OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of British Journal of Occupational Therapy is 2. 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
Exploring occupational therapy practice with children who are picky eaters and their families	16
Thanks to Reviewers	13
Research priority 6: How can occupational therapy services be more inclusive of mental and physical health?	12
The role of rehabilitation in Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) recovery: An effectiveness study	11
Perceptions about positive mental health among university students from Southern India: An occupational perspective	11
How does occupational therapy literature conceptualise executive functions and how this influences occupational therapy assessment? An integrative review	10
Cognitive stimulation and activities of daily living for individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia: A scoping review	10
Content validity study for the development of an assessment tool measuring livability in older adults	9
Exploring the usefulness of real-time digitally supported fatigue monitoring in fatigue management: Perspectives from occupational therapists and brain injury survivors	9
Investigating the relevance of the advanced activities of daily living tool for the screening and diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and dementia to the Sub-Saharan African migrant population in B	9
What is the lived experience of mothers in a Level-IV neonatal intensive care unit?	8
A small-scale study exploring the efficacy of scale modelling as an open intervention for military veterans with mental health conditions	8
Sexuality in Occupational Therapy: A Call to Action	8
Book of Abstracts	8
The time is now to upscale all placements to a minimum of two students	8
Occupational therapists must embrace rapid change for a sustainable future	7
Book of Abstracts and Session Submissions	7
The responsiveness of the Danish version of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure	7
A protocol for removing environmental barriers to independent living (REBIL): An adapted evidence-based occupational therapy intervention to increase community participation for individuals aging with	7
Systematic review of co-occurring transition of retirement and migration: An occupational perspective	6
A new tool to support research capability building	6
Exploring the impact of The Philippine Occupational Therapy Law of 2018 on occupation-based practice, professional identity, interprofessional collaboration, and resource support in hospital settings	6
Thanks to Reviewers	6
Practice-based placement learning and innovation: Essential for the professional identities of tomorrow’s occupational therapists and the future of the occupational therapy profession	6
Occupational therapy practice to support executive function impairment after acquired brain injury: A UK clinical survey	6

An action research project about how to improve the support by primary school teachers of children who are delayed in their readiness to write	6
Home environment design theories and models related to the occupational performance, participation and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review	5
Development of a driving clinical decision pathway for non-driver trained occupational therapists	5
‘Never think doing a job is easy’: The lived experience of work for people who have an intellectual and developmental disability	5
Italian Stroke Upper Limb Capacity Scale: Translation, adaptation, and psychometric evaluation	5
Use of the AusTOMs-OT to record outcomes in an occupational therapy homeless service	5
Activity PRN: Establishing meaningful occupation as and when required across acute inpatient mental health and psychiatric intensive care units	5
Daily routine and habits during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: An observational survey	5
Service user perspectives on the value and effectiveness of occupational therapy following intervention for severe depression	5
Effects of cognitive stimulation group programs in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease	5
Innovative occupational therapy service provision on college campuses: Supporting student wellbeing and success	5
Occupational therapy and participation in activities of daily living following cardiothoracic surgery in acute care: A retrospective study	5
Using time diaries to inform occupational therapy practice for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An exploratory study	5
Predictors affecting initial assessment results using driving simulator in stroke patients admitted at a subacute rehabilitation hospital	5
Occupational Therapists and public health	5
Exploring the perspectives of ‘young adults’ (18–24) who have been in formal care and their experiences of attending a socially prescribed community allotment gardening group	5
The effect of self-management program performed via telerehabilitation on occupational performance and satisfaction of individuals with systemic sclerosis	5
The life balance inventory in patients with multiple sclerosis: Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Turkish version	4
A phenomenological study of women with breast cancer-related lymphedema using the healthcare system	4
Exploring ableism and occupational therapy: perspectives of occupational therapy educators working within higher education	4
Perceptions of black and minoritised ethnic occupational therapists on mentoring: A survey	4
Parents living with and beyond cancer: A scoping review of unmet supportive care needs and impact on daily life	4
Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Persian version of Occupational Balance Questionnaire in healthy adults	4
Mindset and participation: Correlations among healthy children	4
Quality of life of children with disabilities in the Sáhara Refugee camps	4
Examining the use of assistance dogs to enhance participation in everyday occupations for people with mobility challenges	4
A qualitative investigation of influences on occupational therapists’ research involvement in Ireland	4
Causal pathways of potential factors affecting participation level of individuals with unilateral cerebral palsy	4
Overcoming the barriers towards a family-based occupational therapy: A call to action	4
Occupational therapists’ role in sleep management in palliative care: A cross-sectional survey	4
Selection and recruitment of pre-registration occupational therapy students in the United Kingdom: Exploring entry criteria across education providers	4
Development and psychometric evaluation of the occupational adaptation scale for individuals with schizophrenia	4
Methodological and Historical Evolution of Indexed Publications in Occupational Therapy	4
Reflections on RCOT campaign ‘complexity of occupation’: The dimensions of occupation and the dimensions of practice	4
Spanish consensus of occupational therapists on upper limb assessment tools in stroke	4
Occupational therapy students experience professional reasoning during their practice-based learning: A dialogical analysis	3
Distance supervision as experienced by occupational therapists in mental health: An interpretative phenomenological study	3
Occupational therapists’ perspectives on an evidence-based, client-centered assistive technology intervention	3
An occupational perspective of the lived experience of individuals with Alopecia Areata: A scoping review	3
Revisiting the core principles of physical rehabilitation after stroke: Recapping the guidelines and underlining the importance of assessment	3
A Qualitative Study on Patients’ Use of Emotion Regulation Strategies During Therapeutic Relationships	3
Research Priority 1: ‘How does occupational therapy make a difference and have an impact on everyday lives?	3
Exploring potential for occupational therapy practice models within areas of social deprivation: A qualitative inquiry within a community-centred food cooperative	3
Development of a clinical hand rehabilitation guideline for second to fifth metacarpal fracture rehabilitation: A Delphi method	3
The relationship between Motivation for Occupation and Pattern of Occupation scores of the MOHOST and types of discharge placement from a mental health rehabilitation unit	3
Implementing constraint-induced movement therapy into practice in sub-acute stroke: Experiences and perceptions of stroke survivors and therapists	3
Engaging with nature and the outdoors: A scoping review of therapeutic applications in contemporary occupational therapy	3
Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture 2022: Optimising performance, clinical and economic outcomes in occupational therapy service delivery	3
Learning from adversity: Occupational therapy staff experiences of coping during Covid-19	3
Priorities for returning to work after traumatic injury: A public and professional involvement study	3

Interventions for Improving Leisure for Older Adults on the Palliative Pathway Living With Advanced Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review	3
The effect of attention control and academic motivation on perceived learning in hybrid occupational therapy education	3
Key elements of Goal-Directed Training for children with cerebral palsy: A qualitative content analysis	3
Occupational therapy upper limb splinting practice for clients with acquired brain injuries: A cross-sectional study from South Africa	3
Do childhood adversity and sensory processing sensitivity interact to predict meaningful activity engagement in adulthood?	3
Examination of the mental health status of university students directly or indirectly affected by the earthquake	3
Work-related quality of life of occupational therapists in Ireland	3
Patients views on which return-to-work outcomes should be prioritised: A nominal group technique focus group	3
Occupational therapists’ experiences of implementing occupation-based practice in neurology, and its impact on professional identity	2
Bringing therapy home: Exploring parents’ experiences of telehealth for children with developmental coordination disorder	2
A propensity to thrive: Understanding individual difference, resilience and entrepreneurship in developing competence and professional identity	2
Study repeats findings demonstrating in-person instruction improves empathic awareness: Curriculum emphasizes literary narratives, narrative reasoning, person-to person interaction, and close reading	2
Occupational performance in Huntington’s disease: A cross-sectional study	2
Youth mentoring: A new holistic intervention targeting the needs of young persons with acquired brain injury	2
Motor imagery as an intervention to improve activities of daily living post-stroke: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	2
Future trends and challenges in occupational therapy: Insights from a Delphi study	2
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke for the UK and Ireland: Part ll – The challenges and opportunities posed for occupational therapists	2
Brain metastasis, secondary to breast cancer, and strategies for improving quality of life	2
Investigating autonomic biomarkers of sensory processing patterns in young adults	2
Fatigue management effects on social participation and environment management in individuals with multiple sclerosis: Quasi-experimental study	2
Impact of severity of multiple sclerosis on caregivers’ occupational performance and coping strategies	2
Children with handwriting difficulties: Impact of cognitive strategy training for acquisition of accurate alphabet-letter-writing	2
Proceed with care and intention: Factors to consider when introducing a doctoral-level route to occupational therapy registration in the UK	2
Exploring the relationship between perceived susceptibility and severity of falling among older adults in Singapore	2
Exploring ableism and occupational therapy: Occupational therapy students’ perspectives	2
Evaluation of the evidence for self-management post-stroke within clinical practice guidelines for people with stroke: A systematic review	2
It’s time to measure the long-term effects of occupational therapy interventions	2
Engagement in meaningful occupations for people with dementia: A valuable source for maintaining the quality of life in institutional settings	2
A qualitative study exploring occupational therapist’s experiences of delivering interventions to patients in seclusion whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team	2
Attitudes and use patterns for mobile technology and upper extremity home exercises in stroke survivors in the United States	2
A scoping review of online international student collaboration in occupational therapy education	2
Participant and caregiver experiences of an activities of daily living-focused cognitive stimulation program for individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia (CS-ADL)	2
Comprehending self-compassion manifestations and their relationships among adults diagnosed with ADHD: A foundation for recovery-based interventions	2
Occupational performance and satisfaction of individuals with mental disorders in Jordan: A cross-sectional study	2
How do mobility device users integrate their devices into occupational performance? A narrative literature review	2
Effectiveness of client-centered intervention delivered with face-to-face and telerehabilitation method after total knee arthroplasty—A pilot randomized control trial	2
Examination of occupational therapists’ encounters with violence	2
Primary care occupational therapist’s methods of outcome evaluation: Do they align to value-based healthcare?	2
Achieving Inter-Rater Agreement and Inter-Rater Reliability to Assess Fidelity of an Occupation-Based Coaching (OBC) Clinical Trial Intervention	2
Implementation of a telerehabilitation program for children with neurodevelopmental disorders during the lockdown caused by COVID-19	2
Supporting patients’ autonomy as a mediator between healthcare professionals’ basic psychological needs and work meaning	2
Understanding occupational therapy perinatal mental health practice in mothers from ethnic minorities: A qualitative study of practitioner perceived barriers and enablers	2
Men’s experiences of the transition to fatherhood during the first postnatal year: A qualitative systematic review	2
Using the PLUS Framework to support supervisors to make the most of practice education supervision: Experiences from Singapore	2
The impact of microaggressions on occupational performance for Muslims	2
Positive risk-taking within social care for adults with physical disabilities: A review of guidelines in practice in England	2
Post-COVID-19 survivors’ strategies for improving occupational balance: A qualitative study	2
Bereaved mothering: A mother’s memories in the processes of bereavement and self-knowledge	2
Relationship between emotional words in electronic medical records and leave periods of users of a return-to-work program with depression	2
Time to take play seriously: The Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ Occupational Therapy and Play practice guideline	2
Research priority seven: What is the role of occupational therapy in supporting self-management? Developing an occupation-centred lens for research and practice	2
The strategies used by adults with visual impairment	2
The effects of task-oriented mental practice on upper limb function and coordination in chronic stroke patients—Randomized controlled trial design	2
Information bias in the Canadian occupational performance measure: A qualitative study	2