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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Experiences of contact tracing teams in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and Implications for social work	21
Trends in referrals to psychosocial services in a pediatric emergency department before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic	20
Barriers and assets in diabetes prevention: A community-based assessment in a Latino population	18
Quality of life of services users in psychotropic drug treatment and rehabilitation services: a qualitative study from service user and provider perspectives	13
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	11
Health professionals’ attitudes on integrated care and social work practice	10
Needs and experiences of cancer care in patients’ perspectives among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community: a systematic review	8
Effects of a mindfulness-based groupwork program on adolescents in a children’s home	8
From theory to praxis: conceptualizing communities of practice for social workers in healthcare settings	8
Vicarious resilience: traversing the path from client to clinician through a search for meaning	8
Implementing a hospital-based violence intervention program for assault-injured youth: implications for social work practice	7
The impact of psychosocial determinants of HbA1c level: Implications for social work care management	7
How cynicism and exhaustion influence the turnover intention of medical social workers: moderation effect of social work educational background and organizational type	7
Weight’s impact on life’s quality: A comparative study of emotional appetite and psychological health across BMI categories	7
“Another tool in our toolbox”: a scoping review of the use of eHealth technologies in health social work practice	6
Centering persons who use drugs: addressing social determinants of health among patients hospitalized with substance use disorders	6
Social support profiles, mental health, and future orientation in military trainees: implications for clinical social work and health care practice	6
Health disparities in orthopedic trauma: a qualitative study examining providers’ perspectives on barriers to care and recovery outcomes	6
Addressing barriers to health care among Black Alaskans: contributions by social work research to an agenda of health equity	5
Adaptation of the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) for Karen refugees: factor analysis	5
The effect of the Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model on health risk and depression	4
Social work collective leadership in a large urban hospital during an era of unprecedented transformational change	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
Need for social work interventions in the emergency department	4
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism, discrimination, and racism	4
Facilitating best clinical practice in domestic violence work with hospital social workers	3
How does widowhood and social participation impact on the health of older adults: Evidence from a national survey in China	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
Public mental health service use among U.S. adults age 50+ compared to younger age groups	3
Breathlessness: Dr. Richard Cabot’s 1908 conceptualization of social work burnout	3
Attachment, self-compassion, parental feelings and emotion regulation in high-stress parenting: implications for social work practice in health care	3
Addressing loneliness in older adults: predictors, protective factors, and implications for social work practice	3
“We’re kind of on the back burner”: Psychological distress and coping among medical social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	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
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	2
The evidence of a family-based treatment for adults who use psychotropic drugs in community setting	2
Behavioral health treatment delivery by social workers in accountable care organizations	2
An exploration of the variety of reported eating problems among adults with chronic pain	2
Psychological resilience, activities of daily living, and cognitive functioning among older male Tekun adults in rural long-term care facilities in China	2
Long-term impacts of socioeconomic status and childhood trauma on depression in older adults: social work strategies	2
Social work innovation in addressing social determinants of health: bridging the gaps between research and practice	2
Addressing substance use disorder in a hospital prenatal setting	2
Cognitive decline, depression, and protective factors among middle aged and older Indigenous women	2
Closing the empathy gap in health care: Connection First – before “intake”	2
A qualitative exploration of the continuum of help-seeking among Asian American breast cancer survivors	2
Applying Layder’s theory of social domains to assess and address healthcare interprofessional team cohesion	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
“The hierarchy is your constraint:” a qualitative investigation of social workers’ moral distress across a U.S. health 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
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
Mothers’ choice of health management services for under-five children with common illnesses: evaluating social workers’ impact in Nigerian health sector	1
Between duty and dignity navigating medical social work practice with unknown patients in India’s government medical college and public healthcare system	1
Addressing shortages of hospital social workers in Vietnam: Findings from a national survey	1
Associations between depression, psychological resilience, and gratitude levels of patients with chronic diseases: Implications for medical social work practice	1
The effect of caregivers’ care burden and psychological resilience on the psychosocial adjustment of patients with open heart surgery in Turkey	1
COVID-19 stigma and depression across race, ethnicity and residence	1
Characteristics of drug-involved black women under community supervision; implications for retention in HIV clinical trials and healthcare	1
How deep is the cancerous cut of substance use disorders on human rights? The effects of substance use disorders from a human rights perspective: The thinking of Developmental Clinical Social Work	1
Social workers roles in achieving health quality metrics in primary care: a quality improvement case study	1
Through the lens of social workers: Issues raised in the family talk intervention in pediatric oncology	1
Beyond the ideal: Tensions and realities of social work in palliative care	1
Prescription for health-care social work – labor unions	1
High quality resident care increases likelihood that nursing home social service directors report thriving at work	1
‘We are the gatekeepers’: the role of health Social workers in safeguarding health equity during emergency discharge policies	1
Spiritual Intelligence: A Vital Component of Consolation within Rehabilitation for Medical Social Workers	1
Healthcare professionals’ understanding of addiction, treatment and recovery	1