OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Participants’ perceptions support the coexistence of benefits and burdens of cancer clinical trial participation	22
Intervention to reduce age bias in medical students’ decision making for the treatment of older women with breast cancer: A novel approach to bias training	17
The effectiveness of live music intervention on psychological distress among adolescent and young adult patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	17
Subjective well-being among Iranian breast cancer patients: Exploring the influential role of psychological capital	14
Cancer care for people with significant mental health difficulties (SMHD) - patient perspectives	13
Socioeconomic inequalities in social support: Examining differences in social support network satisfaction and composition among pediatric cancer caregivers	11
Association between positive affect, flourishing, quality of life, and psychological distress in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	11
Social determinants of health, psychological distress, and caregiver burden among informal cancer caregivers of cancer survivors during treatment	11
The Adolescent and Young Adult Needs Assessment & Service Bridge (NA-SB): A single-arm feasibility pilot study	10
Patient-reported discrimination among limited-resourced cancer survivors: a brief report	10
From theory to practice – establishing an oncology family caregiver support process	9
The role of emotion regulation through mindfulness in oncological patients: A pilot study	9
Adverse childhood experiences and psychotropic medication prescription among cancer patients	9
Collaborative depression care sensitive to the needs of underserved patients with cancer: Feasibility, acceptability and outcomes	9
Scanxiety in survivors of pancreatic cancer	9
Depression, anxiety, & loneliness among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Social robotics as an adjuvant during the hospitalization process in pediatric oncology patients	8
Understanding the patient-spouse communication experience during chemotherapy for gastric cancer: A qualitative study	7
Survey of families’ psychosocial needs in the context of pediatric cancer: a first step toward the participatory development of a group intervention	7
“You can be cured, but cancer never leaves you behind”: an interdisciplinary approach into the embodied cancer experiences among adult Colombian childhood/adolescent cancer survivors	7
Moderators of interdependent psychological distress in cancer survivor-caregiver dyads	7
The impact of education on patients’ psycho-emotional status during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a multicenter prospective study by thes Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Oss	7
Experiences of care partners co-surviving in the context of living with metastatic breast cancer	7
Development of the Partner Version of the Self-Efficacy to Communicate about Sex and Intimacy (SECSI-PV) Scale in the Context of Cancer Survivorship	6
Association of depressive symptomatology with problem alcohol use in rural head and neck cancer patients at diagnosis	6

Culturally-informed adaptation and psychometric properties of the Cataldo Cancer Stigma Scale in Northern Tanzania	6
The relationship between psychosocial support service utilization, coping and post-traumatic growth among breast cancer survivors	6
Cancer-related fatigue as a mediator between self-efficacy and quality of life for adolescents and young adults impacted by cancer	5
“I don’t have a choice but to keep getting up and doing the things that protect her”: The informal caregiver’s adaptation to the cancer diagnosis	5
To be or not to be	5
Dyadic support across contraceptive decision-making among young adult breast cancer survivors and their partners	5
Correlates of multicaregiving and singular caregiving among cancer caregivers and associations with caregiver well-being	4
Salary and student loan debt for oncology social workers: Findings from the oncology social work competencies, opportunities, roles and expertise (CORE) survey	4
Prospective assessment of anxiety among pediatric oncology patients and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic a cohort study	4
“ I wish I knew about these programs before! ” A brief report exploring barriers to financial assistance reported by gynecological oncology patients	4
The relationships between marital support, partner participation, body image, and mental distress among Bedouin women with breast cancer survivors	4
Incorporating the Distress Thermometer into preoperative vital signs in patients undergoing ambulatory oncology surgery: a pilot feasibility study	4
Behind and in front of our masks. A new era in communication with our patients	4
Reel reflections: the role of entertainment media narratives in coping among young adult cancer survivors	4
A randomized pilot of eHealth mindful movement and breathing to improve gynecologic surgery outcomes	4
Online cognitive-behavioral group intervention for young adult survivors of childhood cancer: a pilot study	4
Disparities in fertility preservation discussions among sexual and gender minority cancer patients and their cancer care providers	4
The relationships between loneliness and mental and physical health are moderated by the tendency for interpersonal victimhood: A study of young adult cancer patients	4
What do Rob Base, DJ EZ Rock and Thich Nhat Hanh have in common? (and how does this apply to our work with cancer patients?!?)	4
Sedentary time transitions and associations with quality of life in cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Psychometric evaluation of the Puerto Rican Spanish version among women aged ≥ 50 years who are breast cancer survivors	4
Experiencing the COVID-19 health crisis: Quality of life of young to mid-life hematology patients	4
Psychological processing among caregivers of allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients: Qualitative findings from a longitudinal study	4
Expressive writing to address distress in hospitalized adults with acute myeloid leukemia: a pilot randomized clinical trial	4
Experience in the integration of a tale within the pediatric oncology environment	3
The meaning-making process in the re-entry phase: A qualitative focus group study with patients treated for breast cancer or melanoma	3
Cancer patients’ experiences of moments of relational depth during psychological therapy: a qualitative study	3
Positionality in psychosocial oncology: Reflections on becoming an insider	3
Partner presence in clinical conversations about sexual health: Breast cancer survivors’, partners’, and providers’ perspectives of triadic interactions	3
Investigating and quantifying obsessive-compulsive and related disorders among childhood cancer survivors: a brief report	3
Feel my feelings	3
A pre-post evaluation of a digital intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes of caregivers of people living with cancer in Vietnam	3
Patient and health care professional co-development of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention to support hormone therapy decision-making and well-being in women with breast cancer	3
Demoralization syndrome and its impact factors among cancer patients in China	3
Getting support when cancer invades your family: changes in wellbeing in young people accessing a community cancer support organization	3
Exploring the relationship between social support and mental health status among lymphoma survivors: Does patient-centered communication really matter? A brief report	3
Understanding meanings and lived experiences of spirituality among adults with cancer	3
Effectiveness of a self-makeup program for Brazilian women with breast cancer	3
Appraisals of cancer, religious/spiritual coping, and hope in patients with colorectal cancer	3
Organization of psychosocial factors associated with worry about acquiring SARS-CoV-2 among women undergoing cancer treatment: an empirical network comparison approach	3