OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Social Work in Health Care is 4. 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
Delineation of core roles of oncology social workers in inpatient settings: a secondary data analysis	12
Humanizing medicine: a patient perspective	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
Vicarious resilience: traversing the path from client to clinician through a search for meaning	8
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
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
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
Health disparities in orthopedic trauma: a qualitative study examining providers’ perspectives on barriers to care and recovery outcomes	6
“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
Adaptation of the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) for Karen refugees: factor analysis	5
Addressing barriers to health care among Black Alaskans: contributions by social work research to an agenda of health equity	5
Need for social work interventions in the emergency department	4
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism, discrimination, and racism	4
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