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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Co-designing alternative frames of ageing and experiences of challenging ageism in Australia	51
The impact of basic psychological needs satisfaction of the elderly on well-being: a moderated mediation analysis of affect and aging self-perceptions	24
Age management for older worker research evolution and trends: A bibliometric analysis	21
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	20
Teaching methods for senior learning courses in Taiwan: the importance of motivation, interaction, and integration	18
Relationship between technology anxiety, social support, self-efficacy and E-Health literacy in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	18
“Aging is beautiful and graceful:” exploring college students’ perceptions of aging, older adults, and future older selves	17
The Effect of a Health Belief Model-based Educational Intervention on the Determinants of Intention to Influenza Prevention Behaviors among the Older Adults	17
After retirement what next? A survey of post-retirement resolutions of retiring university teachers in Ghana	15
Lifestyle redesign, quality of life, depressive symptoms in older adults	15
Supporting aged care workers to improve dementia practice: A pilot study comparison of online communities of practice and workshop-based training	14
Cross-cultural validation and psychometric testing of the Seniors Empowerment and Advocacy in Patient Safety (SEAPS) Survey Turkish form: A methodological study	10
The importance of the university of the third age to improved mental health and healthy aging of community-dwelling older adults	10
The ‘inside’ of ageing: Autoethnography in critical geragogy	9
Validity and reliability of Education Participation Scale (EPS-A) in Turkish older adults	9
A cross-cultural examination of college students’ knowledge of aging and their experiences with older adults: China, Japan, and the United States	9
Impacts of intergenerational educational meetings on adolescents’ attitudes about old age	8
Multidimensional poverty of the older adults: An empirical analysis for Türkiye	8
Barriers and supportive factors for older adults learning about and using information and communication technologies for healthy aging in Costa Rica	8
Teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age: An elicited metaphor analysis	8
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	7
Mealtime support for people with dementia in residential care homes: Exploring direct care workers’ perceptions, challenges, and training needs	7
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	7
The English-language learning difficulties of older migrants in New Zealand: A life course perspective	7
Who’s ideating, prototyping, and evaluating? A case study of resource-limited participatory design for health and aging	7

Student and educator perspectives on undertaking interprofessional dance workshops for physiotherapy students preparing to work with older adults in aged care homes	7
A pilot study to reduce ageism in pre-health students: An education module coupled with an immersion experience	7
Construction and validation of a scale of losses experienced in old age (SLO)	7
Intergenerational narratives and identity development: A qualitative exploration of Chinese college students	7
Proficiency in Mandarin and health status among older adults in megacities of China: The mediating role of social participation	7
The representation of personal support workers in dementia-specific learning need assessments: a scoping review	7
Psychological factors and retirement planning behavior among Chinese university faculty members: The mediating effects of retirement planning intention	7
The moderating role of financial trust in retirement financial planning	7
Discourse on the older adult and aging in Friday sermons in Türkiye: A qualitative study	7
Ageism and informal learning: Exploring care settings for older adults	7
The impact of perceived stress on life satisfaction and moderating role of social support: a study in COVID-19 normalization process	6
Willingness to work with elderly people scale (WEPS) for medical and nursing students: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation	6
Are you anxious about aging? Unpacking the roots of ageism among Korean dental hygiene students	6
Correction	6
Older adults embrace design thinking: A feasibility study on blended learning formats	6
The willingness of elderly care program students to care for older adults and the associated factors: a multi-centered research	6
Determinants of regular use of hearing aids among older adults in Tehran (Iran)	6
Implicit ageism in dental students: general representations of ageing health and specific representations of the mouth	6
The effect of active time spent with older adults on young people’s attitudes toward ageism	6
Development of cyber wellness indicators among Thai older persons: Mixed method research	6
Does mastering of abstract words decline with age?	6
Professional attractiveness of long-term caregivers in nursing homes: An instrument cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation study	6
Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia: the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees	5
Subjective well-being of rural older women learners in China: An empirical analysis	5
Stereotyping Older Adults: How Labels and Perceived Age Influence Ratings	5
Acceptance of gamified virtual reality environments by older adults	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
Becoming community researchers: The development and implementation of a competency-based program enabling older adult learning of qualitative research in a public health setting	5
Impact of the validation method on job satisfaction and motivation in nursing homes: a pilot study	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
Finding diversity in commonality and finding commonality in diversity: Planning courses for older adults through negotiation	5
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	5
The multistage pathway to active aging: Insights from leisure sports	5
Development and psychometric properties of the middle-age preparation scale for healthy aging (MPHA)	5
Changes in health and social relationships on loneliness among older adults	4
The perspectives program: creating “connections beyond the years”	4
Technostress in older onliners: a scale adaptation study	4
Supporting older adults to respond to public health emergency situations through educational activities: A thematic approach	4
Too old for photosharing?: (re) construing successful aging through select Instagram handles of Indian older female influencers	4
Designing toys for older adults: Integrating learning theories to address needs	4
Intergenerational design challenge: Piloting a university-based intergenerational co-creation event to address affordable housing	4
A meta-analysis of the attitudes of university students in Türkiye toward ageism	4
Internet usage and older adults health: An empirical analysis based on mixed cross-sectional data from CGSS	4
The portrayal of older Indians on YouTube	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
A bibliometric analysis and science mapping of home telemonitoring for older adults	4
Group intervention based on horticultural therapy for older adults living in Turkey: A randomized control trial study	4

Empowering China’s older adults through online learning: Media literacy and its influence on well-being	3
Predictive power of retirement resources in retirement adjustment and quality of life among male retirees: a cross-sectional study in central Iran	3
The empty nest syndrome assessment instrument: development and psychometric properties of Persian version among iranian older adults	3
Using guest speakers to influence graduate social work students to work with older adults	3
Older adults are healthier than many people expect: reducing anti-old attitudes	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
Correction	3
Psychometric properties and demographic correlates of the Malay anxiety about ageing scale	3
Everyday forgetfulness and memory complaints: A randomized controlled cognitive intervention study	3
Ignorance isn’t bliss: Addressing ageism with formal university education	3
Understanding needs of Chinese American family caregivers through a life story qualitative project	3
Characteristics and cognition of older adults engaged in lifelong learning	3
Being older during the pandemic: Factors affecting depressive symptoms in the older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey	3
Active aging: reception and appropriation by older people and professionals. A qualitative case study in Spain	3
Exploring the mental models of university students’ attitudes toward older adults in Taiwan	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
The relationship between social media use and mattering for U.S. older adults	3
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age	3
Intergenerational learning strategies for addressing ageism among college and university students: A scoping review	3
COVID-19 and lifelong learning: older adult peer educators’ perspective on the pandemic’s effect on adult education	3
A thematic analysis of social work students’ assignments of reflection on interviews with older adults	3
Promoting healthy aging through exergames among older adults: single-player vs. multi-player modes	3
Positive aging: feasibility and acceptability of an eHealth ACT module for middle-aged and older adults	3
Analysis of factors influencing health literacy of older adults by applying the Anderson model	3
Nursing students’ motivation for choosing a career in geriatric nursing: A cross-sectional study	3
Effects of pervasive game on behavioral intention towards fitness among older adults in Henan: An empirical study	3
An empirical study of the personality factors and individual characteristics of older adult participation in third age education	3
Digital competences of older women in Turkey: gender and ageing as double danger	3
Are there sufficient jobs for older workers in a local market?	3
Perception of the life esthetics among older adults	3
Phuket Rajabhat University’s roles in academic services for the complete aged society in the Andaman triangle provinces	3