OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Health Education Research 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
A short-duration telementoring pain management programme for Medicaid: impact on clinician outcomes	58
Influence of implementation strategies on implementation outcomes in a statewide dissemination of Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN)	30
Effectiveness of web-based health education for university students with premenstrual syndrome: a randomized controlled trial	28
‘It’s just one big vicious circle’: young people’s experiences of highly visual social media and their mental health	25
Impacts of an early childhood obesity prevention program in Mexico	16
Understanding facilitators and barriers of HPV vaccination amongst adolescent boys and their parents in high-income countries through the social-ecological model: a scoping review	15
Promoting condom negotiation self-efficacy among young women in China: the effects of traditional sexual values and descriptive norms	13
Exploring diabetes self-management practices among people with TB in Eswatini: a qualitative analysis	13
Framework for implementing asylum seekers and refugees’ health into the undergraduate medical curriculum in the United Kingdom	12
Characteristics of people with type 1 diabetes influence the educational process for starting insulin pump therapy: an observational study	12
Program implementation and evaluation of De Casa en Casa: a tailored community-based cervical cancer screening program for underserved Hispanic women	12
Examining the impact of a leisure time intervention on participation in organized out-of-school activities among adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Franklin County, KY, USA	12
Process evaluation of a participatory systems approach to promote health and well-being among students at vocational schools	11
An enhanced educational intervention for improving confidence in the eye health benefits of appropriate care for age-related macular degeneration: a randomized controlled trial	11
Planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainment of digital health interventions for adolescent substance use prevention: a systematic review of influencing factors based on the RE-AIM framework	11
Self-efficacy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: the effect of self-care education by two randomized methods—teach-back and a smartphone application	11
Impact of participation as a peer change agent on peer change agents themselves: a quantitative study of a peer-led, social media-based PrEP promotion intervention	11
Home-based diabetes self-management education and support through Orem’s self-care model: a randomized controlled trial	9
Designing and evaluating a technology-based intervention to address deep ambivalence about COVID vaccination among people who inject drugs	9
Cultural competence in refugee healthcare: exploring the training needs and challenges of healthcare professionals in Greece	8
Identifying adaptations for a mindfulness program for Spanish-speaking mothers of children with chronic conditions or disabilities	8
Effectiveness of multiple interventions based on the Positive Education about Aging and Contact Experiences model on the attitudes towards older adults among students	8
The effect of motivational interview-based breastfeeding education on breastfeeding motivation, success, self-efficacy perceptions, and exclusive breastfeeding duration after cesarean section: a rando	8
Theory-guided process evaluation of a multicomponent, technology-based ‘SMART Eating’ trial among Indian adults: an embedded mixed-methods study	7
Implementation of a complex eHealth intervention by a public–private partnership in clinical practice: a qualitative multicentre analysis using CFIR	7

Impact of educational intervention on mothers of infants with iron-deficiency anemia	7
Impact of a dissemination strategy on family day care educators’ intentions to adopt outdoor free play guidelines introduced in response to COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial	6
Sexual health literacy and education programs for culturally and linguistically diverse young people living in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom: a scoping review of content evalu	6
Evaluating the persuasiveness of messages promoting mobile mammography among uninsured women	6
Youth vaping beliefs and behaviors: evidence from New York	6
Trends in the teaching of sexual and reproductive health topics and skills in required courses in secondary schools, in 38 US states between 2008 and 2018	6
Understanding parents’ digital use and preferences for an mHealth intervention in low-income, rural settings	6
Correction to: The impact of COVID-19 misinformation and trust in institutions on preventive behaviors	6
Effects of providing tailored information about e-cigarettes in a digital smoking cessation intervention: randomized controlled trial	6
‘Those sessions open[ed] our eyes and our minds’: participant acceptability and satisfaction with a gender-focused HIV and substance use risk-reduction intervention on alcohol use, HIV treatment, and	6
Facilitators of peer leader retention within a Type 2 diabetes intervention trial for US Latinos/Hispanics of Mexican origin	5
The effectiveness of an online sexuality education module in promoting sexual knowledge and attitude change: a cluster randomized controlled trial	5
Psychosocial physical activity outcomes of a father-focused health programme for Mexican-heritage families	5
Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us	5
Exploring mechanisms and contexts in a Peer Education Project to improve mental health literacy in schools in England: a qualitative realist evaluation	5
Examining the feasibility of a youth advocacy program promoting healthy snacking in New York City: a mixed-methods process evaluation	5
Mixed method evaluation of a clinic waiting room–based health education program in the Dominican Republic	5
The effect of health education on symptom severity in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
School nurse-involved sexual and reproductive health education for adolescents’ students in high-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review	4
Narratives or not? Examining the roles of message format and individuals’ stages of change in the context of HPV vaccination promotion	4
Facilitators and barriers to smoking cessation support among professionals in social and community service settings: a systematic review and thematic synthesis	4
Barriers and facilitators to comprehensive, school-based physical activity promotion for adolescents prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	4
Understanding the features and effectiveness of randomized controlled trials in reducing COVID-19 misinformation: a systematic review	4
The effect of training given to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in line with the Health Promotion Model on self-efficacy: a randomized controlled trial	4
The effect of a distance-delivered mindfulness-based psychoeducation program on the psychological well-being, emotional intelligence and stress levels of nursing students in Turkey: a randomized contr	4
College students’ preferences for tobacco treatment: a discrete choice experiment	4
Is lifestyle modification with individual face-to-face education and counseling more effective than usual care for controlling hypertension? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control	4
Coping strategies of people with a refugee or migration background during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association with mental health	4
The effect of multiple ınterventions for women at risk for cervical cancer on their health responsibility, beliefs regarding cervical cancer and having screening: a randomized controlled trial	4
The effect of structured psychoeducation for caregivers of ALS patients on perceived stress, psychological resilience and self-compassion	4
Factors associated with COVID-19 masking behavior: an application of the Health Belief Model	4
Associations between noticing public health education campaigns about cannabis and risk perceptions in the northern Canadian territories: a cross-sectional study	3
Correlates of motivation to quit waterpipe tobacco smoking among US young adults: implications for cessation interventions	3
How young migrants perceive school health education in Sweden	3
Heated tobacco product marketing: a mixed-methods study examining exposure and perceptions among US and Israeli adults	3
Randomized experimental test of a reduced-exposure message for an e-cigarette: effects on risk perceptions	3
Preoperative patient education in vascular surgery	3
Vaccine hesitancy among health-care professionals in the era of COVID-19	3
Perceived COVID-19 vaccine attributes associated with early adoption among adults in rural Indiana	3
School-based learning about sugary drinks: possibilities and potential for curriculum approaches supporting health promotion in New Zealand	3
Student and caregiver acceptability of a school-based intervention to improve sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors: a mixed methods study	3
Correction approaches and hashtag framing in addressing Mpox misinformation on Instagram	3
‘Getting control of Corona takes many angles’: COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitudes and beliefs among refugee/immigrant/migrant communities in four US cities	3
Preferences for couple-based smoking cessation interventions among couples who smoke: online discrete choice experiment	3
Effect of constructivist model-based adult education on gynaecologic cancer awareness, spiritual well-being, and health anxiety	3
A mixed-method study of perceptions of cigarette pack inserts among adult smokers from New York and South Carolina exposed as part of a randomized controlled trial	3
Challenges in implementing school-based drug prevention programs led by law enforcement officers	3
Assessing health behavior change and comparing remote, hybrid and in-person implementation of a school-based health promotion and coaching program for adolescents from low-income communities	3
Enhancing early childhood health and safety education: the impact of life skills-based teaching strategies	3
Indigenous perspectives of a culturally tailored dietary intervention: Qualitative findings from the CHEERS study	2

The effects of Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living practice on stress, self-efficacy, and quality of life of haemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial	2
College students’ perceptions of electronic cigarette risks and benefits: a concept mapping study	2
Integrated collaborative care intervention for depression and obesity in primary care: translation from research to practice	2
Participant engagement in a moderated Facebook group to promote COVID-19 vaccination	2
Advancing youth tobacco surveillance with novel methods	2
Integrating behavioural theories to advance cervical cancer prevention: insights from Chinese young women	2
Feasibility of multimedia animations as preoperative guides for urgent abdominal surgeries in a public hospital in Brazil	2
Peer health education in elementary schools: a scoping review	2
Correction to: The effect of lifestyle-based health promotion intervention on health behaviour, irrational heath beliefs, and eating behaviour of patients with type 2 diabetes	2
A cohort-based nutrition ECHO for community health workers	2
Improving rural White men’s attitudes toward clinical trial messaging and participation: effects of framing, exemplars and trust	2
Controlled pilot test of a translated cardiac rehabilitation education curriculum in percutaneous coronary intervention patients in a middle-income country delivered using WeChat: acceptability, engag	2
A systematic review of the association of diet quality with the mental health of university students: implications in health education practice	2
The impact of COVID-19 misinformation and trust in institutions on preventive behaviors	2
Improving communication between American Indian youth and caregivers to prevent teenage pregnancy	2
Pilot study of a heart-healthy food box intervention for Native Americans with uncontrolled hypertension: methods and results from the Chickasaw Healthy Eating Environments Research Study	2
Adolescents’ perceptions of substance use messaging in the age of social media: resolving cognitive dissonance	2
The role of sympathy in motivating behaviour change: a discrete emotions approach to examining responses to cancer warning labels for alcohol	1
Prior health promotion experience and intervention outcomes in a lay health advisor intervention	1
Cancer awareness among adolescents in second-level education: a mixed methods systematic review	1
Barriers to seeking tobacco cessation services: a qualitative assessment of university students’ needs in Qatar	1
Migration and health: the hidden global public health crisis	1
Perceptions of the health risks of cannabis: estimates from national surveys in Canada and the United States, 2018–2019	1
Development of a cervical cancer prevention text-messaging program for women living with HIV	1
Barriers to school-based health programs implementation in basic schools in Ghana: education stakeholders’ perspective	1
Does public health education improve migrant workers’ health status in China?—evidence from China Migrants Dynamic Survey	1
Hypertension and mobile application for self-care, self-efficacy and related knowledge	1
Researchers or practitioners’ opinion of the possibilities for creating virtual safe social spaces for violence prevention interventions for young people	1
Comprehension and usefulness of Spanish language health information about depression treatment	1
Evaluating implementation fidelity of a school-based physical education intervention: effects on child physical activity	1
A randomized controlled trial of the impact of the Teen Council peer education program on youth development	1
Comparisons between young adult waterpipe smokers and nonsmokers’ reactions to pictorial health warning labels in Lebanon: a randomized crossover experimental study	1
Health literacy education of children in Austrian elementary schools	1
Promoting a healthy lifestyle: exploring the role of social media and fitness applications in the context of social media addiction risk	1
HPV vaccine recommendation practices of current and future physicians in North Carolina: an exploratory study	1
‘You want to treat all patients the same. . . But it’s important to know where someone is coming from’: a qualitative study of U.S. healthcare providers’ perspectives on culturally relevant sexual and	1
Developing and piloting an intervention to increase adolescent access to sexual and reproductive healthcare: a mixed-methods study	1
Randomized experimental test of a reduced-exposure message for an e-cigarette: comprehension and related misperceptions	1
Cancer education and capacity in sub-Saharan Africa-where do we stand?	1
The outcome of diabetic retinopathy health education program in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a quasi-experimental study	1
Pilot evaluation of a virtual training program for child injury prevention	1
Correction to: Exploring mechanisms and contexts in a Peer Education Project to improve mental health literacy in schools in England: a qualitative realist evaluation	1
The effect of lifestyle-based health promotion intervention on health behaviour, irrational heath beliefs, and eating behaviour of patients with type 2 diabetes	1
Health-care providers’ perspectives on an HIV patient navigation training to improve uptake of PrEP among Black sexual minority men	1
Correction to: Examining the impact of a leisure time intervention on participation in organized out-of-school activities among adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Franklin County, KY, USA	1
Promoting children’s health and well-being through structured recreation during online recess	1
Public awareness of war on diabetes campaign and its association with behavioural outcomes	1
Adapting a cooking, food budgeting and nutrition intervention for a rural community of American Indians with type 2 diabetes in the North-Central United States	1
Enhancing the health knowledge and health literacy of recently resettled refugees through classroom-based instructional methods	1
Social media-assisted interventions on human papillomavirus and vaccination-related knowledge, intention and behavior: a scoping review	1
The effect of face-to-face and online education provided to individuals with atrial fibrillation on medication adherence and satisfaction	1
Diet self-management and education encounter in confucianism-dominated culture: a qualitative study of taiwanese with poor diabetes control	1
A qualitative study on the influence of COVID-19 on smoking behaviors through changing social and physical contexts	1
Group well-child care as a facilitator of psychoeducation: pediatrics residents’ perspectives	1