OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Gerontology 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Co-designing alternative frames of ageing and experiences of challenging ageism in Australia	43
The impact of basic psychological needs satisfaction of the elderly on well-being: a moderated mediation analysis of affect and aging self-perceptions	38
Age management for older worker research evolution and trends: A bibliometric analysis	21
Lifestyle redesign, quality of life, depressive symptoms in older adults	20
Teaching methods for senior learning courses in Taiwan: the importance of motivation, interaction, and integration	17
The effect of standardized patient simulation method on getting nursing students to gain care providing skill for the individual diagnosed with dementia: a randomized controlled trial	17
Relationship between technology anxiety, social support, self-efficacy and E-Health literacy in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	16
After retirement what next? A survey of post-retirement resolutions of retiring university teachers in Ghana	15
The Effect of a Health Belief Model-based Educational Intervention on the Determinants of Intention to Influenza Prevention Behaviors among the Older Adults	15
The importance of the university of the third age to improved mental health and healthy aging of community-dwelling older adults	15
“Aging is beautiful and graceful:” exploring college students’ perceptions of aging, older adults, and future older selves	15
Barriers and supportive factors for older adults learning about and using information and communication technologies for healthy aging in Costa Rica	14
A cross-cultural examination of college students’ knowledge of aging and their experiences with older adults: China, Japan, and the United States	12
The ‘inside’ of ageing: Autoethnography in critical geragogy	9
Validity and reliability of Education Participation Scale (EPS-A) in Turkish older adults	9
Multidimensional poverty of the older adults: An empirical analysis for Türkiye	9
Teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age: An elicited metaphor analysis	8
Impacts of intergenerational educational meetings on adolescents’ attitudes about old age	7
The moderating role of financial trust in retirement financial planning	7
A pilot study to reduce ageism in pre-health students: An education module coupled with an immersion experience	7
Creating supportive environments and enhancing personal perception to bridge the digital divide among older adults	7
Psychological factors and retirement planning behavior among Chinese university faculty members: The mediating effects of retirement planning intention	7
Cross-cultural validation and psychometric testing of the Seniors Empowerment and Advocacy in Patient Safety (SEAPS) Survey Turkish form: A methodological study	7
Mealtime support for people with dementia in residential care homes: Exploring direct care workers’ perceptions, challenges, and training needs	7
The English-language learning difficulties of older migrants in New Zealand: A life course perspective	7

Intergenerational narratives and identity development: A qualitative exploration of Chinese college students	6
Professional attractiveness of long-term caregivers in nursing homes: An instrument cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation study	6
Willingness to work with elderly people scale (WEPS) for medical and nursing students: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation	6
Construction and validation of a scale of losses experienced in old age (SLO)	6
Ageism and informal learning: Exploring care settings for older adults	6
The impact of perceived stress on life satisfaction and moderating role of social support: a study in COVID-19 normalization process	6
Association between participation in adult education and subjective wellbeing among older adults: the mediating roles of social isolation and digital isolation and the moderating roles of educational	6
Who’s ideating, prototyping, and evaluating? A case study of resource-limited participatory design for health and aging	6
The representation of personal support workers in dementia-specific learning need assessments: a scoping review	6
Does mastering of abstract words decline with age?	6
Development of cyber wellness indicators among Thai older persons: Mixed method research	6
Subjective healthy aging indicators in a the Mediterranean and Latin American context. A comparison by gender and age in older adults of lifelong educational programs	6
Implicit ageism in dental students: general representations of ageing health and specific representations of the mouth	5
Correction	5
Development and psychometric properties of the middle-age preparation scale for healthy aging (MPHA)	5
Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia: the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees	5
Can stories change how we feel about older people? The effect of older people’s online personal stories on mitigating younger Korean’s ageism	5
Digital or analogue communication supports - does it matter?	5
Are you anxious about aging? Unpacking the roots of ageism among Korean dental hygiene students	5
Promoting mealtime support for people with dementia: a pilot study of feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an educational intervention for direct care workers	5
Effects of expressive arts therapy on cognitive function and depression among older adults with MCI in Taiwan	5
Impact of the validation method on job satisfaction and motivation in nursing homes: a pilot study	5
The willingness of elderly care program students to care for older adults and the associated factors: a multi-centered research	5
The effect of active time spent with older adults on young people’s attitudes toward ageism	5
Determinants of regular use of hearing aids among older adults in Tehran (Iran)	5
Acceptance of gamified virtual reality environments by older adults	5
Finding diversity in commonality and finding commonality in diversity: Planning courses for older adults through negotiation	5
Becoming community researchers: The development and implementation of a competency-based program enabling older adult learning of qualitative research in a public health setting	4
A meta-analysis of the attitudes of university students in Türkiye toward ageism	4
Changes in health and social relationships on loneliness among older adults	4
Too old for photosharing?: (re) construing successful aging through select Instagram handles of Indian older female influencers	4
The portrayal of older Indians on YouTube	4
The perspectives program: creating “connections beyond the years”	4
Internal tension or external pressure? Study on the influencing factors of the diffusion of education policies for older adults in China – Based on the analysis of China’s provincial panel data from 2	4
Group intervention based on horticultural therapy for older adults living in Turkey: A randomized control trial study	4
A bibliometric analysis and science mapping of home telemonitoring for older adults	4
Technostress in older onliners: a scale adaptation study	4
Are there sufficient jobs for older workers in a local market?	4
Subjective well-being of rural older women learners in China: An empirical analysis	4
Stereotyping Older Adults: How Labels and Perceived Age Influence Ratings	4
Rethinking older adults’ autonomy in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days	4
What is person-centered care? Explorations from participant observations at a care home for persons living with dementia	4
Supporting older adults to respond to public health emergency situations through educational activities: A thematic approach	4
Digital competences of older women in Turkey: gender and ageing as double danger	4
Designing toys for older adults: Integrating learning theories to address needs	4
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age	3
How do older adults experience pet companionship? A qualitative study of the affective relationship with pets and its effect on the mental health of older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic	3
Characteristics and cognition of older adults engaged in lifelong learning	3
The relationship between social media use and mattering for U.S. older adults	3
Using guest speakers to influence graduate social work students to work with older adults	3

Cross-sectional assessment of medical students willingness to care toward older people in Taiwan	3
Older adults are healthier than many people expect: reducing anti-old attitudes	3
Effects of pervasive game on behavioral intention towards fitness among older adults in Henan: An empirical study	3
Everyday forgetfulness and memory complaints: A randomized controlled cognitive intervention study	3
Psychometric properties and demographic correlates of the Malay anxiety about ageing scale	3
An empirical study of the personality factors and individual characteristics of older adult participation in third age education	3
Being older during the pandemic: Factors affecting depressive symptoms in the older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey	3
Promoting healthy aging through exergames among older adults: single-player vs. multi-player modes	3
Exploring the mental models of university students’ attitudes toward older adults in Taiwan	3
Perception of the life esthetics among older adults	3
Active aging: reception and appropriation by older people and professionals. A qualitative case study in Spain	3
Phuket Rajabhat University’s roles in academic services for the complete aged society in the Andaman triangle provinces	3
Intergenerational learning strategies for addressing ageism among college and university students: A scoping review	3
Predictive power of retirement resources in retirement adjustment and quality of life among male retirees: a cross-sectional study in central Iran	3
COVID-19 and lifelong learning: older adult peer educators’ perspective on the pandemic’s effect on adult education	3
The effect of the psychological well-being of older Spanish adults on their motivation toward ICTs: The mediating role of technological anxiety and the usefulness of ICTs	3
Analysis of factors influencing health literacy of older adults by applying the Anderson model	3
Supportive interaction between formal caregivers and Deaf people with dementia	3
Nursing students’ motivation for choosing a career in geriatric nursing: A cross-sectional study	3
Correction	3
Ignorance isn’t bliss: Addressing ageism with formal university education	3
Positive aging: feasibility and acceptability of an eHealth ACT module for middle-aged and older adults	3