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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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• 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.
• RNOther2025Acculturation Impacts on Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Sexual Minority Youth and Hispanic Non-sexual Minority Youth.Issues in mental health nursingFor Hispanic adolescents, their own American and Hispanic cultural values were associated with fewer depressive symptoms over 36 months, except in sexual minority youth, where the sample was small and the associations were not clear.
• RNQualitative2025'Changing People's Hearts': The Lived Expertise Perspective of Communicating With Nursing Students at a Mental Health Clinical Placement.International journal of mental health nursingFive people with lived experience felt respected and valued when nursing students listened actively, used a friendly tone and body language, and made small inclusive gestures. Some also met dismissive students.
• RNOther2025Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults with Dementia: Community and Nursing Facility Trends in Texas, 2015-2020.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationFilled antipsychotic prescriptions for older Texans with dementia without serious psychotic illness fell from 14.5% to 10.8% between 2015 and 2020. The decline was mainly in nursing facilities; community use stayed near 10%.
• RNQualitative2025Perceptions of Mental Health Challenges and Needs of Indonesian Adolescents: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursingIndonesian adolescents described emotional turmoil, bullying, academic pressure and family conflict, and wanted school mental health programmes with face-to-face local experts, peer support and parent involvement.
• RNOther2025Relationship Between Preoperative Fasting Duration and Anxiety Levels With Postoperative Pain, Nausea-Vomiting, and Sleep Quality in Orthopedic Surgical Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing & health sciencesLonger preoperative fasting and thirst were linked to higher anxiety. Higher anxiety was linked to more pain and early vomiting. Pain at 24 hours was linked to worse sleep. These are associations, not proof that changing fasting reduces symptoms.
• RNCohort2025Lessons Learned in Virtual Launch of an Antenatal Opioid Exposure Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nursing research234 of 310 infants in an antenatal opioid exposure study attended the 6-month visit; control infants attended more often than opioid-exposed infants (83% vs 72%). Coordinators used plain-language MRI explanations, non-stigmatizing language, and flexible visits.
• RNOther2024Effectiveness of a theory-based tailored mHealth physical activity intervention for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer: A quasi-experimental study.International journal of nursing sciencesWomen undergoing chemotherapy who used a theory-based app and text messages walked more and reported better physical quality of life than those receiving standard care alone. Anxiety scores were lower in the app group, but the app did not improve social or functional well-being.
• RNOther2025Beyond Survival: Unveiling Psychological and Social Adaptation After Visceral Transplantation.Journal of clinical nursingPatients after visceral transplantation described adaptation as moving between coherence, with trust and meaning, and endurance, with doubt, isolation and resignation. Fatigue, sleep problems and joint and muscle pain were the most distressing symptom domains. Anxiety scores were elevated in 6 of 17.
• RNSurvey2025Investigation of Sleep Quality and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing & health sciencesLiver transplant recipients reported high uncertainty and poor sleep. Younger age was linked to more uncertainty, and complications were linked to worse sleep. Prospective anxiety was linked to poor sleep, but it did not explain poor sleep by itself.
• RNSystematic Review2025The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Nursing Practice: An Integrative Review.International journal of mental health nursingAI tools for mental health nursing showed potential in assessment, risk detection, prediction and service efficiency, but across 78 studies most evidence was early-stage and not ready to replace nurse judgment.
• RNMeta-Analysis2025The Effects of Exergaming on the Depressive Symptoms of People With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical nursingExergaming was found to lower depressive symptom scores in people with dementia, but the evidence is very uncertain. Do not treat it as proven.
• RNRCT2025Effects of an Online Theory-Based Educational Programme for Primiparous Women on Improving Breastfeeding-Related Outcomes: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesAt 6 months, the online breastfeeding programme did not show a clear difference in exclusive breastfeeding. At 2 months, 70.67% versus 40.85% favoured the programme, and breastfeeding confidence scores rose at both time points.
• RNOther2025Physical Health Views Among Individuals Experiencing Mental Illness: A Mixed-Methods Study of Self-Reported Health and Contributing Factors.International journal of mental health nursingPeople using mental health services reported worse physical health when they had long-term limiting conditions. Many wanted help with medication side effects, healthy eating, walking, yoga and group activities.
• RNRCT2025Ear acupuncture with laser and needles in the treatment of anxiety in university students: a randomized clinical trial.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PLaser and needle ear acupuncture produced similar anxiety reduction; neither was better than the other. Both groups improved, gains lasted seven days, and laser had fewer local symptoms.
• RNMeta-Analysis2025Supportive Nursing Care Intervention for Handling Depression and Anxiety Among Mothers of Neonates Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): A Meta-Analysis.Nursing openSupportive nursing care in the NICU lowered mothers' depression scores. Anxiety symptoms also appeared lower, but the anxiety evidence is very low and should not be relied on alone.
• PTRNMeta-Analysis2025Effects of Cancer Rehabilitation Interventions for Women Treated for Gynaecological Cancers: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical nursingCancer rehabilitation programmes increased physical activity in women treated for gynaecological cancers, with effects lasting up to 12 months, but did not improve healthy eating, anxiety, depression, or overall quality of life.
• RNPilot2025Developing a Mobile App to Prevent Suicide Based on a Software Development Life Cycle: Application of Ecological Momentary Assessment and Interventions.International journal of mental health nursingA suicide prevention app was tested on 23 low-risk adults. Usability scores were below average, and users found daily mood tracking cumbersome. While no adverse events occurred, the app's effectiveness for high-risk patients remains unproven.
• RNSurvey2025The Influence of Substance Use on Sleep Duration Among South Korean Adolescents by Sex: A Secondary Analysis.Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPNFor male adolescents, neither tobacco nor alcohol use was linked to sleep duration. For female adolescents, alcohol use was linked to shorter sleep, and age was the strongest factor overall.