OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Social Work in Health Care is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Experiences of contact tracing teams in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and Implications for social work	19
Factors associated with involving the social worker in whole person, team based outpatient musculoskeletal care	17
Resilience, perceived social support and professional quality of life among medical social workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Mainland China: A cross-sectional survey	15
Quality of life of services users in psychotropic drug treatment and rehabilitation services: a qualitative study from service user and provider perspectives	13
Delineation of core roles of oncology social workers in inpatient settings: a secondary data analysis	13
Needs and experiences of cancer care in patients’ perspectives among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community: a systematic review	11
Resilience and adaptability of social workers in health care settings during COVID-19 in Australia	11
Humanizing medicine: a patient perspective	10
Perceived support and preparedness for the next pandemic among Israeli social workers in hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Effects of a mindfulness-based groupwork program on adolescents in a children’s home	7
“A breath of fresh air”: mindfulness training for early-career mental health social workers in Israel during COVID-19	7
Weight’s impact on life’s quality: A comparative study of emotional appetite and psychological health across BMI categories	7
From theory to praxis: conceptualizing communities of practice for social workers in healthcare settings	7
The impact of psychosocial determinants of HbA1c level: Implications for social work care management	7
Health professionals’ attitudes on integrated care and social work practice	7
Vicarious resilience: traversing the path from client to clinician through a search for meaning	7
Implementing a hospital-based violence intervention program for assault-injured youth: implications for social work practice	7
How cynicism and exhaustion influence the turnover intention of medical social workers: moderation effect of social work educational background and organizational type	6
Social work practice innovation and social determinants of health: social work expertise for achieving health equity	6
Health disparities in orthopedic trauma: a qualitative study examining providers’ perspectives on barriers to care and recovery outcomes	6
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism, discrimination, and racism	6
Centering persons who use drugs: addressing social determinants of health among patients hospitalized with substance use disorders	6
“Another tool in our toolbox”: a scoping review of the use of eHealth technologies in health social work practice	6
Social work collective leadership in a large urban hospital during an era of unprecedented transformational change	5
Adaptation of the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) for Karen refugees: factor analysis	5

Hearing impairment, psychological resilience, and physical functioning among older Chinese adults: Implications for social work practice	5
Addressing barriers to health care among Black Alaskans: contributions by social work research to an agenda of health equity	5
The effect of the Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model on health risk and depression	5
Need for social work interventions in the emergency department	4
Facilitating best clinical practice in domestic violence work with hospital social workers	4
The effect of visual education aimed at the basic needs of individuals with disabilities on the health literacy and life quality of caregivers	4
Is burnout included in this job?: Factors associated with burnout among forensic social workers - an interfactorial analysis model	3
Public mental health service use among U.S. adults age 50+ compared to younger age groups	3
Closing the empathy gap in health care: Connection First – before “intake”	3
Psychological resilience, activities of daily living, and cognitive functioning among older male Tekun adults in rural long-term care facilities in China	3
Fear of contamination, perceived social support and physical health of health social workers in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional survey	3
Addressing loneliness in older adults: predictors, protective factors, and implications for social work practice	3
COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: Caregivers lived experiences in health care management of older adult	3
Cognitive decline, depression, and protective factors among middle aged and older Indigenous women	3
Riding the waves of the pandemic from West to East: The social workers’ experience an International collaboration on study of social workers during COVID-19	3
Attachment, self-compassion, parental feelings and emotion regulation in high-stress parenting: implications for social work practice in health care	3
Breathlessness: Dr. Richard Cabot’s 1908 conceptualization of social work burnout	3
“We’re kind of on the back burner”: Psychological distress and coping among medical social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
‘We are essential:’ Pediatric health care social workers’ perspectives on being designated essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Enhancing satisfaction and respect for health care personnel: a mixed-methods case study of a community-based intervention	2
Applying Layder’s theory of social domains to assess and address healthcare interprofessional team cohesion	2
Social work innovation in addressing social determinants of health: bridging the gaps between research and practice	2
Social workers amidst the crisis of medical neoliberalism and welfare state: Perspectives of healthcare workers in private hospitals regarding social work needs in emergency departments in Türkiye	2
A qualitative exploration of the continuum of help-seeking among Asian American breast cancer survivors	2
“The hierarchy is your constraint:” a qualitative investigation of social workers’ moral distress across a U.S. health system	2
Long-term impacts of socioeconomic status and childhood trauma on depression in older adults: social work strategies	2
Behavioral health treatment delivery by social workers in accountable care organizations	2
An exploration of the variety of reported eating problems among adults with chronic pain	2
Who is behind the robot? The role of public social workers in implementing robotic eldercare program in South Korea	1
Characteristics of drug-involved black women under community supervision; implications for retention in HIV clinical trials and healthcare	1
Mothers’ choice of health management services for under-five children with common illnesses: evaluating social workers’ impact in Nigerian health sector	1
Fintech and medical expenses: What social workers should know	1
“I think we feel a lot of their devastation”: social workers’ perspectives on primary and secondary psychological trauma in pediatric emergency rooms	1
Spiritual Intelligence: A Vital Component of Consolation within Rehabilitation for Medical Social Workers	1
Social work, Parkinson’s disease care, and COVID-19	1
Navigating the holistic conceptualizations of mental health issue in social work: a cross-cultural study of practitioner perspectives	1
Through the lens of social workers: Issues raised in the family talk intervention in pediatric oncology	1
COVID-19 stigma and depression across race, ethnicity and residence	1
How deep is the cancerous cut of substance use disorders on human rights? The effects of substance use disorders from a human rights perspective: The thinking of Developmental Clinical Social Work	1
The experiences of hospital social workers who care for homeless patients: an interpretive phenomenological analysis	1
Mental health care needs in cystic fibrosis: A scoping review	1
Social workers roles in achieving health quality metrics in primary care: a quality improvement case study	1
The effect of caregivers’ care burden and psychological resilience on the psychosocial adjustment of patients with open heart surgery in Turkey	1
Healthcare professionals’ understanding of addiction, treatment and recovery	1
Health-related debt and Health Savings Accounts over time	1
High quality resident care increases likelihood that nursing home social service directors report thriving at work	1
Exploring dementia care in acute care settings: Perspectives of nurses and social workers on caring for patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms	1
Predictive analytics and early intervention in healthcare social work: a scoping review	1
Associations between depression, psychological resilience, and gratitude levels of patients with chronic diseases: Implications for medical social work practice	1
Addressing shortages of hospital social workers in Vietnam: Findings from a national survey	1

Addressing substance use disorder in a hospital prenatal setting	1
Prescription for health-care social work – labor unions	1