OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Social Work in Health Care is 4. 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
Delineation of core roles of oncology social workers in inpatient settings: a secondary data analysis	13
Quality of life of services users in psychotropic drug treatment and rehabilitation services: a qualitative study from service user and provider perspectives	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
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
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
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
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
The effect of the Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model on health risk and depression	5
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 visual education aimed at the basic needs of individuals with disabilities on the health literacy and life quality of caregivers	4
Need for social work interventions in the emergency department	4
Facilitating best clinical practice in domestic violence work with hospital social workers	4