OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Social Work in Health Care is 1. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Experiences of contact tracing teams in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and Implications for social work	25
Trends in referrals to psychosocial services in a pediatric emergency department before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic	15
Quality of life of services users in psychotropic drug treatment and rehabilitation services: a qualitative study from service user and provider perspectives	14
Barriers and assets in diabetes prevention: A community-based assessment in a Latino population	14
Humanizing medicine: a patient perspective	12
Delineation of core roles of oncology social workers in inpatient settings: a secondary data analysis	12
“A breath of fresh air”: mindfulness training for early-career mental health social workers in Israel during COVID-19	9
Effects of a mindfulness-based groupwork program on adolescents in a children’s home	9
Needs and experiences of cancer care in patients’ perspectives among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community: a systematic review	9
Vicarious resilience: traversing the path from client to clinician through a search for meaning	8
Weight’s impact on life’s quality: A comparative study of emotional appetite and psychological health across BMI categories	8
The impact of psychosocial determinants of HbA1c level: Implications for social work care management	7
Implementing a hospital-based violence intervention program for assault-injured youth: implications for social work practice	7
From theory to praxis: conceptualizing communities of practice for social workers in healthcare settings	7
Centering persons who use drugs: addressing social determinants of health among patients hospitalized with substance use disorders	7
“Another tool in our toolbox”: a scoping review of the use of eHealth technologies in health social work practice	6
How cynicism and exhaustion influence the turnover intention of medical social workers: moderation effect of social work educational background and organizational type	6
Social work collective leadership in a large urban hospital during an era of unprecedented transformational change	5
Health disparities in orthopedic trauma: a qualitative study examining providers’ perspectives on barriers to care and recovery outcomes	5
Adaptation of the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) for Karen refugees: factor analysis	5
Social support profiles, mental health, and future orientation in military trainees: implications for clinical social work and health care practice	5
Addressing barriers to health care among Black Alaskans: contributions by social work research to an agenda of health equity	5
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism, discrimination, and racism	4
Social work practice innovation and social determinants of health: social work expertise for achieving health equity	4
Hearing impairment, psychological resilience, and physical functioning among older Chinese adults: Implications for social work practice	4

Attachment, self-compassion, parental feelings and emotion regulation in high-stress parenting: implications for social work practice in health care	3
Facilitating best clinical practice in domestic violence work with hospital social workers	3
“We’re kind of on the back burner”: Psychological distress and coping among medical social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Social workers amidst the crisis of medical neoliberalism and welfare state: Perspectives of healthcare workers in private hospitals regarding social work needs in emergency departments in Türkiye	3
Need for social work interventions in the emergency department	3
Is burnout included in this job?: Factors associated with burnout among forensic social workers - an interfactorial analysis model	3
COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria: Caregivers lived experiences in health care management of older adult	3
How does widowhood and social participation impact on the health of older adults: Evidence from a national survey in China	3
Breathlessness: Dr. Richard Cabot’s 1908 conceptualization of social work burnout	3
The effect of visual education aimed at the basic needs of individuals with disabilities on the health literacy and life quality of caregivers	3
Addressing loneliness in older adults: predictors, protective factors, and implications for social work practice	3
Public mental health service use among U.S. adults age 50+ compared to younger age groups	3
Cognitive decline, depression, and protective factors among middle aged and older Indigenous women	3
Closing the empathy gap in health care: Connection First – before “intake”	2
Long-term impacts of socioeconomic status and childhood trauma on depression in older adults: social work strategies	2
A qualitative exploration of the continuum of help-seeking among Asian American breast cancer survivors	2
Addressing substance use disorder in a hospital prenatal setting	2
Social work innovation in addressing social determinants of health: bridging the gaps between research and practice	2
Beyond the ideal: Tensions and realities of social work in palliative care	2
Psychological resilience, activities of daily living, and cognitive functioning among older male Tekun adults in rural long-term care facilities in China	2
The role of social workers in responding to health and social inequity: Promoting positive changes in healthcare	2
“People, not tasks”: A critical perspective on the transformation of work in long-term care	2
An exploration of the variety of reported eating problems among adults with chronic pain	2
“The hierarchy is your constraint:” a qualitative investigation of social workers’ moral distress across a U.S. health system	2
Behavioral health treatment delivery by social workers in accountable care organizations	2
The evidence of a family-based treatment for adults who use psychotropic drugs in community setting	2
Emotional harm and the absence of trauma-informed care: A social work analysis of hospital complaint narratives	2
Training community advocates: evaluating the training of peer supporters in a peer support program among youths with or at risk of non-suicidal self-injury	2
Applying Layder’s theory of social domains to assess and address healthcare interprofessional team cohesion	2
Through the lens of social workers: Issues raised in the family talk intervention in pediatric oncology	2
Who is behind the robot? The role of public social workers in implementing robotic eldercare program in South Korea	1
Navigating the holistic conceptualizations of mental health issue in social work: a cross-cultural study of practitioner perspectives	1
Social workers roles in achieving health quality metrics in primary care: a quality improvement case study	1
Associations between depression, psychological resilience, and gratitude levels of patients with chronic diseases: Implications for medical social work practice	1
Prescription for health-care social work – labor unions	1
The effect of competence on intention to quit among substance abuse social workers: Sequential mediation of role conflict and job burnout	1
COVID-19 stigma and depression across race, ethnicity and residence	1
The effect of caregivers’ care burden and psychological resilience on the psychosocial adjustment of patients with open heart surgery in Turkey	1
Between duty and dignity navigating medical social work practice with unknown patients in India’s government medical college and public healthcare system	1
“I think we feel a lot of their devastation”: social workers’ perspectives on primary and secondary psychological trauma in pediatric emergency rooms	1
Characteristics of drug-involved black women under community supervision; implications for retention in HIV clinical trials and healthcare	1
Navigating social support, mental well-being, and health-seeking behavior among African immigrant women in Türkiye: Implications for social work in health care	1
Healthcare professionals’ understanding of addiction, treatment and recovery	1
Spiritual Intelligence: A Vital Component of Consolation within Rehabilitation for Medical Social Workers	1
Addressing shortages of hospital social workers in Vietnam: Findings from a national survey	1
‘We are the gatekeepers’: the role of health Social workers in safeguarding health equity during emergency discharge policies	1