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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The experiences of caring for disabled older adults in long-term: A qualitative study from the perspective of spousal caregivers	69
Health Care Professionals’ Experiences of Facilitating Patient Activation and Empowerment in Chronic Illness using a Person-Centered and Strengths-Based Self-Management Program	47
Acceptability of a peer-led self-management program for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in regional Southern Tasmania in Australia: A qualitative study	20
The experience of hospitalization in people with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative, phenomenological study	19
Food insecurity and glycemic goals among Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes	17
“My body is a cage”: A qualitative investigation into the self-discrepancy experiences of young women with metastatic cancer	16
Cytokine network analysis in a community-based pediatric sample of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome	15
Illness conversations: Self-disclosure among children and youth with chronic illnesses	12
When chronic critical illness is a family affair: A multi-perspective qualitative study of family involvement in long-term care	12
The treatment effects and cardiovascular events of high-dose intravenous iron for hemodialysis patients with renal anemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Prerandomization withdrawals from a Type 2 diabetes self-care support intervention trial are associated with lack of available support person coparticipant	12
Experiences of carers of youth, adult children and spouses with ME/CFS	12
Differences among physical activity actigraphy algorithms in three chronic illness populations	11
“I Felt Like I Mattered”: Caring is a key ingredient of collaborative care for chronic illness	9
Fatigue self-management led by occupational therapists and/or physiotherapists for chronic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Supporting wellness at pantries (SWAP) nutrition stoplight system aids rural food pantry clients living with chronic disease in selecting nutritious options	9
Treatment of last resort? Psychological therapy seeking in chronic pain patients	8
Strategizing early interventions to improve hemodialysis acceptance among chronic kidney disease patients	8
Management of psychiatric treatments of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the COVID-19 pandemic: A one-year evaluation in the pandemic	8
Contextual factors for the successful implementation of self-management interventions for chronic diseases: A qualitative review of reviews	8
‘It's a double whammy’: A qualitative study of illness uncertainty in individuals with Parkinson's disease in the context of COVID-19	8
Severity, interference, qualities, and correlates of severe pain: Descriptive cross-sectional study on pain experience of cancer patients in Sri Lanka	7
How does hospitalization affect the frailty status of geriatric patients? Prospective study from internal medicine wards of a university hospital	7
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	7
Chronic illness and psychopathology in emerging adults: Moderation by parent–child relationship quality	6

Sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors for obesity among community-dwelling older adults in Ghana and Nigeria: A secondary analysis of data from the SIREN study	6
A comparison of chronic conditions and health characteristics between cancer survivors and non-cancer survivors	6
Understanding how the Support Needs Approach for Patients (SNAP) enables identification, expression and discussion of patient support needs: A qualitative study	6
Using latent class analysis to inform the design of an EHR-based national chronic disease surveillance model	6
Patients’ perception towards chronic disease self-management and its program: A cross-sectional survey	6
Personality disorders and outcome after multidisciplinary pain therapy	6
Effectiveness of chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) programs to reduce loneliness	5
Role of self-efficacy on functional limitations among persons with spinal cord injury	5
Conceptualisations of COPD self-management: A narrative review of the research literature	5
Online Self-Disclosure and Social Sharing of Emotions of Women with Breast Cancer Using Instagram–Qualitative Conventional Content Analysis	5
Resilience-enhancing interventions for family caregivers: A systematic review	5
Impact of COVID-19 on perceived wellbeing, self-management and views of novel modalities of care among medically vulnerable patients in Singapore	5
The effect of an educational app on hemodialysis patients’ self-efficacy and self-care: A quasi-experimental longitudinal study	5
Attending with family members, completion rate and benefits accrued from chronic disease self-management program	5
Which self-reported measures are useful to explore diabetes support needs among adults with diabetes and severe mental illness?	5
Remote delivery of self-management education workshops for adults with chronic pain, 2020–2021	4
Self-management interventions for chronically ill patients with limited health literacy: A descriptive analysis	4
The predictive role of intimate partner violence in treatment adherence among women with chronic illness: A cross-sectional study	4
The role of social support in the experience of life with ischemic heart disease for socially disadvantaged patients: A qualitative study	4
Designing an mHealth Roadmap for the Journey to Self-Management: A Qualitative Study with Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Chronic Illness	4
Using Communities of Practice Theory to Understand the Crisis of Identity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)	4
A descriptive analysis of hospitalized adolescents facing chronic illnesses with different durations of disease	4
Navigational health literacy among people with chronic illness	4
Patient and caregiver satisfaction of a palliative care chronic diseases clinic during COVID lockdowns	4
Use of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention—the role of online information search	4
Transitioning to telehealth during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Perspectives from partners of women with cystic fibrosis and healthcare providers	4
A narrative review of the late effects of paediatric cancer treatment within an educational setting: Existing evidence and where do we go from here?	4
Chronic illness and psychological problems in emerging adults: Moderation by perceived parental distress	4
Prevalence of primary and secondary hypertension among hospitalized patients with cancer in the United States	3
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication (TSQM) among Iranian hypertensive patients	3
Which chronic diseases contribute the most to healthy life years lost in Algeria?	3
Examining the geographic distribution of six chronic disease risk factors for severe COVID-19: Veteran–nonveteran differences	3
Social support and diabetes distress: Does the messenger matter as much as the message?	3
Chronic illness adjustment scale (CIAS): Development and validation	3
“It just makes you more vulnerable as an employee”: Understanding the effects of disability stigma on employment in Parkinson's disease	3
Assessing medication-related burden of community-dwelling individuals with chronic conditions in a small island state	3
Beyond the battle: A cross-sectional study on cancer-related fatigue and predictors of quality of life in female adolescent and young adult survivors	3
A hospital care coordination team intervention for patients with multimorbidity: A practice-based, participatory pilot study	3
Managing cardiovascular risk factors with telemedicine in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes	3
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	3
Effects of long-term oxygen therapy on the mental state of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review	3
Quality of life of stroke survivors: A cross-sectional study of association with functional independence, self-reported fatigue and exercise self-efficacy	3
Knowledge of the health consequences of heavy alcohol consumption among individuals with different substance use statuses: A cross-sectional analysis of 2019 HINT Survey	3
Effects of a community-based chronic disease self-management programme on chronic disease patients in Singapore	3
Urban-rural disparities in hypertension management among middle-aged and older patients: Results of a 2018 Chinese national study	3
An individualised psychosocial intervention program for persons with MND/ALS and their families in low resource settings	3
Association between viral hepatitis and metabolic syndrome in lung function impairment: A Taiwan community-based study	2
Eliciting patients’ healthcare goals and concerns: Do questions influence responses?	2
A survey study of adults with chronic conditions: Examining the correlation between patient activation and health locus of control	2
Financial Hardship and its Associations with Perceived Sleep Quality in Participants with Type 2 Diabetes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea	2

Multimorbidity groups based on numbers of chronic conditions are associated with daily activity	2
Self-efficacy in disadvantaged communities: Perspectives of healthcare providers and clients	2
Do labels matter? Implications of ongoing symptomatic chronic illnesses labeled as conventional diagnoses vs. functional somatic syndromes	2
The effect of COVID-19 on utilization of chronic diseases services	2
The experience of caregivers of chronically ill patients during the COVID-19: A Systematic Review	2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasés impact on the affected person and next of kin: A mixed methods study	2
The relationship between the perception of chronic disease care and health-related quality of life in adults with chronic kidney disease	1
Development and validation of a broadly applicable instrument to measure patients’ health promotion and empowerment process in chronic disease	1
Socio-Clinical factors associated with Parkinson's disease–related specific self-management behaviours	1
Filling the gap in service provision. Partners as family carers to people with Parkinson's disease: A Scandinavian perspective	1
Healthcare professional students’ perceptions of supporting patient self-management: A mixed method study	1
Association between excessive alcohol consumption and hypertension control in hypertensive patients	1
Determinants of medication adherence among elderly with high blood pressure living in deprived areas	1
Using the patient activation measure to examine the self-management support needs of a population of UK workers with long-term health conditions	1
Service users’ and parents/carers’ experiences of a paediatric chronic fatigue service: A service evaluation	1
Effects of the discharge plan on the caregiving load of people with chronic disease: Quasi-experimental study	1
Perceptions of mindfulness practices as a support for individuals managing caregiving responsibilities and chronic disease: A qualitative study	1
Health discussion network characteristics among a sample of people with inflammatory bowel disease	1
Patient, carer and healthcare professional perspectives on increasing calorie intake in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	1
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	1
‘The likes of me running and walking? No chance’: Exploring the perceptions of adult patients with bronchiectasis towards exercise	1
The perceived social support, life events, and depressive features among patients with diabetes mellitus	1
Primary healthcare reform for chronic conditions in countries with high or very high human development index: A systematic review	1
Challenges in Access to Support Resources for Diabetic Patients: A Qualitative Study in Deprived Areas of Iran	1
Biomarkers of sleep disturbance in adults with chronic illness: A scoping review	1
Exploring the burden of treatment in patients’ experiences of chronic condition management: A mixed-method study in Mendoza, Argentina	1
The effects of gender and country of origin on acculturation, psychological factors, lifestyle factors, and diabetes-related physiological outcomes among Mexican Americans: The Starr County diabetes p	1
The content of patients’ emotional expressions during follow-up consultations for chronic diseases	1
Are comorbidities associated with differences in healthcare charges among lung cancer patients in US hospitals? Focusing on variances by patient and socioeconomic factors	1
Comorbidity progression patterns of major chronic diseases: The impact of age, gender and time-window	1
“I am in other people's hands as regards my health” A sociological critique of health care encounters of people with cirrhosis. A secondary analysis	1
Psychosocial factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with chronic disease: Results of a cross-sectional survey	1
Impact of a multifaceted strategy in end-of-life care in a tertiary hospital: A quasi-experimental study	1
Personal variation in patient-centered relevance Index based on individual characteristics and medical conditions among patients with diabetes Mellitus in Korea	1
Burden of cancer trial participation: A qualitative sub-study of the INTERIM feasibility RCT	1
A qualitative study with Italian patients exploring the spiritual dimension during a chronic disease	1
How close are children with obesity to becoming an adult with chronic illnesses?	1
Effect of modifiable risk factors in Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study looking at common dietary factors, toxicants, and anti-inflammatory medications	1
Healthcare providers perception of therapeutic patient education efficacy according to patient and healthcare provider characteristics	1
Values and control in type 1 diabetes beyond glycemic outcomes: A qualitative interview study of everyday life with an insulin pump	1