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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
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	17
Quality of life of services users in psychotropic drug treatment and rehabilitation services: a qualitative study from service user and provider perspectives	15
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	10
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
Resilience and adaptability of social workers in health care settings during COVID-19 in Australia	9
“A breath of fresh air”: mindfulness training for early-career mental health social workers in Israel during COVID-19	8
Vicarious resilience: traversing the path from client to clinician through a search for meaning	7
Effect of transitional care stroke case management interventions on caregiver outcomes: the MISTT randomized trial	7
Weight’s impact on life’s quality: A comparative study of emotional appetite and psychological health across BMI categories	7
Health professionals’ attitudes on integrated care and social work practice	7
From theory to praxis: conceptualizing communities of practice for social workers in healthcare settings	7
Effects of a mindfulness-based groupwork program on adolescents in a children’s home	7
Implementing a hospital-based violence intervention program for assault-injured youth: implications for social work practice	6
Health disparities in orthopedic trauma: a qualitative study examining providers’ perspectives on barriers to care and recovery outcomes	6
How cynicism and exhaustion influence the turnover intention of medical social workers: moderation effect of social work educational background and organizational type	6
The impact of psychosocial determinants of HbA1c level: Implications for social work care management	6
“Another tool in our toolbox”: a scoping review of the use of eHealth technologies in health social work practice	6
Centering persons who use drugs: addressing social determinants of health among patients hospitalized with substance use disorders	6
Social work practice innovation and social determinants of health: social work expertise for achieving health equity	5
Addressing barriers to health care among Black Alaskans: contributions by social work research to an agenda of health equity	5
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism, discrimination, and racism	5
The effect of the Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model on health risk and depression	5

Facilitating best clinical practice in domestic violence work with hospital social workers	4
Attachment, self-compassion, parental feelings and emotion regulation in high-stress parenting: implications for social work practice in health care	4
Need for social work interventions in the emergency department	4
COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: Caregivers lived experiences in health care management of older adult	4
Adaptation of the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) for Karen refugees: factor analysis	4
Social work collective leadership in a large urban hospital during an era of unprecedented transformational change	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
Fear of contamination, perceived social support and physical health of health social workers in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional survey	3
Closing the empathy gap in health care: Connection First – before “intake”	3
Breathlessness: Dr. Richard Cabot’s 1908 conceptualization of social work burnout	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
Public mental health service use among U.S. adults age 50+ compared to younger age groups	3
Addressing loneliness in older adults: predictors, protective factors, and implications for social work practice	3
“We’re kind of on the back burner”: Psychological distress and coping among medical social 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
Psychological resilience, activities of daily living, and cognitive functioning among older male Tekun adults in rural long-term care facilities in China	2
Long-term impacts of socioeconomic status and childhood trauma on depression in older adults: social work strategies	2
Social work innovation in addressing social determinants of health: bridging the gaps between research and practice	2
The effect of caregivers’ care burden and psychological resilience on the psychosocial adjustment of patients with open heart surgery in Turkey	2
Behavioral health treatment delivery by social workers in accountable care organizations	2
Cognitive decline, depression, and protective factors among middle aged and older Indigenous women	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
Applying Layder’s theory of social domains to assess and address healthcare interprofessional team cohesion	2
Social work, Parkinson’s disease care, and COVID-19	2
‘We are essential:’ Pediatric health care social workers’ perspectives on being designated essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
SBIRT training: how do social work students compare to medical learners?	2
“The hierarchy is your constraint:” a qualitative investigation of social workers’ moral distress across a U.S. health system	2
Addressing substance use disorder in a hospital prenatal setting	2
Addressing shortages of hospital social workers in Vietnam: Findings from a national survey	2
Health-related debt and Health Savings Accounts over time	1
Navigating the holistic conceptualizations of mental health issue in social work: a cross-cultural study of practitioner perspectives	1
Spiritual Intelligence: A Vital Component of Consolation within Rehabilitation for Medical Social Workers	1
Mental health care needs in cystic fibrosis: A scoping review	1
Characteristics of drug-involved black women under community supervision; implications for retention in HIV clinical trials and healthcare	1
China’s macro environment and LGBTQ+ rights: The benefits of an online support community to promote marriage equality	1
High quality resident care increases likelihood that nursing home social service directors report thriving at work	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
Exploring dementia care in acute care settings: Perspectives of nurses and social workers on caring for patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms	1
“I think we feel a lot of their devastation”: social workers’ perspectives on primary and secondary psychological trauma in pediatric emergency rooms	1
Healthcare professionals’ understanding of addiction, treatment and recovery	1
COVID-19 stigma and depression across race, ethnicity and residence	1
Interest in healthcare work post-pandemic: A study on social work students’ perspectives	1
Evaluating the effectiveness of social workers as lead community care coordinators of a large integrated veteran affairs health care system in the Southeast region	1
The experiences of hospital social workers who care for homeless patients: an interpretive phenomenological analysis	1
Predictive analytics and early intervention in healthcare social work: a scoping review	1
Prescription for health-care social work – labor unions	1
Associations between depression, psychological resilience, and gratitude levels of patients with chronic diseases: Implications for medical social work practice	1
Who is behind the robot? The role of public social workers in implementing robotic eldercare program in South Korea	1
Social workers roles in achieving health quality metrics in primary care: a quality improvement case study	1

Piloting a Telehealth Interprofessional Diabetes Clinic During Covid 19: Continuing patient care and student learning	1
Fintech and medical expenses: What social workers should know	1
Mothers’ choice of health management services for under-five children with common illnesses: evaluating social workers’ impact in Nigerian health sector	1