OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chronic Illness is 4. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Experiences of carers of youth, adult children and spouses with ME/CFS	72
The experiences of caring for disabled older adults in long-term: A qualitative study from the perspective of spousal caregivers	57
The effect of an educational app on hemodialysis patients’ self-efficacy and self-care: A quasi-experimental longitudinal study	23
How does hospitalization affect the frailty status of geriatric patients? Prospective study from internal medicine wards of a university hospital	19
A descriptive analysis of hospitalized adolescents facing chronic illnesses with different durations of disease	18
Use of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention—the role of online information search	18
Post-intensive care syndrome in critically-ill COVID-19 survivors followed for one-year	17
Chronic illness and psychological problems in emerging adults: Moderation by perceived parental distress	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	14
Do labels matter? Implications of ongoing symptomatic chronic illnesses labeled as conventional diagnoses vs. functional somatic syndromes	12
Self-efficacy in disadvantaged communities: Perspectives of healthcare providers and clients	12
Chronic illness adjustment scale (CIAS): Development and validation	12
Perceptions of mindfulness practices as a support for individuals managing caregiving responsibilities and chronic disease: A qualitative study	11
Patient-centric holistic integrative therapies as an adjuvant in checking the progression of chronic kidney disease: A case study	11
Comorbidity progression patterns of major chronic diseases: The impact of age, gender and time-window	10
Values and control in type 1 diabetes beyond glycemic outcomes: A qualitative interview study of everyday life with an insulin pump	10
Socio-Clinical factors associated with Parkinson's disease–related specific self-management behaviours	10
Using the patient activation measure to examine the self-management support needs of a population of UK workers with long-term health conditions	9
Effect of modifiable risk factors in Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study looking at common dietary factors, toxicants, and anti-inflammatory medications	9
Lived Experience of Hereditary Chronic Pancreatitis – A Qualitative Interview Study	8
Patient perceptions of infectious illnesses preceding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	8
Factors affecting the caregiver burden of family members to palliative care patients: A descriptive and cross-sectional study	8
Investigating the role of treatment adherence in predicting marital satisfaction among women with coronary artery disease: A cross-sectional study from Iran	8
Return to work after chronic disease: A theoretical framework for understanding the worker-employer dynamic	8
Is degree of chronic illness management in heart transplant centers associated with better patient survival? Findings from the intercontinental BRIGHT study	8

Comorbidities among Egyptian systemic lupus erythematosus: The COMOSLE-EGYPT study	7
Negotiating treatment and managing expectations in chronic kidney disease: A qualitative study in Argentina	7
Prevalence and predictors of hypertension among adults in Mbarara City, Western Uganda	7
Beyond dyadic communication: Network of communication in inflammatory arthritis teams	7
Experiences of barriers to self-monitoring and medication-management among Indian patients with type 2 diabetes, their primary family-members and physicians	7
Understanding how the Support Needs Approach for Patients (SNAP) enables identification, expression and discussion of patient support needs: A qualitative study	7
‘It's a double whammy’: A qualitative study of illness uncertainty in individuals with Parkinson's disease in the context of COVID-19	6
Severity, interference, qualities, and correlates of severe pain: Descriptive cross-sectional study on pain experience of cancer patients in Sri Lanka	6
Which self-reported measures are useful to explore diabetes support needs among adults with diabetes and severe mental illness?	6
Chronic illness and psychopathology in emerging adults: Moderation by parent–child relationship quality	6
A narrative review of the late effects of paediatric cancer treatment within an educational setting: Existing evidence and where do we go from here?	6
Beyond the battle: A cross-sectional study on cancer-related fatigue and predictors of quality of life in female adolescent and young adult survivors	6
Supporting wellness at pantries (SWAP) nutrition stoplight system aids rural food pantry clients living with chronic disease in selecting nutritious options	6
Attending with family members, completion rate and benefits accrued from chronic disease self-management program	6
Prevalence of primary and secondary hypertension among hospitalized patients with cancer in the United States	5
Service users’ and parents/carers’ experiences of a paediatric chronic fatigue service: A service evaluation	5
A hospital care coordination team intervention for patients with multimorbidity: A practice-based, participatory pilot study	5
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	5
Healthcare professional students’ perceptions of supporting patient self-management: A mixed method study	5
Linguistic adaptation and psychometric properties of the health literacy questionnaire in serbian language among people with chronic diseases	4
The Farsi version of meaning of life in Iranian patients with cancer: A psychometric study	4
Fibrous dysplasia patients with and without craniofacial involvement report reduced quality of life inclusive of stigma, depression, and anxiety	4
Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Provider Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral (PACRR-C) Scale in Simplified Chinese	4
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients with chronic illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey from Pakistan	4
People with diabetes who read their clinicians’ visit notes: Behaviors and attitudes	4
Burden of cancer trial participation: A qualitative sub-study of the INTERIM feasibility RCT	4
Experiences of Participants Who Then Become Coaches in a Peer Coach Diabetes Self-Management Program: Lessons for Future Programs	4
Vitamin B12 deficiency in long-term metformin treated type 2 diabetic patients: Prevalence and risk factors in a Tunisian population	4
Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India	4
The content of patients’ emotional expressions during follow-up consultations for chronic diseases	4
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with chronic conditions in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study	4
The relationship between kinesiophobia and adaptation to illness in different chronic illnesses	4
Experiences and expectations of physician communication: A focus group discussion with Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	4
Barriers and facilitators of self-management behaviors among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic comorbidities: A mixed-methods investigation	4