OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Disability and Health Journal is 7. 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
Greater engagement in valued activities is associated with less barriers to quitting smoking among smokers with mobility impairments	145
Physical activity type and duration in disabled and non-disabled adults	77
Biometric indicators can be early signs of declines in activities of daily living functioning among the Indonesian elderly	63
Impact of COVID-19 on psychoactive medication use among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario, Canada: A repeated cross-sectional study	54
Parents’ perspectives on conversations about prognosis and an assessment of prognostic information available online: A mixed-methods study	53
Chronic conditions among transgender Medicare beneficiaries: Variation by race, ethnicity, and Medicaid dual-enrollment	50
Patient-provider relationships and long COVID: A cross-sectional survey about impact on quality of life	50
Aging with a disability: A call for research, policy, and practice	46
A year of disability health equity milestones: Why disability data is still needed	46
Editorial Board	43
Explorations of the long term supports coordinator role in managed care for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: A participatory action research-informed study	41
Comparison of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome between individuals with spinal cord injury and the general population based on the cutoff values of abdominal obesity	41
Cerebral palsy research network community registry adult surveys on function & pain: Successes, challenges, and future directions	40
Contraception use among female youth with disabilities: Secondary analysis of a Canadian cross-sectional survey	39
DHJO looks to the future	39
The hidden crisis: Long COVID's association with housing stability and home accessibility among people with disabilities	37
Quantifying active travel among people with disabilities in the US	37
Covid-19 patterns among adults with intellectual and developmental disability and the general population in New York state during the first year of the pandemic	34
Levels and patterns of sedentary behavior in men and women with intellectual disability	33
Author Information	32
Mobility challenges and perceptions of autonomous vehicles for individuals with physical disabilities	32
Understanding interventions and outcomes in supported employment and individual placement support: A qualitative evidence synthesis	31
The role of resilience: Physical activity continuation after falling in adults with multiple sclerosis	31
Editorial Board	30
Prevalence and incidence of health problems and their characteristics in Brazilian para athletes: A one-season single-center prospective pilot study	29

In memoriam: Judith E. Heumann	29
Editorial Board	27
Still Missing	26
Internal medicine residents' self-described knowledge of general medical versus disability-focused concerns: An exploratory study	26
Exploring parent-engaged developmental monitoring of young children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Porter Novelli Styles 2019 and 2021	26
Changes in physical activity and basic psychological needs related to mental health among people with physical disability during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway	25
Concerns on healthcare access, utilization, and safety due to COVID-19 among American adults with vision loss	24
Editorial Board	23
Self-reported hearing loss is associated with poorer perceived health care access, timeliness, satisfaction, and quality: Findings from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin	23
The impact of service dogs on children, youth and their families: A systematic review	23
“The experiences and needs of persons with disabilities in using paratransit services”	23
An international clinical perspective on functioning and disability in adults with cerebral palsy	22
Physical activity as a mediator in the relationship between health locus of control and health-related quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients with different disease duration	21
Leisure time physical activity in middle-aged and older adults aging with long-term spinal cord injury: Changes over six years	21
“Together in a pressure cooker”: Parenting children with disabilities during the COVID-19 lockdown	20
Evaluation of the Reaching People with Disabilities through Healthy Communities Project	20
COVID-19 positivity rates, hospitalizations and mortality of adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario, Canada	20
Effect of digital divide on people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic	20
History and future directions of DHJO	19
Heatwave frequency and disability status: Thermal inequities in the U.S. South	19
Reviewer appreciation - 2024	18
Partners in vaccination: A community-based intervention to promote COVID-19 vaccination among low-income homebound and disabled adults	18
Research ethics for all: Development of a social-behavioral research ethics education program for community research partners with developmental disabilities	18
Athlete identity in para-sport: A comparative study of athletes with congenital and acquired disabilities	18
Effects of exercise interventions on frailty in pre-maturely aging adults with intellectual disabilities- a preliminary study	17
A brief report of the prevalence of chronic and acute health conditions among blind American adults	17
The association between disability and risk of exposure to peer cyber victimisation is moderated by gender: Cross-sectional survey	17
Personal assistance, independent living, and people with disabilities: An international systematic review (2013–2023)	17
Adapting the Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) for people with chronic pain and disability due to arthritis: The development of the COMM 11-PWDA	17
Helpers help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and hypertension to understand their condition and the need to adhere to anti-hypertensive medication	16
Factors influencing participation among adults aging with long-term physical disability	16
The relationship between unmet need for home and community-based services and health and community living outcomes	16
Author Information	15
Oral contraceptive use in women with spina bifida in Sweden	15
Disability and COVID-19: Challenges, testing, vaccination, and postponement and avoidance of medical care among minoritized communities	15
Consistency of participation over time among persons aging with physical disability as measured by a tool designed for use among community-based organizations	15
The complexities of substance use disorder and people with disabilities: Current perspectives	15
Maternal healthcare for women with physical disabilities in Northern Vietnam: perspectives of healthcare providers	15
Digital platforms to facilitate physical activities for people with physical or sensory disabilities: A scoping review	15
Additive interaction of disability with chronic conditions on mortality risk in middle-aged and older adults in Spain	14
“I'm completely off base here on what this child is capable of”: A qualitative analysis of how medical ableism manifests in PICU clinicians' care of children with severe neurological impairment	14
BMI, weight change, and incidence of disability among Korean adults: A nationwide retrospective cohort study	13
Substance use and misuse patterns and disability status in the 2020 US National Alcohol Survey: A contributing role for chronic pain	13
Access to care and health insurance coverage for workers with disabilities: Outcomes by state-level responses to the ACA	13
What some physicians say about caring for patients with disability: Responses to open-ended question to nationwide physician survey	13
Medical care use and mortality rate after the onset of disability: A 6-year follow-up study based on national data in Taiwan	13
24-h movement behaviors among autistic adults: Differences by sex, age, and level of independence	13
Development and evaluation of an educational curriculum for healthcare providers on overweight/obesity management in individuals with spinal cord injury based on diverse stakeholder engagement	13
Burden and depression among informal caregivers of visually impaired patients in Mexico	13
Enhancing patient self-management after a first stroke: An application of the wearable devices and the health management platform	13

Reaching for equitable care: High levels of disability-related knowledge and cultural competence only get us so far	12
Using the health humanities to impart disability competencies to undergraduate medical students	12
It's time to reconsider how we define health: Perspective from disability and chronic condition	12
Covid-19 Pandemic's impact on socio-emotional problems experienced by victims of violence with disabilities	12
Effects of a consumer driven home modification intervention on community participation for people with mobility disabilities	12
New obstacles and widening gaps: A qualitative study of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. adults with disabilities	11
Prevalence of meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and its associations with health indicators in people with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Are you listening? Parental protective factors and early onset drinking among students with disabilities in Delaware	11
Biopsychosocial determinants of physical activity and healthy eating for people with disability living in supported accommodation: A systematic review of qualitative research	11
Reproductive justice for disabled people post-Dobbs: A call-to-action for researchers	11
Perceptions of barriers to effective family planning services among women with disabilities	11
Author Information	10
The prevalence of disability among Roma and non-Roma children in four West Balkan countries	10
The impact of the energy cost of walking on the quality of life of post-stroke individuals: A one-year longitudinal study	10
The relationship between levels of physical activity and participation in everyday life in stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Self-labeling, perceived stigma toward autism spectrum disorder, and self-esteem and the change in autism nosology	10
Clinical utility of a hybrid secondary and relapse prevention program in adults with mild intellectual disability in community residential and day habilitation settings	10
Access to and accessibility of care for rural Veterans with disabilities: A qualitative evaluation of VA healthcare experiences	10
Domains of wheelchair users’ socio-emotional experiences: Design insights from a scoping review	10
Editorial Board	9
Experiences of siblings of individuals with developmental disabilities: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies	9
Physical activity as a correlate of symptoms, quality of life, comorbidity, and disability status in Hispanics with multiple sclerosis	9
Health equity for people with intellectual and developmental disability requires vast improvements to data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic	9
The association of disability conditions with access to minimally invasive general surgery	9
Table of Contents	9
The development of a transition medical home utilizing the individualized transition plan (ITP) model for patients with complex diseases of childhood	9
Social validity of Research Ethics for All: Social-behavioral research ethics education for community research partners with developmental disabilities	9
Prevalence of sexual abuse and intimate partner violence in adults with spina bifida	9
Elevated blood pressure in children with cerebral palsy and its relationship with adiposity and physical activity	9
Parental experiences of adopting healthy lifestyles for children with disabilities living with overweight and obesity	9
Health literacy in adults with a spinal cord injury or disorder: An updated and expanded systematic review	9
Table of Contents	9
Patterns and predictors of ten-year mortality after discharge from community-based post-acute care for acquired brain injury: A retrospective cohort study (ABI-RESTaRT), Western Australia, 1991–2017	9
Editorial Board	9
Disability, equity, and measurements of livability: A scoping review	9
Resources, relationships, and resilience: The psychosocial experiences of women with lower limb absence during pregnancy and postpartum	9
Table of Contents	9
Associations between disability status and stressors experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic among women with a recent live birth, 2020	9
Ever-changing but always constant: “Waves” of disability discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States	8
Utilization of special services among children and youth with special healthcare needs: A time-to-event analysis of the national survey of children's health data, 2016–2022	8
Scanning and synthesizing Canadian policies that address the school-to-work transition of youth and young adults with disabilities	8
A cross-sectional analysis of trust of information and COVID-19 preventative practices among people with disabilities	8
Adults with cerebral palsy and functional decline: A cross-sectional analysis of patient-reported outcomes from a novel North American registry	8
Disparities in COVID-19 vaccine coverage and risk factors among individuals with disabilities	8
Effects of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act on health insurance coverage, health care access, and use for people with disabilities	8
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health, financial worries, and perceived organizational support among people living with disabilities in Canada	8
Beyond question wording: How survey design and administration shape estimates of disability	8
Theory of planned behavior to promote physical activity of adults with physical disabilities: Meta-analytic structural equation modeling	8
Physical activity and vascular comorbidity in Black and White persons with multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study	8
Indicators of poor mental health and stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic, by disability status: A cross-sectional analysis	8
Prevalence and patterns of youth responses to standard disability survey questions	7
Systemic barriers hinder person-centered home and community based services (HCBS): Perspectives of service users and professionals	7
Understanding disability benefits decision-making among adults with self-reported work disabilities: A qualitative study	7
Effects of an exercise intervention on participation reported by people with disabilities: A mixed methods randomized trial	7
Improvements in nutrition knowledge among adults with physical disabilities: A program evaluation of the mindfulness, exercise, and nutrition to optimize resilience (MENTOR) program 2020–2021	7
Identifying developmental disability in national surveys: Addressing the knowledge gap with special education histories	7
Facilitators and barriers to performing dietary behaviors among chronic community-dwelling stroke survivors: A qualitative secondary analysis	7
Beyond compliance: A randomized trial of DEI statements and subsequent signals for job seekers with disabilities	7
Pain and labor outcomes: A longitudinal study of adults with cerebral palsy in Sweden	7
Author Information	7
Disability and intimate partner violence: A cross-sectional study from Mwanza, Tanzania	7
“As a parent, I want to do more for my child”: A phenomenological approach to understanding the experiences of parents involved in surgical decision-making for children with congenital hand anomalies	7
Barriers and enablers to the implementation of healthy lifestyle interventions for people with disability living in supported accommodation: A systematic review using the consolidated framework for im	7
COVID-19 case-fatality disparities among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Evidence from 12 US jurisdictions	7
Child maltreatment investigations and substantiations in child protection services: Factors distinguishing children with intellectual disabilities	7
A systematic scoping study exploring opioid use across a variety of disability conditions	7
Cesarean birth and adverse birth outcomes among sub-populations of deaf and hard-of-hearing people	7
Accelerometer measured physical activity among youth with autism and age, sex, and body mass index matched peers: A preliminary study	7
Access to physical activity promotion for people with neurological conditions: Are physical therapists leading the way?	7
Population-level use of gynecological health services by female youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities in British Columbia Canada	7
Birth outcomes among women with congenital neuromuscular disabilities	7