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Community & primary care research

Everything we have read on community & primary care. Each paper is summarised from the full article rather than its abstract, so the limitations are in there too, and the funding wherever the paper declares it.

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• RNSurvey2026Caregivers' Early Experiences Using CareMobi: An mHealth Application to Support Care Coordination.Western journal of nursing researchCaregivers using a care-coordination app reported high satisfaction and ease of use. They valued shared calendars, health tracking, medication reminders, and file storage. This is self-reported early feedback, not proof the app improves care.
• RNOther2026Evaluating the Impact of Telehealth Prenatal Care at a Federally Qualified Health Center.Journal of midwifery & women's healthSpanish-speaking Latinx clients who chose telehealth group prenatal care had higher adequate prenatal care (67.9% vs 39.1%) and high satisfaction (4.85/5), but because they chose it, this does not prove the model caused better care.
• RNCohort2026Obesity Prevalence and Associated Factors Among Users of Specialized Community Mental Health Services: An Observational Study.International journal of mental health nursing32.1% of 358 adults using specialized mental health services in Brazil had obesity and 65.6% had increased waist-circumference risk. Obesity was more common among women, people identifying as Black, and those with hypertension. 9.2% had never had a health professional measure weight and height.
• RNOther2026Scoping Review of Adolescent Autonomy and Responsibility for Managing Chronic Physical Conditions.Nursing researchAdolescents with chronic physical conditions described taking on self-management as uneven: setbacks were more common after premature transfer, illness, or distrust. Age did not always match readiness, and adolescents reported that direct clinician communication and clear plans increased satisfaction.
• PTOTRNOther2026Health Outcomes Following the Health-Promoting "Reflective STRENGTH-Giving Dialogue" Intervention Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesParticipants reported lower impact of health problems on daily life and higher well-being after each dialogue on average. Over 14 weeks, no significant within-group changes were found.
• RNSurvey2026Mental Health Outcome Trends in a Nationally Representative Sample of Canadian Migrant Adolescents From 2014 to 2022.The Journal of school healthAdolescent self-reported mental health worsened over time, especially for girls. Gaps between migrant and nonmigrant youth mostly stayed similar; migrant girls reported fewer health complaints and higher confidence than nonmigrant girls.
• RNSurvey2026Adolescent Online Gaming in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study on Habits and Health Perceptions Through the Health Belief Model.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, IncJordanian adolescents averaged 3.1 gaming hours daily. More daily hours and older age were linked with lower self-rated physical and mental health. 28.8% said gaming was not physically harmful. 36.7% had never received counseling about gaming harms.
• RNQualitative2026Access to public healthcare services for transgender people: experiences in Brazil's capital.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PTransgender adults in Brasília described access as blocked by misrecognition, discrimination, and long referral delays, but some felt safe when staff listened, used chosen names, and supported medication care.
• RNSurvey2026Factors Predicting Depression Among Thai Adolescents During the Transition From the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Endemic Phase.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, IncIn 605 Thai high school students, perceived stress was most strongly linked with depressive symptoms, and avoidance coping also mattered. Approach coping and social support did not add separate information after stress and avoidance were considered.
• RNQualitative2026Developing implementation strategies for a community-based digital weight management program: A hybrid deductive-inductive thematic analysis grounded in implementation theory.International journal of nursing sciencesImplementers and patients described a dual expectation gap: patients found counseling either too brief or long-winded, while clinicians expected patients to self-manage. Nurses were identified as key implementers for coaching and care coordination.
• RNCohort2026Psychometric Validation of the PHQ-9 in Ostomy Patients and Their Informal Caregivers: Evidence From A European Multicenter Study.Nursing openThe PHQ-9 was supported as a brief depression screen in ostomy patients and their informal caregivers, and scores can be compared between the two groups. Use the total score for screening; physical and mental symptom groups are not separate clinical scales.
• RNQualitative2026'A Moment for Me': The Role of Respite in Sustaining Mental Health Carers.International journal of mental health nursingCarers of adults with mental illness said respite was only restful when the person they cared for came home safe, happy and well supported. Guilt, cost, poor access and untrained staff kept them mentally on duty.
• RNSystematic Review2026Tracing the Satisfactory Care of the Chronically Ill in Emergency Departments: A Scoping Review.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesFor adults with chronic illness, ED care was considered satisfactory when pain relief, communication, respect and follow-up were timely. Waiting, fragmented discharge and stigma undermined it. Team-based transition support may help, but effectiveness was not tested.
• RNQualitative2026Coping Strategies and Experiences of Patients With Crohn's Disease During the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Descriptive Phenomenology Study.Nursing openMost participants with Crohn's disease delayed care under isolation, and 7 participants had acute flare-ups. Two elderly and two remote-area patients gave up hospitalization due to cost. Only 2 found masks made going out easier. Patients wanted clear vaccine guidance.
• RNSurvey2026Posttraumatic Stress in Caregivers of Burn-Injured Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.The American journal of nursing48.33% of caregivers of children with burn injuries reached the score threshold for posttraumatic stress symptoms. Witnessing the burn had a greater influence among factors tested. The finding points to caregiver distress, not only child injury.
• RNCohort2026Assessment of Caregiver Burden and Perceived Social Support Among Individuals Providing Care to Patients Under Home Health Services: A Descriptive Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesMost informal caregivers for home health patients reported moderate to severe burden, with family as the main support source. Contrary to expectations, higher perceived social support was associated with higher reported burden, suggesting support may reflect coping efforts or unmet needs.
• RNQualitative2026Community Perspectives on Japanese Encephalitis Risk and Prevention in an Endemic Region of Australia.The Australian journal of rural healthIn a high-risk Australian city, people and clinicians reported low recent JEV awareness and confusion about vaccine eligibility. Nurse-led vaccine reviews and walk-in options were described as ways to identify eligible patients.
• PTOTRNOther2026The Moderating Effect of Physical Activity on the Association Between Cognitive Function and Fear of Falling in Low-Income Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Research in gerontological nursingCognitive function was not linked to fear of falling in low-income community-dwelling older adults without measured cognitive impairment, and physical activity did not appear to change this link. More sitting time was linked to more fear; more moderate-to-vigorous activity was linked to less fear.
• RNRCT2026Effects of Compassion Meditation on Psychological Status in Patients With Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Western journal of nursing researchPatients with diabetes randomly assigned to four short virtual compassion meditation sessions reported lower diabetes distress and higher confidence in managing diabetes than controls. In the meditation group, depressive symptoms, resilience and self-esteem did not improve. This pilot analysed 46 people.
• RNQualitative2026Qualitative Analysis of Community Dwelling Older Adults' Advance Care Planning Interviews: Patients Want a Chance.The American journal of hospice & palliative careOlder adults facing serious illness often chose full treatment and CPR because they wanted a chance to return to normal, even after acknowledging their illness was not curable and hearing that recovery after CPR was unlikely.
• RNRCT2026Empowering Patients Through Literacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Educational App for Evaluating Complementary Therapies in Diabetes Management.Nursing openPeople with diabetes who received an app package with nurse contacts, compared with printed and verbal education, improved complementary-therapy risk-benefit understanding and quality of life. Empowerment did not improve compared with control.
• RNQualitative2026Diet Modification in Saudi Women Living With Cardiovascular Disease: A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Motivators.The journal of nursing research : JNRSaudi women with cardiovascular disease described family meal demands, hospitality pressure, low literacy, poor dietitian follow-up, and rural food access as barriers; symptom worry and family support as motivators.
• PTOTSLPRNOther2026Patient-Driven Grouping Model and Home Health Use Among Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHome health visits and episode length fell after PDGM, especially for beneficiaries with dementia. Therapy visits drove much of the decline, and the largest reductions appeared in advanced dementia. This is service use, not proof of harm.
• RNSystematic Review2026A Context-Informed Evolutionary Concept Analysis of Ikigai in Later Life: Evidence Relevant to Older People in Korea.International journal of older people nursingIkigai in older Korean people is described as a sense life is worth living, built through valued roles, family ties, routines and reflection. Nurses can use these cues in assessment, but this is a concept analysis, not evidence of benefit.
• RNSystematic Review2026Three-Stage Care Experiences and Needs of Parents With Children in NICU: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Nursing openParents of babies in NICU described repeated strain across hospital stay, discharge, and home care: separation, unclear information, restricted visits, and communication gaps. Needs shifted from emotional contact to practical skills and ongoing support.
• RNMeta-Analysis2026Family-Centred Breastfeeding Interventions to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing openFamily breastfeeding support raised exclusive breastfeeding rates after birth. Effects were seen when fathers or both parents were included, when interventions used theory, combined face-to-face and online formats, and spanned prenatal and postnatal care.
• RNSystematic Review2026WeChat-Based Nursing Interventions in Women's Mobile Health: Systematic Review.JMIR nursingWeChat nursing interventions for women were reported to improve education, self-management and some outcomes. But most included studies had high risk of bias, so effectiveness remains uncertain.
• RNQualitative2026Intensive Home Treatment in Mental Health: A Qualitative Exploration of Carers' Experiences.International journal of mental health nursingFamily carers during intensive home mental health treatment described exhaustion, disrupted routines and anxiety, but also closer relationships. They wanted private time with professionals without the patient present to express doubts and distress.
• PTOTRNSystematic Review2026Rebuilding life after breast cancer treatment among Korean breast cancer survivors: an integrative review.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Korean breast cancer survivors reported persistent pain, sleep disturbance, decreased muscle strength, reduced exercise tolerance and lymphedema after treatment, plus body-image distress, fear of recurrence and return-to-work struggles. Exercise, diet, self-management and surveillance support are framed as possible nursing targets, not proven effects.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2026Applying the Brief Interview for Mental Status in a Diverse Home Health Patient Population.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationMost home health patients score as cognitively intact on the BIMS, but non-English speakers and minority patients score lower regardless of actual ability. This tool misses mild impairment and should not be used alone to judge a patient's cognition.
• RNSurvey2026The Effect of Caregiver Burden on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours of People Caring for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesHigher caregiver burden was linked to lower healthy lifestyle behaviours in caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. Social burden was the clearest burden dimension linked to lower health habits. The study cannot show cause.
• RNCohort2026Experiences and Perceptions of Patient Watch, a Rural Telehealth Case Management Model, for Frequent Presenters to the Emergency Department: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study.The Australian journal of rural healthFrequent ED presenters made fewer ED presentations after rural telehealth case management, but without a control the reduction cannot be attributed to the programme. Participants valued monitoring and coordination; some found calls repetitive, and quality of life did not improve.
• RNQualitative2026Perspectives and support needs for a spouse-inclusive digital intervention for perinatal depression and anxiety: a qualitative study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Women and spouses described perinatal distress as emotional, cognitive, and social. They suggested a spouse-inclusive app with symptom information, communication and role guidance, and trusted professional content.
• RNSurvey2026Association of Fatalism and Diabetes-Related Stigma With Self-Care in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openHigher fatalism and stigma scores were linked to lower diabetes self-care in 150 adults. Fatalism had the stronger association. Screening for these beliefs during nurse-led education may help identify patients at risk of poor self-management.
• RNCohort2026Correlates of Glycemic Status Among American Indian Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Southeastern Oklahoma.Nursing researchIn 2021, 39.3% of adults with type 2 diabetes in a rural Oklahoma Tribal health system had HbA1c below 7%. Prior HbA1c was strongly associated with next year's HbA1c.
• RNSystematic Review2026The Core Competencies of Nurses Providing Home-based Palliative Care to Patients with Incurable Diseases: A Scoping Review.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyNurses delivering home-based palliative care need knowledge of disease and health systems, attitudes supporting teamwork and ethics, and skills in pain, symptom, psychological, spiritual, and social care. These competencies span the whole disease trajectory from diagnosis through death.
• RNQualitative2026Marginalised Caregivers: A Qualitative Study of Grandmothers in Postpartum and Infant Care.Nursing openGrandmothers caring for postpartum women and infants in China described feeling sidelined by younger parents' scientific knowledge, yet they remained highly motivated to learn. They reported social isolation and physical strain, but trusted nurses and doctors as the best source of infant care guidance.
• RNQualitative2026Experiences and Views of African Australian Consumers on the Role of Spirituality, Religion and Culture on Mental Health.International journal of mental health nursingAfrican Australian consumers described distress from migration, lost community and stigma. They valued care that understood faith and culture, saw medication-only as disconnected, and wanted trusted community or faith figures involved.
• RNQualitative2026Risk perception in peritoneal dialysis waste management: contributions for audiovisual material.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHome peritoneal dialysis patients and caregivers reported uncertainty about safe waste disposal, especially sharps, and participants asked for nurse-led, simple audiovisual guidance linking disposal to the full home treatment routine.
• RNOther2026Effectiveness of an educational intervention on knowledge about anticoagulant therapy: a quasi-experimental study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPatients on warfarin who received nurse-led Supported Self-Care by phone and messages raised their knowledge scores. The study had no control group, so it cannot prove the intervention alone caused the gain.
• RNOther2026Development and Validation of a Chinese Version of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Instrument After Initial Invasive Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage: A Methodological Study.Nursing openA Chinese 22-item questionnaire for patients with biliary drains asks about drain knowledge, coping, personal readiness and support. It may help nurses spot gaps before discharge, but has not yet been shown to reduce complications or readmission.
• RNOther2026Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus in Haemodialysis: A Mixed-Methods Study of Symptom Burden and Patient Experience.Journal of renal care16.3% of haemodialysis patients had moderate-to-severe itch, with sleep loss, stigma and unsafe self-care. Patients wanted nurses to ask, assess and document itch routinely.
• RNOther2026Health promotion and disease prevention: Advanced Practice Nursing competencies in women's health consultations.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn women's health nursing consultations, prenatal prescriptions were common, but tailored educational materials were absent and lifestyle counseling was documented in 24.64% of visits.
• RNQualitative2026'The Right to Have a Family Should Not Be Determined by Your Postcode': Rural Community Experiences With Fertility Care.The Australian journal of rural healthRural women described fertility care as delayed, costly and hard to keep private, with long travel, GP waits, unclear options and little support. They wanted local hubs, telehealth, medication help and counselling.
• RNOther2026Content Validation of Primary Care Network Assessment Scale for Palliative Care Patients (ARCP) and Clinical Utility in Patients With Advanced Cancer.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesSocial workers found the ARCP palliative care network assessment clear and relevant. Among 148 advanced cancer patients, 80% had networks that met all care needs, but 42% relied on one caregiver. High satisfaction did not rule out fragile caregiving.
• RNQualitative2026A model for professional nurses to facilitate culturally sensitive nursing care for children.CurationisNurses and mothers of hospitalised children described cultural care as strained by nurses’ knowledge gaps, misunderstood expectations and disregard for cultural practices. A model developed from these interviews asks nurses to clarify values, assess culture and partner with families.
• RNQualitative2026Appreciation and coping strategies adopted by children hospitalized for COVID-19 and their primary caregivers.Revista brasileira de enfermagemChildren hospitalized for COVID-19 and their caregivers described fear, boredom, isolation, pain and worry about death. They coped through family contact, screens, play, self-care, faith, staying with the child and talking with staff.
• RNOther2026The Role of Community Health Professionals in Addressing Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Community nurses and other health professionals commonly delivered intimate partner violence prevention and response through screening, referral, safety planning, education, and home visiting. Most studies did not test whether IPV itself changed; some reported reductions, others did not.
• RNCohort2026Trends in Pediatric Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits During the School Year and School Breaks.The Journal of school healthSchool breaks did not coincide with more suicidal ideation visits, but visits during breaks were more often admitted or transferred. Youth mental health ED visits rose after August 2020.
• RNSurvey2026The relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong 211 patients with hypertension, stronger belief that health outcomes are predetermined by religion was linked to lower medication adherence. Health literacy was slightly higher when fatalism was higher, but literacy was not linked to adherence.