also reported more memory decline. Depression was linked to the association between hardship and perceived cognitive decline in men, women, Black and White groups. This does not prove cause.
• RNRCT2022Electroacupuncture and acupuncture in the treatment of anxiety - A double blinded randomized parallel clinical trial.Complementary therapies in clinical practiceIn adults with anxiety, acupuncture and electroacupuncture both lowered anxiety questionnaire scores after five and ten weekly sessions, while a no-treatment control group stayed stable or increased.
• RNOther2022Rede Cegonha: maternal characteristics and perinatal outcomes related to prenatal consultations at intermediate risk.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn intermediate-risk births in Maringá, mothers averaged 9.53 prenatal visits. Fewer visits were weakly associated with lower 5-minute Apgar and lower birth weight, but this observational study cannot show that more visits improved outcomes.
• RNSystematic Review2022Strategies to optimize comprehension of numerical medication instructions: A systematic review and concept map.Patient education and counselingTime words such as morning, noon, evening or bedtime helped patients understand medication instructions better than times per day. For liquid doses, icons showing the fill line helped, but pictures without explanatory text sometimes reduced comprehension.
• RNCohort2022Discharge Destinations of Delirious Patients: Findings From a Prospective Cohort Study of 27,026 Patients From a Large Health Care System.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationDelirious patients were less likely to go home and more likely to be discharged to a nursing home, acute rehabilitation, another hospital, or die.
• RNRCT2022Experiences of Hispanic Safety Net Clinic Patients With Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The science of diabetes self-management and careHispanic adults with type 2 diabetes had no clear change in measured self-care behaviors, but reported barriers to care, food, medication, and clinic visits. Confidence in managing diabetes and quality of life improved.
• RNCohort2022Rules and ward climate in acute psychiatric setting: Comparison of staff and patient perceptions.International journal of mental health nursingIn four Italian acute psychiatric units, patients scored higher than staff on perceived safety and overall ward climate, except one unit. More visiting or phone time was linked to better patient safety scores and worse staff safety scores.
• RNRCT2022Infrared Vein Imaging for Insertion of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter for Patients Requiring Isolation for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.Journal of emergency nursingIn adult patients isolated for COVID-19, nurses using an infrared vein imaging device had higher first-attempt peripheral IV catheter success, shorter procedure time, and higher patient satisfaction than traditional venipuncture. The groups were not randomized.
• RNQualitativeIdentifying Obstetric Mistreatment Experiences in U.S. Birth Narratives: Application of Internationally Informed Mistreatment Typologies.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingIn interviews with 61 U.S. birth participants, 41 narratives described mistreatment, mostly poor communication, dismissed concerns, and loss of autonomy. Participants said clearer communication and being heard might have prevented distress.