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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	149
DHJO looks to the future	67
Access to care and health insurance coverage for workers with disabilities: Outcomes by state-level responses to the ACA	58
Reviewer appreciation - 2024	54
24-h movement behaviors among autistic adults: Differences by sex, age, and level of independence	52
What some physicians say about caring for patients with disability: Responses to open-ended question to nationwide physician survey	51
Additive interaction of disability with chronic conditions on mortality risk in middle-aged and older adults in Spain	46
Editorial Board	43
Patient-provider relationships and long COVID: A cross-sectional survey about impact on quality of life	43
New obstacles and widening gaps: A qualitative study of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. adults with disabilities	42
The hidden crisis: Long COVID's association with housing stability and home accessibility among people with disabilities	40
Effects of a consumer driven home modification intervention on community participation for people with mobility disabilities	38
Editorial Board	35
Creating an anti-ableist learning environment: Development of a novel disability-related microaggressions session for medical and dental students and mixed methods analysis of impact on learning and e	35
Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in integrated care for people with disabilities: A scoping review using the SELFIE framework	35
Multi-level factors associated with the sedentary behavior of adults with intellectual disabilities in community living arrangements	34
Inequities in medicaid home- and community-based services waiver enrollment among people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities: A nationwide claims-based analysis	34
Accelerometer measured physical activity among youth with autism and age, sex, and body mass index matched peers: A preliminary study	33
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life, mood, and behavior of adults with Down syndrome	32
Health equity for people with intellectual and developmental disability requires vast improvements to data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic	31
Elevated blood pressure in children with cerebral palsy and its relationship with adiposity and physical activity	31
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	28
Physical activity and vascular comorbidity in Black and White persons with multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study	27
Systemic barriers hinder person-centered home and community based services (HCBS): Perspectives of service users and professionals	26
Understanding disability benefits decision-making among adults with self-reported work disabilities: A qualitative study	26

Changes in postpartum insurance and care use by disability status during the COVID-19 pandemic	25
Disability and intimate partner violence: A cross-sectional study from Mwanza, Tanzania	25
Associations between disability status and stressors experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic among women with a recent live birth, 2020	25
A usable home: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between home usability and community participation for people with disabilities	25
Impact of social-, health-, and disability-related factors on pregnancy outcomes in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A population-based latent class analysis	24
The prevalence of disability among Roma and non-Roma children in four West Balkan countries	24
Factors associated with experiences of abuse among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA+) adults with disability in Australia	23
Exploring yoga attitudes and social influences among mothers of autistic children through the theory of planned behavior	23
Editorial Board	22
The power of advocacy in advancing disability and health research	22
COVID-19 case-fatality disparities among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Evidence from 12 US jurisdictions	22
Is participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program associated with physical food security among people aged 16 to 64 with disabilities in the U.S.?	21
Quality participation: Perspectives of physical activity service providers for veterans with disabilities	21
Assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19 outbreak and its related factors on Lebanese individuals with physical disabilities	20
Experiences of individuals self-directing Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services during COVID-19	19
Physical activity levels and shoulder pain in wheelchair users during COVID-19 restrictions	19
Disability-competence training influences health care providers’ conceptualizations of disability: An evaluation study	19
Evaluating the longitudinal impact of a disability education intervention on medical students’ attitudes towards persons with a disability	19
Defining pre-existing disability among adults captured by the National Trauma Data Bank: A descriptive assessment of patient characteristics and details of injury	18
Trauma-informed climate scale-10 and attitudes related to trauma-informed care-10: An examination of scale psychometrics using data from disability service providers	18
Prevalence of children under five with disabilities in Sierra Leone in 2017: Insights from a population-based multiple indicator cluster survey	18
Editorial Board	18
The association between household wealth and the prevalence of child disability and specific functional limitations: Analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional surveys in 40 low- and middle	18
Exploring the increased prevalence of autism in the fee-for-service Medicare population with open data, 2007 to 2018	17
Author Information	17
Table of Contents	17
Author Information	17
Incidence, risk, and associated risk factors of stroke among people with different disability types and severities: A national population-based cohort study in Taiwan	17
A year of milestones and US policy shifts in disability and health – A review of 2023	16
Table of Contents	16
Intellectual disabilities and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A population-based cohort study	16
A community-based evaluation of disability resources and inclusion practices in rural Botswana	16
Effect of COVID-19 on livelihoods of people with and without disabilities: Results from a cross-sectional survey in 3 urban areas of Viet Nam	16
Adapting an evidence-based physical activity questionnaire for people with physical disabilities: A methodological process	15
Predictors of vaccine hesitancy among disability support workers in Australia: A cross-sectional survey	15
Risk of COVID-19 and major adverse clinical outcomes among people with disabilities in South Korea	15
Codevelopment of an illustration representative of people living with spina bifida for health educational materials	14
Investigating physical activity levels in adults who are blind and vision impaired	14
People with disabilities, community living, and COVID-19	14
Findings from an online survey on the mental health effects of COVID-19 on Canadians with disabilities and chronic health conditions	14
Sexual violence victimisation among deaf adolescents: A multi-school-based cross-sectional study from Ghana	14
Explicit and implicit: Ableism of disability professionals	13
Explicit and implicit disability attitudes of occupational and physical therapy assistants	13
Comparative study of poverty dynamics and income structure: Pre and post COVID-19 impact on households with and without disabilities in South Korea	13
Certified personal trainers’ beliefs about providing personal training for adults with intellectual disability in a community fitness facility	13
“This is life”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived experience of working-age adults with inherited retinal diseases in Singapore	13
Time in childhood extracurricular activity and mental health of young adults with developmental disability	12
Examine a factor structure for the World Health Organization quality of life measure among adults with ADL limitations in underserved neighborhoods in the United States	12
Table of Contents	12
Parental disability and children's educational, labor market and marital outcomes: Evidence from Nepal	12

Topics and timing of sexuality and relationship education for autistic and non-autistic adults in the United States	12
Disability and intimate partner violence experience among women in rural Samoa: A cross-sectional analysis	11
A founding Editor's reflections	11
Community inclusion, participation and support for people with disabilities in Zambia: a qualitative study	11
Telework during the pandemic: Patterns, challenges, and opportunities for people with disabilities	11
Health disparities and injection drug use behaviors among adults with and without disabilities in the National Survey on drug use and health, 2015–2019	11
The importance of Ombudsman programs in supporting the transition from medicare-medicaid plans to dual special needs plans	11
Challenges experienced by U.S. K-12 public schools in serving students with special education needs or underlying health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies for improved accessibili	11
“I’m a good mother; I play with her; I love her”: The motherhood experience of women with intellectual disabilities from empowering and intersectional approaches	10
How does the environmental inadequacy mediate the effect of functional limitations on participation restrictions in young adults with cerebral palsy?	10
COVID-19 and social determinants of health among people with disabilities	10
Experiences of stress and social safety among sexual and gender minority youth by disability status	10
Association between pica and gastrointestinal symptoms in preschoolers with and without autism spectrum disorder: Study to Explore Early Development	10
Psychological distress and mental health diagnoses in adults by disability and functional difficulty status: Findings from the 2021 national health interview survey	10
Adverse childhood experiences among deaf and hard-of-hearing adults	10
Author Information	10
Exploring the physical, psychological, and social benefits of adaptive outdoor cycling in persons with stroke using a mixed methods approach	10
Environmental and social determinants of leisure-time physical activity in children with autism spectrum disorder	10
Perceived impacts of COVID-19 on wellbeing among US working-age adults with ADL difficulty	10
Perinatal health framework for people with intellectual disability	10
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic life support for people with atypical chest shapes and wheelchair users: Toward supplemented education and emergency management plans	9
Food insecurity in households of children with ASD in COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative analysis with the Household Pulse Survey data using stabilized inverse probability treatment weights	9
The association between disability and risk of exposure to peer cyber victimisation is moderated by gender: Cross-sectional survey	9
Parents of children with disability: Mental health outcomes and utilization of mental health services	9
Development of a single-item physical activity intention measure for adults with intellectual disabilities: Evidence of validity and reliability	9
Inclusion team science improves participation of children with disabilities in pediatric obesity programs	9
A qualitative meta-synthesis of the perinatal healthcare experiences of people with disability	9
Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adults aging with vision impairment: The role of the neighborhood environment	9
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	9
Food insecurity gaps in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program based on disability status	9
Predicting physical activity among adults with visual impairments using the theory of planned behavior	9
A gap in perceived accessibility to play spaces for physical activity in Arizona elementary schools	9
Peer mentor contributions to an early intervention vocational rehabilitation specialist service following trauma: A qualitative study	9
What cut-off(s) to use with the Washington Group short set of questions?	9
Consistency of participation over time among persons aging with physical disability as measured by a tool designed for use among community-based organizations	9
Fetal alcohol syndrome and population level health care usage in British Columbia, Canada	9
Facilitators and barriers to person-centered planning from the perspectives of individuals receiving medicaid home and community-based services and care managers	9
Parents’ perspectives on conversations about prognosis and an assessment of prognostic information available online: A mixed-methods study	8
Covid-19 Pandemic's impact on socio-emotional problems experienced by victims of violence with disabilities	8
The relationship between levels of physical activity and participation in everyday life in stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Prevalence and patterns of youth responses to standard disability survey questions	8
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	8
Health disparities between autistic non-citizen adults and US citizens enrolled in Medicaid: An analysis of Medicaid claims data from 2017-2019	8
“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	8
Evaluation of the Reaching People with Disabilities through Healthy Communities Project	8
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	8
Research ethics for all: Development of a social-behavioral research ethics education program for community research partners with developmental disabilities	8
Leisure time physical activity in middle-aged and older adults aging with long-term spinal cord injury: Changes over six years	8
The relationship between unmet need for home and community-based services and health and community living outcomes	8
Substance use and misuse patterns and disability status in the 2020 US National Alcohol Survey: A contributing role for chronic pain	8
Health literacy in adults with a spinal cord injury or disorder: An updated and expanded systematic review	8
Helpers help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and hypertension to understand their condition and the need to adhere to anti-hypertensive medication	8
Experiences of individuals with severe disabilities using assistive devices: A qualitative study	8
Cerebral palsy research network community registry adult surveys on function & pain: Successes, challenges, and future directions	8
Are you listening? Parental protective factors and early onset drinking among students with disabilities in Delaware	8
Physical activity type and duration in disabled and non-disabled adults	8
Quantifying active travel among people with disabilities in the US	8
Effect of digital divide on people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Author Information	7
An observational study of personal and environmental factors associated with attendance at a community-based adaptive fitness center for adults with physical disabilities	7
Table of Contents	7
Parental experiences of adopting healthy lifestyles for children with disabilities living with overweight and obesity	7
Views of men with Parkinson's disease regarding physical activity health messaging	7
Self-reported compliance with infection prevention and control of healthcare workers in Dutch residential care facilities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-1	7
Counting disability in the National Health Interview Survey and its consequence: Comparing the American Community Survey to the Washington Group disability measures	7
Resources, relationships, and resilience: The psychosocial experiences of women with lower limb absence during pregnancy and postpartum	7
Editorial Board	7
The adaptation of the GameSquad exergaming intervention for young adults with Down syndrome: A pilot feasibility study	7
Disability, equity, and measurements of livability: A scoping review	7
Physical activity as a correlate of symptoms, quality of life, comorbidity, and disability status in Hispanics with multiple sclerosis	7
Adults with cerebral palsy and functional decline: A cross-sectional analysis of patient-reported outcomes from a novel North American registry	7