OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Personal narratives of learning self‐management: Lessons for practice based on experiences of people with serious mental illness	17
Barriers and facilitators to implementing self‐directed therapy activities in inpatient rehabilitation settings	15
Influence of personalised citizen assistance for social participation (APIC) on health, social participation, and life satisfaction: Perspectives from older adults and attendants	14
Occupational therapy practice for post‐acute COVID‐19 inpatients requiring rehabilitation	14
Occupational adaptation for adults living with advanced cancer: A phenomenological longitudinal study	14
Occupational therapy and the language of healthy ageing	13
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Rural former service members participate in meaningful occupations to ‘fill the void’ after military service	12
Group versus individual occupational therapy for toddlers with autism as a means to improve access to public health‐care services. Randomised controlled pilot study	10
Partnering with people living with dementia and care partners in technology research and design: Reflections and recommendations	10
Exploring the multidimensional occupational participation of young adults with developmental coordination disorder	8
What supports do autistic adolescents and adults need? Perspectives of self‐reporting adults and caregivers	8
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Feasibility of Lifestyle Redesign® for community‐dwelling older adults with and without disabilities: Results from an exploratory descriptive qualitative clinical research design	8
Differences in personality and character traits of occupational therapy researchers and non‐researchers: A cross‐sectional study	8
What is the efficacy of family approaches in the treatment of people with anorexia nervosa?: A Cochrane Review summary with commentary	8
‘Exploring the perspectives of young adults with developmental disabilities about sexuality and sexual health education’	8
Journal‐based or article‐based metrics: What should be applied to assess a researcher's performance?	7
Convergent validity of two adult self‐report sensory scales: Comparing the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile and the Sensory Processing Measure 2–Adult Form	7
Changing occupational roles for the young adult with cancer: A longitudinal case study	7
The Dignity Project Framework: An extreme citizen science framework in occupational therapy and rehabilitation research	7
Early career programs for mental health occupational therapists: A survey of current practice	7
Mealtime behaviours of young children with sensory food aversions: An observational study	7
A systematic review of psychometric properties of questionnaires assessing activities of daily living among older adults with neurocognitive disorders	7

“Listen with your ears and eyes and heart and your minds and your soul”: Implications for decolonising consultation and occupational therapy from case studies on “Closing the Gap” policy implementatio	7
The use of practice evidence by Australian occupational therapists: Perspectives and actions	7
Cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance approach in people with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study	7
Daily living skill support for autistic people through a neurodiversity‐affirming practice lens	7
Partnering with consumers: Do occupational therapists genuinely partner? Can we do more?	6
The change in occupational participation and quality of life following occupational therapy for people supervised by probation	6
Occupational therapy practice with terminally ill Chinese older adults in Singapore: A qualitative exploratory study	6
The rewards and challenges of self‐managing National Disability Insurance Scheme: Exploration of parental perspectives	6
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Preliminary mixed‐methods investigation: Impact and acceptability of a combined life skills and adventure therapy program for adolescents	6
Are two occupational therapists better than one? Occupational therapists' perspectives of intra‐disciplinary practice within community health	6
Inclusive research: Making more impact through accessibility and collaboration	5
Changes in lifespace and participation in community‐based occupations of people with acquired brain injury: A mixed methods exploration 6 months following occupational therapy driving assessment	5
EPOSTER DISPLAYS	5
Exploring the role of palliative care occupational therapists in supporting compassionate communities in end‐of‐life care	5
Fidelity, acceptability, and feasibility of the revised functional autonomy measurement system for hospitalised people: An implementation study	5
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Participation in health promoting occupations among mothers of children aged 3–8 years with and without difficulties in sensory processing	5
Doing, being, becoming and belonging—Increasing diversity and inclusion in the process of publications	5
Goal setting for people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in rehabilitation: A scoping review	5
Issue Information	5
Considering occupational performance during recovery of distal radius fracture: A scoping review	5
The impact of face‐to‐face mental health consumer‐led teaching on occupational therapy student empathy levels: Two group comparison design	5
Issue Information	5
Providing culturally appropriate residential dementia care for older adults with an Indian heritage: Perspectives from Sydney‐based stakeholders	5
Workplace violence experienced by occupational therapists who visit people in their own homes	4
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‘Occupational experience’ in occupational therapy and occupational science literature: A scoping review	4
Levelling the playing field: Exploring inequalities and exclusions with a community‐based football league for people with experience of mental distress	4
‘What's she doing here?’ Overcoming barriers to the implementation of Expert by Experience positions in academia	4
Exploring the impacts of COVID‐19 on the lifestyles of community‐living adults in Singapore: A qualitative study	4
Issue Information	4
Co‐development of the ENVISAGE‐Families programme for parents of children with disabilities: Reflections on a parent–researcher partnership	4
Artificial intelligence—The next frontier of scientific publications?	4
Common home hazards among healthy older aged adults and potential modifications required for age‐friendly housing	4
Issue Information	4
Assessing time processing ability and daily time management in persons with dementia: Psychometric properties of three instruments	4
Co‐design and evaluation of a multidisciplinary teaching resource on mental health recovery involving people with lived experience	4
The occupational impact of bowel cancer: Survivors' voices and advancing the role of occupational therapy assessment and intervention	4
Issue Information	4
Does telehealth delivery of an occupational therapy home visiting service provide a non‐inferior alternative to in‐person delivery of the same service? A matched cohort study	4
Issue Information	4
Using FRAME to adapt an evidence‐based dyadic intervention program for people living with dementia in residential aged care: A pilot feasibility study	4
Evaluation of an inpatient occupation‐based group program using a process evaluation framework	4
‘Learning in and out of lockdown’: A comparison of two groups of undergraduate occupational therapy students' engagement in online‐only and blended education approaches during the COVID‐19 pandemic	3
Co‐design: Do we need to (co‐)change our (co‐)thinking?	3
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Unlocking the restraint—Development of a behaviour change intervention to increase the provision of modified constraint‐induced movement therapy in stroke rehabilitation	3
The role of occupational therapy in providing vocational rehabilitation for people living with inflammatory arthritis: A scoping review	3
Oral Presentations ‐ Thursday 24 June 2021	3

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Issue Information	3
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The relationship between psychopathology, occupational balance, and quality of life among people with schizophrenia	3
Occupational performance patterns in children with paediatric acute‐onset neuropsychiatric syndrome	3
Considering inclusion in digital technology: An occupational therapy role and responsibility	3
Time use of patients in a secure forensic hospital: A mixed methods study	3
Mothering occupations: A review identifying mothering occupations	3
Outcomes of the Tree Theme Method versus regular occupational therapy: A longitudinal follow‐up	3
Environmental sustainability: An exploratory study of the perceived knowledge, attitudes, and skills of occupational therapists practicing in Australia	3
The experiences of occupational therapists supporting children with self‐regulation needs: A qualitative descriptive study	3
The ability of government policy to further promote the progression of enabling technologies for people living with disability	3
Supporting occupational therapists to initiate conversations about sexuality with people with intellectual disability: Co‐design by deliberative dialogue	3
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Occupational therapy in maternal health: Exploring the Barkin Index of Maternal Functioning as a potential tool	3
Importance of collaboration and contextual factors in the development and implementation of social participation initiatives for older adults living in rural areas	3
Advancing occupational therapy scoping reviews: Recommendations to enhance quality and methodological rigour	3
Understanding return‐to‐employment experiences after burns: Qualitative scoping review findings	3
JAVA Memory Care program: Facilitating social and occupational engagement for older adults living with advanced dementia	3