OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Physiotherapy Canada 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Evolving Trends in Physiotherapy Research Publications between 1995 and 2015	15
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Making a Connection between Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Rehabilitation	14
Psychological Distress among Patients Attending Physiotherapy: A Survey-Based Investigation of Irish Physiotherapists’ Current Practice and Opinions	13
Transforming the Provision of Physiotherapy in the Time of COVID-19: A Call to Action for Telerehabilitation	13
Exploring the Effects of Power Mobility Training on Parents of Exploratory Power Mobility Learners: A Multiple-Baseline Single-Subject Research Design Study	12
Physiotherapists Prefer Clinical Supervision to Focus on Professional Skill Development: A Qualitative Study	10
Perceptions and Practices of Providing Physical Activity Counselling and Exercise Prescriptions among Physiotherapists in Nova Scotia	10
Joint Protection Programmes for People with Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand: An Overview of Systematic Reviews	9
Changes in Electroencephalography Activity in Response to Power Mobility Training: A Pilot Project	8
Efficacy of Respiratory Physiotherapy Interventions for Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Adults with Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8
The Revised IASP Definition of Pain and Accompanying Notes: Considerations for the Physiotherapy Profession	8
Pilot Evaluation of a School-Based Programme Focused on Activity, Fitness, and Function among Children with Cerebral Palsy at GMFCS Level IV: Single-Subject Research Design	7
Teaching and Assessing Advocacy in Canadian Physiotherapy Programmes	7
Generalizability of Results from Randomized Controlled Trials in Post-Stroke Physiotherapy	7
A Focus Group– and Patient-Driven Study to Understand Patients’ and Health Care Providers’ Perspectives on Services for People with Amputation	6
Telerehabilitation for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and a History of Falls: A Pilot Study	6
Use of Mental Health Interventions by Physiotherapists to Treat Individuals with Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Scoping Review	5
Canadian Physiotherapists Integrate Virtual Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Best Quantitative Tools for Assessing Static and Dynamic Standing Balance after Stroke: A Systematic Review	5
The Search for Justice: Developing a Collaborative Understanding of Health Justice in Physiotherapy	5
Physical Rehabilitation Practices for Children and Adolescents with Cancer in Canada	5
Ontario Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists’ Attitudes toward and Beliefs about Managing Chronic Low Back Pain	5
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Stroke Rehabilitation: Benefits and Clinical Utility Perceived by Physiotherapists and Individuals with Stroke	5
Development of the Gross Motor Function Family Report (GMF-FR) for Children with Cerebral Palsy	4
Psychometric Properties of the OSPRO–YF Screening Tool in Patients with Shoulder Pathology	4

Viewpoints of the Occupational Therapist Assistant–Physiotherapist Assistant Role on Inter-Professional Teams: A Mixed-Methods Study	4
Effect of Neural Mobilization on Nerve-Related Neck and Arm Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial	4
Reliability of the Revised Motor Learning Strategies Rating Instrument and Its Role in Describing the Motor Learning Strategy Content of Physiotherapy Sessions in Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury	4
Impact of Simulated Patients on Physiotherapy Students’ Skill Performance in Cardiorespiratory Practice Classes: A Pilot Study	4
Improving Cultural Knowledge to Facilitate Cultural Adaptation of Pain Management in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Community	4
Strategies to Increase Access to Outpatient Physiotherapy Services: A Scoping Review	4
Using Mental Health First Aid Training to Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Physiotherapy Students	4
Physiotherapy Practice in Primary Health Care: A Survey of Physiotherapists in Team-Based Primary Care Organizations in Ontario	4
Scoping Review of Pain and Patient Characteristics and Physical Function Associated with Intermittent and Constant Pain in People with Knee Osteoarthritis	4
Knee Osteoarthritis: An Investigation into the Clinical Practice of Physiotherapists in Canada	3
Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Practice Tutor Internship Model during an Acute Care Clinical Internship	3
Do Paediatric Physiotherapists Promote Community-Based Physical Activity for Children and Youth with Disabilities? A Mixed-Methods Study	3
Balancing Access with Technology: Comparing In-Person and Telerehabilitation Berg Balance Scale Scores among Stroke Survivors	3
Pilot and Feasibility Studies in Rehabilitation: Moving into the Next Decade	3
Reliability and Feasibility of Extended Field of View Ultrasound Imaging Techniques for Measuring the Limb Muscle Cross-Sectional Area	3
A Need for Greater Emphasis on 2SLGBTQIA+ Health Among Physiotherapists in Canada	3
Physiotherapists’ Experiences with and Perspectives on Implementing an Evidence-Based, Chronic Pain Self-Management Programme in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study	2
Postoperative Physiotherapy in Women Undergoing Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial	2
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Implementing a Novel Exercise and Self-Management Programme during Chemotherapy for Women with Breast Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	2
Evaluating the Dissemination and Implementation Impact of a Rehabilitation Intervention: The Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP)	2
Normative Values for the Unsupported Upper Limb Exercise Test and 6-Minute Pegboard and Ring Test in Healthy Canadian Adults	2
Translation and Validation of the Hospital for Special Surgery Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale for French Paediatric Populations	2
Reliability and Validity of Shoulder and Handgrip Strength Testing	2
How Do I Choose a Job? Factors Influencing the Career and Employment Decisions of Physiotherapy Graduates in Canada	2
Physiotherapy Students’ Performance in Clinical Education: An Analysis of 1 Year of Canadian Cross-Sectional Data	2
Scoping Review on Brain-Computer Interface–Controlled Electrical Stimulation Interventions for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Adults: A Look at Participants, Interventions, and Technology	2
Do Quebec Physiotherapists Follow Evidence-Based Guidelines for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis?	2
Effect of Physical Activity During Chemotherapy on Cognitive Function in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
Muscle Architecture and Subcutaneous Fat Measurements of Rectus Femoris and Vastus Lateralis at Optimal Length Aided by a Novel Ultrasound Transducer Attachment	2
Mirror Therapy for Lower-Extremity Hemiparesis: A Knowledge Translation Study Using an Educational Module to Change Physiotherapists’ Perceptions	2
Enabling Access to Rehabilitation in Acute Care: Exploring Physiotherapists’ and Occupational Therapists’ Perspectives on Patient Care When Assistants Become the Primary Therapy Providers	2
Portfolios with Evidence of Reflective Practice Required by Regulatory Bodies: An Integrative Review	2
Psychometric Properties of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in Patients with Low Back Pathology: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
Developing a Web Platform to Optimize the Self-Management of People Living with a Chronic Respiratory Disease	2
“Think of It Like a Game”: Older Adults’ and Health Professionals’ Perspectives on Interactive Exercise Technology Design	2
A Non-Pharmacological Cough Therapy for People with Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Case Report	2
Systematic Review of Therapeutic Alliance Measurement Instruments in Physiotherapy	2
Priorities in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research: The Patient Perspective	2
Using Expert Consensus to Develop a Tool to Assess Physical Therapists’ Knowledge, Skills, and Judgement in Performing Airway Suctioning	2
Accessibility of Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy for Treating Urinary Incontinence in Older Women in Quebec: An Online Survey	2
Survey of Physiotherapy Practice in Ontario Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Units	2
Active Participation of Care Partners in a Physical Activity Intervention Alongside People with Stroke: A Feasibility Study	2
Berg Balance Scale Score as a Predictor of Independent Walking at Discharge among Adult Stroke Survivors	2
Using Intervention Mapping in the Systematic Development of a Behaviour Change Intervention to Enhance Exercise Adherence among People with Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain	1
Remotely Supervised Exercise Programmes to Improve Balance, Mobility, and Activity Among People with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Description and Feasibility	1
The Impact of Two Telerehabilitation Supervision Schedules on Physical Activity, Mobility, and Balance Among People with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Mixed-Method Single-Subject Design	1
Evidence-Based Practice for Non-Specific Low Back Pain: Canadian Physiotherapists’ Adherence, Beliefs, and Perspectives	1
Factors Associated with Intermittent, Constant, and Mixed Pain in People with Knee Osteoarthritis	1
How to Optimize Measurement Protocols: An Example of Assessing Measurement Reliability Using Generalizability Theory	1
Recovery of Sensorimotor Functional Outcomes at Discharge from In-Patient Rehabilitation in Three Stroke Units in the Province of Quebec	1

Realizing the Potential of Co-Design to Build Innovation in Rehabilitation Services	1
Evaluating a Wearable Solution for Measuring Lower Extremity Asymmetry During Landing	1
Beneficial Effects of Preoperative Exercise on the Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion Spinal Surgery	1
Gender Issues in Physiotherapy in Quebec, Canada	1
A Pan-Canadian Perspective on Education and Training Priorities for Physiotherapists. Part 2: Professional Interactions and Context of Practice	1
A Survey of Canadian Physiotherapists’ and Physiotherapy Students’ Knowledge and Use of Executive Functioning Assessments in Clinical Practice	1
Improving Administrative Outcomes in Physiotherapy by Adopting Open-Access Booking	1
Exploring the Concept of Leadership from the Perspective of Physical Therapists in the United States	1
Clinical Measures of Balance and Walking Ability in People with Stroke for Assessment via Videoconferencing	1
Investigation of the Kinematic Upper-Limb Movement Assessment (KUMA): A Pilot Study	1
Impact of Income on Physical Concerns, Help Seeking, and Unmet Needs of Adult Cancer Survivors	1
Quantifying Physical Resilience in Ageing Using Measurement Instruments: A Scoping Review	1
Cost Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Services for Chronic Condition Management: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations Conducted Alongside Randomized Controlled Trials	1
Changing Student Health Professionals’ Attitudes toward Disability: A Longitudinal Study	1
Quantifying the Occurrence of Shoulder Pain after Cardiac Surgery in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Population	1
The Fukuda Stepping Test Is Influenced by a Concurrent Cognitive Task and Step Height in Healthy Young Adults: A Descriptive Study	1
A Call to Disrupt Heteronormativity and Cisnormativity in Physical Therapy: Perspectives of 2SLGBTQIPA+ Participants on Future Directions for PT Curricula	1
Improvement in the Short-Term Effectiveness of the Clinical Supervision of Physiotherapists Who Have Taken Part in a Clinical Supervision Training Programme	1
What Does Cochrane Say about…Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)?	1
Barriers to Physiotherapists’ Use of Professional Development Tools for Chronic Pain: A Knowledge Translation Study	1
Post-Stroke Lateropulsion: Resolution and Function After Discharge From Inpatient Rehabilitation – A Cohort Study	1
Updating the Evidence: Suctioning Practices of Physiotherapists in Ontario	1
Current Practice, Barriers to, and Facilitators of Exercise Testing and Training by Physiotherapists in Cystic Fibrosis Specialized Centres in Canada	1
Implementing a Virtual Care Clinical Placement for a Physiotherapy Student in a Hospital-Based Chronic Pain Programme	1
A Scoping Review of Physiotherapeutic Interventions for Trismus in Head and Neck Cancer: Where Is the Manual Therapy?	1
Prevalence of Persistent Pain of the Neuropathic Subtype after Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty	1
Role of Rehabilitation in Opioid Tapering: A Scoping Review	1
Conservative versus Surgical Interventions for Shoulder Impingement: An Overview of Systematic Reviews of Randomized Controlled Trials	1
Exploring the Education and Practice Experiences of Pelvic Health Physiotherapists in Canada: A Qualitative Descriptive Study	1
A Meta-Analysis of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Lung Surgery and Its Potential Role in COVID-19	1
Physiotherapists’ Perspectives on Professional Practice Leadership Models: Key Features to Enhance Physiotherapy Practice	1
Clinician-Led Balance Training in Pulmonary Rehabilitation	1
Benefits of Combined Upper Body Exercise and Compression Therapy for Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review	1
Evaluating Lower Limb Kinematics Using Microsoft’s Kinect: A Simple, Novel Method	1
Interrater Reliability among Novice Raters in the Assessment of Pelvic Floor Muscle Tone Using the Reissing Tone Scale	1
Ability of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Students to Evaluate and Classify Lumbar Movement Control Using Lumbopelvic Movement Control Tests	1
Physiotherapists’ and Physiotherapy Assistants’ Perspectives on Using Three Physical Function Measures in the Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed-Methods Study	1
Pain among Individuals with Chronic Respiratory Diseases Attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation	1
Functional Status as a Central Indicator of Health Status: The Role of Physiotherapy	1
Scoping Review of Curricula and Pedagogical Approaches for Physiotherapist Performed Point of Care Ultrasonography	1
A Pan-Canadian Perspective on Education and Training Priorities for Physiotherapists. Part 1: Foundations for Clinical Practice	1
Reliability and Acceptability to Caregivers of Telehealth Administration of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory – Computer Adaptive Test (Pedi-Cat) for Brazilian Youth with Down Syndrome	1
Exploring the Association between Pain and Fracture Characteristics in Women with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures	1