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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
What is the threshold dose of upper limb training for children with cerebral palsy to improve function? A systematic review	45
Occupational therapy has gone online: What will remain beyond COVID‐19?	23
A scoping review of fall hazards in the homes of older adults and development of a framework for assessment and intervention	15
‘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	15
Consumer engagement in occupational therapy health‐related research: A scoping review of the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal and a call to action	14
Strategies occupational therapists use to engage children and parents in therapy sessions	12
The parenting occupations and purposes conceptual framework: A scoping review of ‘doing’ parenting	12
The response to COVID‐19: Occupational resilience and the resilience of daily occupations in action	12
Participating in telehealth is a complex occupation	9
Outcomes of assistance dog placement in the home for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families: A pilot study	8
Occupational therapy for military personnel and military veterans experiencing post‐traumatic stress disorder: A scoping review	8
Building back better: Imagining an occupational therapy for a post‐COVID‐19 world	8
“The connection just happens”: Therapists’ perspectives of canine‐assisted occupational therapy for children on the autism spectrum	8
Co‐development of the ENVISAGE‐Families programme for parents of children with disabilities: Reflections on a parent–researcher partnership	8
Inter‐rater reliability of the assessment of learning powered mobility use, version 2.0, when applied with children and adults engaged in Driving to Learn in a powered wheelchair	7
Changes in problematic activities of daily living in persons with COPD during 1 year of usual care	7
Evidence‐based practice and clinical reasoning in occupational therapy: A cross‐sectional survey in Chile	7
The revision of competency standards for occupational therapy driver assessors in Australia: A mixed methods approach	7
Partnering with people living with dementia and care partners in technology research and design: Reflections and recommendations	7
‘Doing’ dating: A cross‐sectional survey of young adults (18–35 years) in Australia and Hong Kong	7
Identifying the characteristics of occupation‐centred practice: A Delphi study	7
Exploring the impacts of COVID‐19 on the lifestyles of community‐living adults in Singapore: A qualitative study	7
Parents’ ability to access community health occupational therapy services in a disadvantaged area: A proof of concept study	6
Occupational therapy in Australian residential aged care facilities: A systematic mapping review	6
The use of simulation in occupational therapy education: A scoping review	6

Experiences of and support for the transition to practice of newly graduated occupational therapists undertaking a hospital graduate Program	6
Re‐engaging in our role with communities: The coupling of occupational therapy and community development	6
Mealtime behaviours of young children with sensory food aversions: An observational study	6
Co‐design and evaluation of a multidisciplinary teaching resource on mental health recovery involving people with lived experience	5
Occupational therapy entry‐level education scholarship in Australia from 2000 to 2019: A systematic mapping review	5
Contemporary occupational priorities at the end of life mapped against Model of Human Occupation constructs: A scoping review	5
Occupational therapy intervention for cancer patients following hospital discharge: How and when should we intervene? A systematic review	5
Development of the Student Practice Evaluation Form—Revised (Second Edition) (SPEF‐R2): The first action research cycle	5
The Dignity Project Framework: An extreme citizen science framework in occupational therapy and rehabilitation research	5
Effectiveness of sensory modulation for people with schizophrenia: A multisite quantitative prospective cohort study	5
Occupational therapy service provision in adult intensive care units in Australia: A survey of workload practices, interventions and barriers	5
Goal setting for people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in rehabilitation: A scoping review	5
Making sense of it together: Youth & families co‐create sensory modulation assessment and intervention in community mental health settings to optimise daily life	5
Play profiles of children with HIV/Aids: A comparative study	5
Changes in older adults’ impairment, activity, participation and wellbeing as measured by the AusTOMs following participation in a Transition Care Program	5
Healthy Mothers Healthy Families, Health Promoting Activity Coaching for mothers of children with a disability: Exploring mothers' perspectives of programme feasibility	5
Somatosensory discrimination impairment in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy as measured by the sense_assess© kids	5
The residential environment impact scale: Benefits and barriers to implementation in the Australian residential aged care facility context	5
Professional development training preferences of occupational therapists working with older adults in Australia: A discrete choice experiment	4
A profile of Australian occupational therapy academic workforce job satisfaction	4
How the occupational balance of healthcare professionals changed in the COVID‐19 pandemic: A mixed design study	4
The perceived meaning of occupations among children: correlations with children's socio‐emotional characteristics and executive functions	4
The research challenges we face: Identifying and minimising research waste	4
‘What's she doing here?’ Overcoming barriers to the implementation of Expert by Experience positions in academia	4
Social participation in occupational therapy: Is it possible to establish a consensus?	4
Controlled choice, not choice and control: Families' reflections after one year using the National Disability Insurance Scheme	4
Assistance provided in daily tasks and difficulty experienced by caregivers for people living with dementia	4
Sensory approaches in psychiatric units: Patterns and influences of use in one Australian health region	4
Reflecting on culturally responsive goal achievement with indigenous clients using the Australian Therapy Outcome Measure for Indigenous Clients (ATOMIC)	4
Different in so many ways: Exploring consumer, health service staff, and academic partnerships in a research advisory group through rapid ethnography	4
Profile of occupational therapy services in non‐urban settings: A global scoping review	4
Tailoring education of adults with cognitive impairment in the inpatient hospital setting: A scoping review	4
How prepared is Australian occupational therapy to decolonise its practice?	4
‘It became quite a complex dynamic’: The experiences of occupational therapy practice educators' move to digital platforms during the COVID‐19 pandemic	4
Daily living skills of autistic adolescents and young adults: A scoping review	4
Participation patterns and determinants of participation of young children with cerebral palsy	4
Understanding occupational therapy practice in residential aged care facilities under the Aged Care Funding Instrument: A qualitative study	4
Promoting occupational therapy interventions in the Australian community aged care sector	4
The impact of COVID‐19 restrictions on occupational balance: A mixed method study of the experience of Australian occupational therapists	4
The Power of Playgroups: Key components of supported and therapeutic playgroups from the perspective of parents	3
Evaluating the effectiveness of on‐road driving remediation following acquired brain injury: A wait‐list feasibility study with follow‐up	3
Stroke survivors' perspectives on recovering in rural and remote Australia: A systematic mixed studies review	3
Return to work and cancer: Perspectives of occupational therapists	3
The process of Learn to Play Therapy with parent–child dyads with children who have autism spectrum disorder	3
Outcomes of the Tree Theme Method versus regular occupational therapy: A longitudinal follow‐up	3
A profile of practice: The occupational therapy process in community aged care in Australia	3
Picky eating in children: Current clinical trends, practices, and observations within the Australian health‐care context	3
A systematic review of video‐modelling interventions for children and adolescents with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder	3
The impact of face‐to‐face mental health consumer‐led teaching on occupational therapy student empathy levels: Two group comparison design	3
Healthy ageing through participation in community situated activities: A scoping review of assessment instruments to support occupational therapy practice	3

Initial psychometric evaluation of the Hartley Knows Writing Shapes Assessment Version 2 with typically developing children between the ages of 4 and 8	3
Stakeholder perspectives of the sociotechnical requirements of a telehealth wheelchair assessment service in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A qualitative analysis	3
A Community of Practice of primary health care occupational therapists: Advancing practice‐based knowledge	3
Bringing sexuality out of the closet: What can we learn from occupational therapists who successfully address the area of sexuality in everyday practice?	3
Personal narratives of learning self‐management: Lessons for practice based on experiences of people with serious mental illness	3
Barriers and enablers to the delivery and implementation of the tailored activity programme in Australia: Perspectives of occupational therapists and their managers	3
The impact of an occupational therapy group cognitive rehabilitation program for people with dementia	3
Working with cancer: A pilot study of work participation among cancer survivors in Western Sydney	3
Exploring the occupational lives of Syrians under temporary protection in Turkey	3
Occupational therapists' understanding of supporting physical activity participation when working with children and adolescents: A national survey	3
Beyond garden design: A review of outdoor occupation in hospital and residential care settings for people with dementia	3
Embedding graduate attributes during occupational therapy curriculum development: A scoping review and qualitative research synthesis	3
Remote learning, telehealth, tele‐early intervention, school‐based telerehabilitation: The impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on children's occupational repertoires and routines	3
Assessing functioning for individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions: Current clinical practice in Australia	3