OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chronic Illness is 1. 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 carers of youth, adult children and spouses with ME/CFS	91
The experiences of caring for disabled older adults in long-term: A qualitative study from the perspective of spousal caregivers	26
How does hospitalization affect the frailty status of geriatric patients? Prospective study from internal medicine wards of a university hospital	26
The effect of an educational app on hemodialysis patients’ self-efficacy and self-care: A quasi-experimental longitudinal study	20
A descriptive analysis of hospitalized adolescents facing chronic illnesses with different durations of disease	20
Chronic illness and psychological problems in emerging adults: Moderation by perceived parental distress	18
Use of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention—the role of online information search	17
Managing cardiovascular risk factors with telemedicine in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes	15
Post-intensive care syndrome in critically-ill COVID-19 survivors followed for one-year	15
Do labels matter? Implications of ongoing symptomatic chronic illnesses labeled as conventional diagnoses vs. functional somatic syndromes	13
Chronic illness adjustment scale (CIAS): Development and validation	12
Comorbidity progression patterns of major chronic diseases: The impact of age, gender and time-window	11
Perceptions of mindfulness practices as a support for individuals managing caregiving responsibilities and chronic disease: A qualitative study	11
Socio-Clinical factors associated with Parkinson's disease–related specific self-management behaviours	11
Investigating the role of treatment adherence in predicting marital satisfaction among women with coronary artery disease: A cross-sectional study from Iran	9
Return to work after chronic disease: A theoretical framework for understanding the worker-employer dynamic	9
Patient-centric holistic integrative therapies as an adjuvant in checking the progression of chronic kidney disease: A case study	9
Factors affecting the caregiver burden of family members to palliative care patients: A descriptive and cross-sectional study	9
Beyond dyadic communication: Network of communication in inflammatory arthritis teams	8
Severity, interference, qualities, and correlates of severe pain: Descriptive cross-sectional study on pain experience of cancer patients in Sri Lanka	8
Negotiating treatment and managing expectations in chronic kidney disease: A qualitative study in Argentina	8
Comorbidities among Egyptian systemic lupus erythematosus: The COMOSLE-EGYPT study	8
Chronic illness and psychopathology in emerging adults: Moderation by parent–child relationship quality	8
A hospital care coordination team intervention for patients with multimorbidity: A practice-based, participatory pilot study	7
Which self-reported measures are useful to explore diabetes support needs among adults with diabetes and severe mental illness?	7

Beyond the battle: A cross-sectional study on cancer-related fatigue and predictors of quality of life in female adolescent and young adult survivors	7
Trying to be like everybody else: A qualitative study revealing the importance of social contexts and illness representations among adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents	6
Prevalence of primary and secondary hypertension among hospitalized patients with cancer in the United States	6
The content of patients’ emotional expressions during follow-up consultations for chronic diseases	6
Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Provider Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral (PACRR-C) Scale in Simplified Chinese	5
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with chronic conditions in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study	5
Experiences and expectations of physician communication: A focus group discussion with Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	5
Service users’ and parents/carers’ experiences of a paediatric chronic fatigue service: A service evaluation	5
Healthcare professional students’ perceptions of supporting patient self-management: A mixed method study	5
Long COVID and symptom persistence in post-discharge omicron patients: Insights into C-reactive protein	5
Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India	4
Barriers and facilitators of self-management behaviors among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic comorbidities: A mixed-methods investigation	4
The relationship between kinesiophobia and adaptation to illness in different chronic illnesses	4
Linguistic adaptation and psychometric properties of the health literacy questionnaire in serbian language among people with chronic diseases	4
People with diabetes who read their clinicians’ visit notes: Behaviors and attitudes	4
Vitamin B12 deficiency in long-term metformin treated type 2 diabetic patients: Prevalence and risk factors in a Tunisian population	4
The Farsi version of meaning of life in Iranian patients with cancer: A psychometric study	4
Relationship between parent–adolescent communication and parent involvement in adolescent Type 1 diabetes management, parent/family wellbeing and glycaemic control	4
Towards a patient-centred approach in therapeutic patient education. A qualitative study exploring health care professionals’ practices and related representations	3
Treatment of last resort? Psychological therapy seeking in chronic pain patients	3
Self-management interventions for chronically ill patients with limited health literacy: A descriptive analysis	3
Investigation and analysis on the current nursing dependence of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms in communities and nursing homes under the medical consortium model	3
“I Felt Like I Mattered”: Caring is a key ingredient of collaborative care for chronic illness	3
Contextual factors for the successful implementation of self-management interventions for chronic diseases: A qualitative review of reviews	3
Family-based interventions in improving caregivers' psychological-related outcomes: A systematic literature review	3
A comparison of chronic conditions and health characteristics between cancer survivors and non-cancer survivors	3
Continuity of care among people with hypertension and disabilities	3
Role of self-efficacy on functional limitations among persons with spinal cord injury	3
Which chronic diseases contribute the most to healthy life years lost in Algeria?	3
The psychological adaptation journey among Chinese adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: A qualitative study	3
Personal variation in patient-centered relevance Index based on individual characteristics and medical conditions among patients with diabetes Mellitus in Korea	2
Comorbidity and risk factors of subsequent lower extremity amputation in patients diagnosed with diabetes in Saskatchewan, Canada	2
“It's the worst pain I think you could ever have in the world”: The experience of living with trigeminal neuralgia	2
Eliciting patients’ healthcare goals and concerns: Do questions influence responses?	2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasés impact on the affected person and next of kin: A mixed methods study	2
Effectiveness of peer mentoring and self-monitoring to improve blood pressure control in a vulnerable population in Argentina: Pragmatic randomized open-label controlled trial	2
Patient-led integrated cognitive behavioural therapy for management of long COVID with comorbid depression and anxiety in primary care - A case study	2
Psychosocial factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with chronic disease: Results of a cross-sectional survey	2
Open-source automated insulin delivery systems and formal healthcare: A qualitative study of challenges in the interaction between service-users with type 1 diabetes and healthcare professionals	2
Religious and spiritual coping in patients With type 2 diabetes Mellitus	2
Exploring associations and indirect effects between mindfulness, psychological flexibility and wellbeing in adults with cystic fibrosis: Informing future interventions	2
Chronic critical illness in critically ill COVID-19 patients	2
Impact on diabetes outcomes and team skills of integrating dietetic services into interprofessional education and teamwork in primary care	2
Association between viral hepatitis and metabolic syndrome in lung function impairment: A Taiwan community-based study	2
Biomarkers of sleep disturbance in adults with chronic illness: A scoping review	2
Understanding diuretic nonadherence among patients with heart failure: A mixed-methods study	1
Prerandomization withdrawals from a Type 2 diabetes self-care support intervention trial are associated with lack of available support person coparticipant	1
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication (TSQM) among Iranian hypertensive patients	1
Development and validation of a broadly applicable instrument to measure patients’ health promotion and empowerment process in chronic disease	1
Resilience-enhancing interventions for family caregivers: A systematic review	1

The perceived social support, life events, and depressive features among patients with diabetes mellitus	1
A systematic review on physical function, activities of daily living and health-related quality of life in COVID-19 survivors	1
Urban-rural disparities in hypertension management among middle-aged and older patients: Results of a 2018 Chinese national study	1
Filling the gap in service provision. Partners as family carers to people with Parkinson's disease: A Scandinavian perspective	1
Using latent class analysis to inform the design of an EHR-based national chronic disease surveillance model	1
Cytokine network analysis in a community-based pediatric sample of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome	1
Effects of the discharge plan on the caregiving load of people with chronic disease: Quasi-experimental study	1
The predictive role of intimate partner violence in treatment adherence among women with chronic illness: A cross-sectional study	1
A qualitative study with Italian patients exploring the spiritual dimension during a chronic disease	1
The experience of hospitalization in people with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative, phenomenological study	1
Social support and diabetes distress: Does the messenger matter as much as the message?	1
Effects of physical rehabilitation interventions on exercise performance, dyspnea, and health-related quality of life in acute and post-acute COVID-19 patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	1
“It just makes you more vulnerable as an employee”: Understanding the effects of disability stigma on employment in Parkinson's disease	1
The impact of smoking status on anticipated stigma and experience of care among smokers and ex-smokers with chronic illness in general practice	1
Conceptualisations of COPD self-management: A narrative review of the research literature	1
How does the COVID-19 pandemic impact medication adherence of patients with chronic disease?: A systematic review	1
Illness conversations: Self-disclosure among children and youth with chronic illnesses	1
Health discussion network characteristics among a sample of people with inflammatory bowel disease	1
Effectiveness of chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) programs to reduce loneliness	1
How close are children with obesity to becoming an adult with chronic illnesses?	1
Healthy behaviors and quality of life of disabled elders using home care services during the COVID-19 pandemic	1