Journal of nursing management · 2026
Brain Rot as an Emerging Concept in Nursing: A Concept Analysis for Nursing Management.
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Abou Hashish Ebtsam Aly, Yasin Reham
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AIM(S): To clarify brain rot as an emerging concept, define its provisional boundaries, and examine its relevance to nursing management.
BACKGROUND: Brain rot describes perceived cognitive and psychological deterioration associated with recurrent consumption of trivial or undemanding digital content. Its status as a distinct construct, particularly in nursing, remains unestablished.
EVALUATION: Walker and Avant's eight-step concept analysis method guided a purposive, iterative analysis of 56 sources identified across seven databases and supplementary reference checking. Evidence from brain-rot research, problematic digital use, cognition, technostress, and nursing work was compared to clarify attributes, boundaries, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents.
KEY ISSUE(S): Five provisional attributes were identified: recurrent passive consumption of low-quality digital content, cognitive disruption, emotional dysregulation, reduced control over engagement, and functional impairment. Temporal progression was treated as a testable course characteristic rather than an attribute. Occupational digital load, workload, shift fatigue, and limited recovery were classified as contextual vulnerabilities rather than causes. Nursing-specific manifestations remain hypothetical.
CONCLUSION(S): Brain rot is regarded as a provisional conceptual configuration requiring discriminant, incremental, and longitudinal validation against established constructs.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Nurse managers should address established technology-related strain and recovery needs while supporting research; brain rot-specific screening, policy, or intervention is premature.
BACKGROUND: Brain rot describes perceived cognitive and psychological deterioration associated with recurrent consumption of trivial or undemanding digital content. Its status as a distinct construct, particularly in nursing, remains unestablished.
EVALUATION: Walker and Avant's eight-step concept analysis method guided a purposive, iterative analysis of 56 sources identified across seven databases and supplementary reference checking. Evidence from brain-rot research, problematic digital use, cognition, technostress, and nursing work was compared to clarify attributes, boundaries, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents.
KEY ISSUE(S): Five provisional attributes were identified: recurrent passive consumption of low-quality digital content, cognitive disruption, emotional dysregulation, reduced control over engagement, and functional impairment. Temporal progression was treated as a testable course characteristic rather than an attribute. Occupational digital load, workload, shift fatigue, and limited recovery were classified as contextual vulnerabilities rather than causes. Nursing-specific manifestations remain hypothetical.
CONCLUSION(S): Brain rot is regarded as a provisional conceptual configuration requiring discriminant, incremental, and longitudinal validation against established constructs.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Nurse managers should address established technology-related strain and recovery needs while supporting research; brain rot-specific screening, policy, or intervention is premature.