OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Social Work in Health Care is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for SUD recovery: A promising practice innovation to combat the opioid crisis	14
Resilience, perceived social support and professional quality of life among medical social workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Mainland China: A cross-sectional survey	14
Factors associated with involving the social worker in whole person, team based outpatient musculoskeletal care	13
Humanizing medicine: a patient perspective	10
Quality of life of services users in psychotropic drug treatment and rehabilitation services: a qualitative study from service user and provider perspectives	10
Resilience and adaptability of social workers in health care settings during COVID-19 in Australia	9
Health professionals’ attitudes on integrated care and social work practice	9
“A breath of fresh air”: mindfulness training for early-career mental health social workers in Israel during COVID-19	7
Delineation of core roles of oncology social workers in inpatient settings: a secondary data analysis	6
The critical role of care coordinators for persons with substance use disorder in rural settings: a case study	6
Perceived support and preparedness for the next pandemic among Israeli social workers in hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Effect of transitional care stroke case management interventions on caregiver outcomes: the MISTT randomized trial	6
Needs and experiences of cancer care in patients’ perspectives among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community: a systematic review	6
Psychosocial Interventions for Persons with End-Stage Renal Disease-A Scoping Review	6
Effects of a mindfulness-based groupwork program on adolescents in a children’s home	5
Weight’s impact on life’s quality: A comparative study of emotional appetite and psychological health across BMI categories	5
Ending intimate partner violence among women living with HIV: How attachment and HIV stigma inform understanding and intervention	5
The effect of the Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model on health risk and depression	4
Implementing a hospital-based violence intervention program for assault-injured youth: implications for social work practice	4
“Another tool in our toolbox”: a scoping review of the use of eHealth technologies in health social work practice	4
Adaptation of the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) for Karen refugees: factor analysis	4
Social work practice innovation and social determinants of health: social work expertise for achieving health equity	4
Centering persons who use drugs: addressing social determinants of health among patients hospitalized with substance use disorders	4
Vicarious resilience: traversing the path from client to clinician through a search for meaning	4
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism, discrimination, and racism	4

Health disparities in orthopedic trauma: a qualitative study examining providers’ perspectives on barriers to care and recovery outcomes	4
How cynicism and exhaustion influence the turnover intention of medical social workers: moderation effect of social work educational background and organizational type	4
The effect of visual education aimed at the basic needs of individuals with disabilities on the health literacy and life quality of caregivers	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
Addressing barriers to health care among Black Alaskans: contributions by social work research to an agenda of health equity	3
Need for social work interventions in the emergency department	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
Social work collective leadership in a large urban hospital during an era of unprecedented transformational change	3
Facilitating best clinical practice in domestic violence work with hospital social workers	3
Fear of contamination, perceived social support and physical health of health social workers in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional survey	3