OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of British Journal of Occupational Therapy is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Thanks to Reviewers	23
The role of rehabilitation in Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) recovery: An effectiveness study	21
Perceptions about positive mental health among university students from Southern India: An occupational perspective	19
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	17
How does occupational therapy literature conceptualise executive functions and how this influences occupational therapy assessment? An integrative review	16
Content validity study for the development of an assessment tool measuring livability in older adults	15
Exploring occupational therapy practice with children who are picky eaters and their families	15
Exploring the usefulness of real-time digitally supported fatigue monitoring in fatigue management: Perspectives from occupational therapists and brain injury survivors	14
Cognitive stimulation and activities of daily living for individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia: A scoping review	12
MenTOras: Study protocol for a peer mentorship program to support the professional integration of recently graduated occupational therapists	11
Research priority 6: How can occupational therapy services be more inclusive of mental and physical health?	10
Developing professional competence in ARFID: Clarifying occupational therapy’s role through doing, being, becoming and belonging	10
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	9
Book of Abstracts	9
Consumer perspectives on arts-in-recovery: A community art programme for people living with mental illness	9
Occupational therapy and participation in activities of daily living following cardiothoracic surgery in acute care: A retrospective study	8
A small-scale study exploring the efficacy of scale modelling as an open intervention for military veterans with mental health conditions	8
Activity PRN: Establishing meaningful occupation as and when required across acute inpatient mental health and psychiatric intensive care units	8
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	8
Practice-based placement learning and innovation: Essential for the professional identities of tomorrow’s occupational therapists and the future of the occupational therapy profession	8
An action research project about how to improve the support by primary school teachers of children who are delayed in their readiness to write	8
Implementing the Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance model in an occupational therapy neurosciences service: A mixed methods study	7
A new tool to support research capability building	7
Occupational therapy (OT) reflections on an allied health professionals fellowship: Realising the potential of OT in the strategic landscape and clinical practice	7
Systematic review of co-occurring transition of retirement and migration: An occupational perspective	7

Home environment design theories and models related to the occupational performance, participation and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review	7
Occupational therapy practice to support executive function impairment after acquired brain injury: A UK clinical survey	7
Development of a driving clinical decision pathway for non-driver trained occupational therapists	6
Occupational therapists’ preferences for criteria and challenges in implementing instrumental activities of daily living training in convalescent rehabilitation wards: A study using best–worst scaling	6
Effects of cognitive stimulation group programs in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease	6
The effect of self-management program performed via telerehabilitation on occupational performance and satisfaction of individuals with systemic sclerosis	6
Using time diaries to inform occupational therapy practice for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An exploratory study	6
Predictors affecting initial assessment results using driving simulator in stroke patients admitted at a subacute rehabilitation hospital	6
Experiences of parents of children with disabilities for disaster preparedness in Indonesia: a descriptive qualitative study	6
Causal pathways of potential factors affecting participation level of individuals with unilateral cerebral palsy	6
Daily routine and habits during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: An observational survey	6
Perspectives of Moroccan informal caregivers and occupational therapists informing cultural adaptation of Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia	6
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	6
Occupational Therapists and public health	6
Italian Stroke Upper Limb Capacity Scale: Translation, adaptation, and psychometric evaluation	6
Service user perspectives on the value and effectiveness of occupational therapy following intervention for severe depression	5
Methodological and Historical Evolution of Indexed Publications in Occupational Therapy	5
A qualitative investigation of influences on occupational therapists’ research involvement in Ireland	5
Innovative occupational therapy service provision on college campuses: Supporting student wellbeing and success	5
Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Persian version of Occupational Balance Questionnaire in healthy adults	5
Overcoming the barriers towards a family-based occupational therapy: A call to action	5
Perceptions of black and minoritised ethnic occupational therapists on mentoring: A survey	5
‘Doing dying well’: Positive narratives of specialist palliative care occupational therapy from Ireland-based practitioners	5
Examining the use of assistance dogs to enhance participation in everyday occupations for people with mobility challenges	5
Persian version of executive function performance test for people with multiple sclerosis: A psychometric study	4
Mindset and participation: Correlations among healthy children	4
Occupational therapists’ role in sleep management in palliative care: A cross-sectional survey	4
Quality of life of children with disabilities in the Sáhara Refugee camps	4
Exploring ableism and occupational therapy: perspectives of occupational therapy educators working within higher education	4
Distance supervision as experienced by occupational therapists in mental health: An interpretative phenomenological study	4
Determinants of participation in daily life activities and its relationship with quality of life in individuals with paraplegic spinal cord injury in Pakistan	4
The effect of attention control and academic motivation on perceived learning in hybrid occupational therapy education	4
Selection and recruitment of pre-registration occupational therapy students in the United Kingdom: Exploring entry criteria across education providers	4
Parents living with and beyond cancer: A scoping review of unmet supportive care needs and impact on daily life	4
Reflections on RCOT campaign ‘complexity of occupation’: The dimensions of occupation and the dimensions of practice	4
The life balance inventory in patients with multiple sclerosis: Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Turkish version	4
Artificial intelligence in occupational therapy: Democratising expertise or deepening divide?	4
A phenomenological study of women with breast cancer-related lymphedema using the healthcare system	4
Occupational therapy students experience professional reasoning during their practice-based learning: A dialogical analysis	4
Development of a clinical hand rehabilitation guideline for second to fifth metacarpal fracture rehabilitation: A Delphi method	4
Spanish consensus of occupational therapists on upper limb assessment tools in stroke	4
Development and psychometric evaluation of the occupational adaptation scale for individuals with schizophrenia	4
The role of occupational therapy in supporting parenting occupations: An Irish occupational therapy perspective	4
Assessment and intervention of the upper limb in children and adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy: A cross-sectional study	4
Occupational disruption among people with a spinal cord injury: A South African cross-sectional study	4
Enhancing health and occupational performance: A group-based exercise programme for people with visual impairment	4
Tracing the roots of occupational therapy: A qualitative systematic review of pre-1917 influences on the profession’s development	3
Occupational performance in Huntington’s disease: A cross-sectional study	3
Key elements of Goal-Directed Training for children with cerebral palsy: A qualitative content analysis	3
Yoga as a modality in occupational therapy practice for adults experiencing mood disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3

The impact of microaggressions on occupational performance for Muslims	3
Occupational therapists’ perspectives on an evidence-based, client-centered assistive technology intervention	3
Occupational therapy upper limb splinting practice for clients with acquired brain injuries: A cross-sectional study from South Africa	3
Positive risk-taking within social care for adults with physical disabilities: A review of guidelines in practice in England	3
The use of validated work stress and resilience assessment tools: A mixed method study of their applicability and understanding in the Occupation Therapy Workplace	3
Engaging with nature and the outdoors: A scoping review of therapeutic applications in contemporary occupational therapy	3
Preliminary reference data and analysis of visual scanning programs using the bioness integrated therapy system	3
Revisiting the core principles of physical rehabilitation after stroke: Recapping the guidelines and underlining the importance of assessment	3
Using the PLUS Framework to support supervisors to make the most of practice education supervision: Experiences from Singapore	3
Primary care occupational therapist’s methods of outcome evaluation: Do they align to value-based healthcare?	3
An occupational perspective of the lived experience of individuals with Alopecia Areata: A scoping review	3
Optimal therapeutic dose of noninvasive brain stimulation for upper limb functional recovery in people with stroke: Study protocol	3
A propensity to thrive: Understanding individual difference, resilience and entrepreneurship in developing competence and professional identity	3
Implementing constraint-induced movement therapy into practice in sub-acute stroke: Experiences and perceptions of stroke survivors and therapists	3
Motor imagery as an intervention to improve activities of daily living post-stroke: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	3
Work-related quality of life of occupational therapists in Ireland	3
An exploration of occupational therapists’ uses of sensory approaches with patients in seclusion settings: A qualitative study	3
Simulated practice-based learning: Creating the opportunity for the profession to learn	3
Examination of the mental health status of university students directly or indirectly affected by the earthquake	3
Youth mentoring: A new holistic intervention targeting the needs of young persons with acquired brain injury	3
Exploring ableism and occupational therapy: Occupational therapy students’ perspectives	3
Environmental sustainability in occupational therapy: Insights from Greek occupational therapists	3
Interventions for Improving Leisure for Older Adults on the Palliative Pathway Living With Advanced Cancer: A Qualitative Systematic Review	3
A qualitative study exploring occupational therapist’s experiences of delivering interventions to patients in seclusion whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team	3
Supporting patients’ autonomy as a mediator between healthcare professionals’ basic psychological needs and work meaning	3
‘Safe as possible or as happy and well as possible, because they might not be the same thing.’ Occupational therapy perspectives of intermediate care risks during COVID-19	3
Future trends and challenges in occupational therapy: Insights from a Delphi study	3