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Mental health research

Everything we have read on mental health. 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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• PTOTSLPRNRCT2025Clinical Effectiveness of Multimodal Exercise Combined With Supportive Music and Imagery in the Management of Poststroke Mood Disorders.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesStroke patients who added multimodal exercise and music imagery to standard care had significantly lower anxiety and depression scores than those receiving standard care alone. These improvements persisted for nine months after the five-week programme ended.
• RNOther2024A conceptual framework for psychiatric nurses to facilitate medication compliance among adults living with depression.CurationisAdults with depression who skipped medication described forgetfulness, fear of side effects, stigma, low support and cost worries. A proposed nursing framework would build trust and address these barriers, but it was not tested.
• RNQualitative2025Perinatal Loneliness and Isolation Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City: A Qualitative Study.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPeople who gave birth early in the pandemic in New York City described birthing and recovering alone as a major stressor. They also described postpartum isolation as worsening loneliness and stress. Some described partners being home as a silver lining.
• SLPRNPilot2025Preliminary efficacy of the vidatalkTM communication application on family psychological symptoms in the intensive care unit: A pilot study.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careICU family caregivers using a communication tablet had a 1.5-point larger anxiety decrease at one month, but PTSD and communication difficulty did not clearly differ in this small pilot.
• RNSurvey2024Prevalence of risk factors among adolescents who attempted suicide: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong 140 adolescents treated for suicide attempts, family conflicts, previous attempts, and self-harm were the most common risk factors. Mental disorders were present in over half. These findings guide assessment priorities but do not prove that targeting these factors prevents future attempts.
• RNSystematic Review2024Post-informal caregiver's perspectives and experiences of the support network: a systematic literature review and meta-synthesis.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAdults who had stopped caring described support gaps after care ended: isolation, financial strain, grief, and services that stopped too soon. They wanted continued help, practical guidance, and community connection.
• RNRCT2025Patient-psychologist telemedicine interactions in an intensive care unit recovery clinic: Qualitative secondary analysis.Intensive & critical care nursingSome ICU survivors minimized mental health symptoms. In telemedicine visits with a pharmacist, physician, and psychologist, the psychologist used rapport, brief mental health screening, and coping strategies and education.
• RNPilot2025Dyadic Comparison of Pain and Stress in Alzheimer's Disease and Caregivers.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesIn five pairs of people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers, caregivers tended to report more pain and stress than patients, and patient pain moved with caregiver burden. These small links do not show what causes what.
• RNOther2025Applying natural language processing to understand symptoms among older adult home healthcare patients with urinary incontinence.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingOnly 29% of home healthcare episodes for older adults with urinary incontinence had symptoms documented in notes. Anxiety was most common, urinary symptoms rare. Episodes for Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic patients were less likely to have any symptoms documented than White patients.
• RNPilot2024Evaluation of a Cohort-Based Healthy Aging With HIV Wellness Pilot Intervention: "People Aging and Thriving With HIV" in Colorado.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACIn older adults with HIV, weekly steps did not show improvement in this wellness pilot, and depression, physical function, quality of life, and social isolation also did not show improvement. Participants liked it, but the study does not show it works.
• PTRNSystematic Review2024Cultural Tailoring and Implementation Science for Cardiometabolic Interventions in Asian Americans: A Systematic Review.Nursing openOnly three of nine studies in Asian American adults found significant weight, blood pressure, or A1C changes, although nine reported improvements in knowledge, self-efficacy, or behavior. Interventions varied widely, so no single culturally tailored approach is proven.
• RNRCT2025The Impact of Hospice Care on the Prognosis, Quality of Life, and Emotional Well-being of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationFor chronic heart failure, adding pain, comfort, sleep, psychological, spiritual and end-of-life education to standard care improved cardiac function, reduced anxiety and pain, and raised quality of life; daily living improved similarly in both groups.
• RNOther2024The Readability, Understandability, and Suitability of Online Resources for Ostomy Care.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyMost patient ostomy care websites were written at a high-school reading level. More content made the text harder to read, even though the sites were often understandable and suitable. Check reading level before recommending them.
• RNNarrative Review2024Challenges for Antepartum Care of the Individual with Perinatal Substance Use: An Empirical Integrative Review of Novel Approaches to Improve Care.Journal of midwifery & women's healthCare models that combine antepartum visits, substance use treatment, behavioral health, peer support, and repeated screening were associated with better engagement and some maternal-infant outcomes in 10 included studies.
• RNPilot2025Feasibility and Acceptability of the We See You, Sis Sister Circle for Black Women With Depression Symptoms.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNBlack women with depression symptoms found a six-week virtual sister circle feasible and acceptable. They described it as a trusted space to be themselves and feel more whole. This was not a test of whether depression symptoms improved.
• RNOther2024An evolutionary concept analysis of depression in Black mothers.Archives of psychiatric nursingDepression in Black mothers often presents with anger, irritability, and self-blame rather than just sadness. These symptoms are linked to racism and stress but are missing from standard diagnostic criteria, meaning nurses and providers may miss cases if they rely solely on traditional checklists.
• RNQualitative2024Healthcare needs and expectations of family members caring for mental healthcare users in South Africa.CurationisFamily caregivers described physical, psychological, social, financial, educational and spiritual needs. They expected medication access, home visits and day care rehabilitation. These are caregiver reports, not evidence that services improve outcomes.
• RNOther2024Parents' Postnatal Sense of Security: A Concept Analysis.Nursing openPostpartum parents felt secure when their bodies were not threatened, they felt able to manage parenting, and trusted available support. Midwife encouragement, family help, infant health, and shared discharge decisions were linked to that security.
• RNSystematic Review2025Exploration of Effective Substance Use Relapse Prevention Programmes for the Youth: An Integrative Literature Review.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingYouth substance use relapse prevention programmes described in the literature emphasised continuing care after treatment: check-ups, monitoring, quick re-entry to treatment, recovery support, and tailored text or app-based follow-up. These are programme components, not proof an intervention works.
• RNRCT2025The feasibility of sharing digital audio-recordings of clinic visits online with older adults in primary care settings: A multisite trial.Patient education and counselingOlder adults with diabetes and hypertension found online visit recordings feasible to use; 40 of 45 recording-group patients accessed recordings, and retention was 98%. Patients and clinicians reported recordings helped recall, but the trial was not powered to prove health benefits.
• RNPilot2025The implementation and evaluation of a family-led novel intervention for delirium prevention and management in adult critically ill patients: A mixed-methods pilot study.Nursing in critical careNo adverse reactions were reported when 15 mechanically ventilated ICU patients received recorded family voice messages, and median RASS was -1. Nurses found it acceptable, but this small pilot did not test delirium prevention.
• RNSurvey2024Sleep quality of vulnerable elderly people: associated factors.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHigher stress and taking multiple medications were linked to poor sleep quality in dependent older adults living in socially vulnerable areas, while physical activity was linked to better sleep.
• PTRNMeta-Analysis2025Do Extended Reality Interventions Benefit Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgical and Interventional Procedures? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of clinical nursingVR did not reduce pain during or after cardiac procedures. It lowered anxiety before procedures and during TAVI, and improved knowledge and physical function in small studies, but evidence is low.
• RNCohort2024Can Pregnancy Experience Predict Birth Experience, Postpartum Depression and Anxiety? A Prospective Descriptive Study.Nursing openPregnant women reporting more hassles had higher postpartum depression and anxiety scores. Pregnancy hassles were not significantly associated with birth experience after adjustment. A more positive birth experience was linked to lower postpartum depression and anxiety.
• RNSystematic Review2025Sleep-enhancing nursing interventions in hospital wards: A systematic review.International nursing reviewNursing ward sleep interventions were linked to better adult inpatient sleep in several studies, but evidence was too varied to confirm a best approach.
• RNQualitative2025Playing the Admission Game: Young People and Their Parents Negotiating Access or Discharge to Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Services.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, IncYoung people and parents described little choice or control over admission, discharge and care in adolescent inpatient mental health services. They said physical risk and visible distress mattered more than reported emotional distress, and families often felt they had to advocate hard to get care.
• RNOther2025The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on the Assessment of Depression, Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Intervention Study.International journal of older people nursingIn 24 community-dwelling older adults, 12 weeks of group reminiscence sessions were followed by lower depression and anxiety scores and higher self-esteem scores. Quality of life scores did not improve.
• RNSurvey2024Prevalence and Determinants of Antenatal Depression Risk Among Urban Women Seeking Antenatal Clinical Care at a District Hospital in Ghana.Nursing openAmong 207 pregnant women attending antenatal care in Ghana, 13.5% were at risk for antenatal depression. Physical abuse, domestic abuse and thoughts of self-harm were linked to higher risk.
• RNOther2025Key Aspects of Recovery-Oriented Practice in Caring for People With Mental Ill-Health in General Emergency Departments: A Modified Delphi Study.Journal of clinical nursingNurses, researchers and people with lived experience considered 39 ED nursing care behaviours very important for patients with mental ill-health, including active listening, respect, assessing physical symptoms, conveying hope and challenging stigma.
• RNQualitative2024Nursing team's perceptions about care for pregnant women in a psychiatric unit.Revista brasileira de enfermagemNurses working in psychiatric units describe their care for pregnant patients as routine and impersonal. They feel unprepared to address the specific emotional and physical needs of this group, relying on rigid protocols rather than individualized assessment.
• RNNarrative Review2025Contributing Factors to the Rise in Adolescent Anxiety and Associated Mental Health Disorders: A Narrative Review of Current Literature.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, IncAdolescent anxiety is rising, and this review links it to biology, social media, family strain, school pressure, extracurricular load, and political or climate worry. Nurses can use these factors to ask targeted questions and counsel families.
• RNPilot2025Examining the Feasibility and Acceptability of Identifying Signs of Social Anxiety, in University Students Aged 18-25, While Watching 360° Immersive Films.International journal of mental health nursingSeven healthy students watched immersive anxiety scenarios in VR headsets. Heart rate did not correlate with self-reported anxiety scores, but it rose significantly in the ten seconds after specific social events. Participants found the headsets comfortable but reported technical glitches and difficulty knowing where to look.
• RNCohort2025Hope among patients discharged from an intensive care unit: A prospective cohort study.Nursing in critical careHope stayed stable from 3 to 12 months after ICU discharge. Higher hope was linked to no prior mental health problems, fewer early post-traumatic stress symptoms and more social support. The nurse-led follow-up intervention did not improve hope at 3 months.
• RNSystematic Review2025Mental Health Services for Serious Mental Illness: Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Nursing openMost randomised trials of mental health services for serious mental illness tested outpatient, e-health, ambulatory, residential, case management, discharge, education or assessment care. This map shows where evidence exists and where gaps remain, not which service works.
• RNCohort2025Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: Telemedicine Mental Health Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationTelemedicine mental health use was 7.1% among long-stay nursing home residents with dementia in 2021. Facility-level patterns stood out: homes with more Black residents used it less, and homes with more Hispanic residents used it more.
• RNRCT2025Effects of a self-efficacy-centered self-management program on neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled trial.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSA 12-week multi-component bladder program improved self-management, self-efficacy, vitality and mental health, reduced UTIs, lowered residual urine, and increased bladder capacity versus routine education and follow-up. The self-efficacy gain was small and seen only at 12 weeks.
• RNSurvey2025Examination of Elder Abuse and Death Anxiety in Older Adults With a Chronic Disease.Nursing openIn 200 older adults with chronic disease, 73% were at elder abuse risk and death anxiety was high (8.66 of 15). Higher abuse risk was linked to higher death anxiety, but the study cannot show abuse caused anxiety.
• RNCohort2025Effects of Nursing Home Changes in Antipsychotic Use on Outcomes among Residents with Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNursing home residents with dementia did not have lower mortality or hospitalization when facilities reduced antipsychotic use. They had slightly higher risks for some outcomes and increased use of other psychotropic medications.
• RNSurvey2024Are the effects of stress on antenatal depression mediated by self-esteem and moderated by social support?: a cross-sectional study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Pregnant women with higher stress reported more antenatal depression. Lower self-esteem was associated with both stress and depression, and stronger social support was associated with a weaker stress and depression link.
• RNCohort2025Association Between a Family Caregiver's Relationship to Persons With Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease by Race and Ethnicity: A Secondary Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data.Western journal of nursing researchSpouse caregivers of people with dementia had higher rates of diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and heart attacks than adult children or other relatives. Depression and smoking patterns varied by race. This is observational data; it does not prove caregiving caused these conditions.
• RNCohort2025Association Between Antibiotic Exposure During Pregnancy and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.Research in nursing & healthTaking antibiotics during pregnancy did not remain linked to more postpartum depressive symptoms once other factors were considered. The small apparent link later after delivery may reflect distress during pregnancy, not the antibiotics themselves.
• OTRNSurvey2024Network analysis of the relationships between depressive symptoms and social participation activities among Chinese older adults and its implications for nursing.International journal of nursing sciencesAmong 12,043 older Chinese adults, more social participation was linked with fewer depressive symptoms. Housework was an exception: it was positively linked with feeling bothered and sleep problems, so asking about housework burden may matter.
• RNSurvey2025Factors Influencing Telehealth Satisfaction Among Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients.Clinical nursing researchTransplant recipients were generally satisfied with telehealth, but those less confident talking with providers and less comfortable using online health information were less satisfied. Better self-rated thinking and longer time since transplant also linked to lower satisfaction.
• RNCohort2025Association between self-stigma and self-compassion in patients with schizophrenia: A longitudinal study from hospital admission to first follow-up after discharge.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSPatients' self-stigma did not change from admission to first follow-up. Being more absorbed in illness was linked to more self-stigma. This is an association, not proof that reducing it lowers stigma.
• RNMeta-Analysis2025Non-Pharmacological Interventions Before Cataract Surgery for Preoperative Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing openNon-drug interventions before cataract surgery lowered anxiety, but the evidence was very low certainty and highly inconsistent. Do not treat any single technique as proven.
• RNOther2025Self-harm in the two years of greatest restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSelf-harm notifications in São Paulo during the pandemic concentrated in adolescent and young adult women, mostly at home, often poisoning, and frequently repeated; most were referred to health services, but not all to specialized mental health.
• RNSystematic Review2025Prevalence and Factors Associated With Depression and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Persons: An Integrative Review.International journal of mental health nursingDepression and depressive symptoms ranged from 3.78% to 84.3% in community-dwelling Chinese older adults across 65 studies. Chronic disease, loneliness, living alone, low economic status, low social support and low education were commonly reported associated factors.
• RNQualitative2025Exploring the Use of Sea Swimming as an Intervention With Young People With Mental Health Challenges: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.International journal of mental health nursingYoung people in mental health inpatient care described sea swimming as more engaging than talk therapy, citing immediate calm and a sense of bravery from overcoming the cold. They valued the informal group setting for reducing power dynamics with staff.
• RNSystematic Review2025Construction of a bundle for the safety of patients with mental disorders during hospitalization.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA hospital safety bundle for patients with mental disorders groups care into safety culture, clinical decision-making, intervention planning and interpersonal violence. It is a proposed checklist, not a tested intervention.
• RNSystematic Review2025Prevalent symptoms and characteristics of the Long COVID-19 population: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemFatigue, shortness of breath, smell or taste changes, anxiety, and memory or thinking problems were the symptoms most often reported in Long COVID; adults of both sexes were affected, and diabetes and hypertension were common comorbidities.