OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Participants’ perceptions support the coexistence of benefits and burdens of cancer clinical trial participation	24
Distress Thermometer: proposal for cutoff points and evaluation of factors related to post-surgical distress in breast cancer patients	20
Cancer care for people with significant mental health difficulties (SMHD) - patient perspectives	20
Socioeconomic inequalities in social support: Examining differences in social support network satisfaction and composition among pediatric cancer caregivers	14
Intervention to reduce age bias in medical students’ decision making for the treatment of older women with breast cancer: A novel approach to bias training	13
The effectiveness of live music intervention on psychological distress among adolescent and young adult patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	13
Psychosocial support quality and quantity as predictors of anxiety and depression severity for survivors of cancer: Exploring gender and race as moderators	12
Collaborative depression care sensitive to the needs of underserved patients with cancer: Feasibility, acceptability and outcomes	11
Social determinants of health, psychological distress, and caregiver burden among informal cancer caregivers of cancer survivors during treatment	11
AI-enabled psychometric and psychophysiological assessment in psychiatric comorbidity of oncology patients: A systematic review	11
Subjective well-being among Iranian breast cancer patients: Exploring the influential role of psychological capital	11
Interpersonal impacts of cancer diagnosis and treatment: A mixed methods study among young adult cancer survivors	10
Patient-reported discrimination among limited-resourced cancer survivors: a brief report	9
From theory to practice – establishing an oncology family caregiver support process	8
Depression, anxiety, & loneliness among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Association between positive affect, flourishing, quality of life, and psychological distress in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	8
Supporting whānau through child cancer: Parents’ perspectives of a specialised national community-based counselling network	8
The relationship between self-compassion and psychological distress in cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
The Adolescent and Young Adult Needs Assessment & Service Bridge (NA-SB): A single-arm feasibility pilot study	7
Scanxiety in survivors of pancreatic cancer	7
Moderators of interdependent psychological distress in cancer survivor-caregiver dyads	7
Experiences of care partners co-surviving in the context of living with metastatic breast cancer	7
The role of emotion regulation through mindfulness in oncological patients: A pilot study	7
Social robotics as an adjuvant during the hospitalization process in pediatric oncology patients	7
Survey of families’ psychosocial needs in the context of pediatric cancer: a first step toward the participatory development of a group intervention	7

The role of patient-provider communication, patient satisfaction, and self-efficacy on health-related quality of life in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer survivors	6
“You can be cured, but cancer never leaves you behind”: an interdisciplinary approach into the embodied cancer experiences among adult Colombian childhood/adolescent cancer survivors	6
Implications of neighborhood socioeconomic status on work ability among cancer survivors in the UNC cancer Survivorship Cohort	6
Adverse childhood experiences and psychotropic medication prescription among cancer patients	6
Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for depression and anxiety in people with cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Understanding the patient-spouse communication experience during chemotherapy for gastric cancer: A qualitative study	6
The relationships between marital support, partner participation, body image, and mental distress among Bedouin women with breast cancer survivors	5
Cancer-related fatigue as a mediator between self-efficacy and quality of life for adolescents and young adults impacted by cancer	5
Culturally-informed adaptation and psychometric properties of the Cataldo Cancer Stigma Scale in Northern Tanzania	5
A space between othering and belonging	5
Feasibility and acceptability of a group-based intervention to support LGBTQ+ cancer survivors: QT cancer StoryListening	5
The relationship between psychosocial support service utilization, coping and post-traumatic growth among breast cancer survivors	5
Development of the Partner Version of the Self-Efficacy to Communicate about Sex and Intimacy (SECSI-PV) Scale in the Context of Cancer Survivorship	5
A framework for oncology social work services scope of practice in Malaysia’s public healthcare system: Insights from practitioners	5
Sex on inpatient medical units among acutely medically ill adults: a psycho-oncology case study	5
The impact of education on patients’ psycho-emotional status during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a multicenter prospective study by thes Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Oss	5
To be or not to be	5
Disparities in fertility preservation discussions among sexual and gender minority cancer patients and their cancer care providers	4
Expressive writing to address distress in hospitalized adults with acute myeloid leukemia: a pilot randomized clinical trial	4
The relationships between loneliness and mental and physical health are moderated by the tendency for interpersonal victimhood: A study of young adult cancer patients	4
What do Rob Base, DJ EZ Rock and Thich Nhat Hanh have in common? (and how does this apply to our work with cancer patients?!?)	4
Psychological processing among caregivers of allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients: Qualitative findings from a longitudinal study	4
Initial testing of a mobile app behavioral pain coping intervention for patients with cancer: Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial	4
Hope, cancer-related goal interference, and quality of life among caregivers of people receiving treatment for metastatic cancer	4
Incorporating the Distress Thermometer into preoperative vital signs in patients undergoing ambulatory oncology surgery: a pilot feasibility study	4
“I don’t have a choice but to keep getting up and doing the things that protect her”: The informal caregiver’s adaptation to the cancer diagnosis	4
Correlates of multicaregiving and singular caregiving among cancer caregivers and associations with caregiver well-being	4
Behind and in front of our masks. A new era in communication with our patients	4
A randomized pilot of eHealth mindful movement and breathing to improve gynecologic surgery outcomes	3
The mediating role of psychological distress in the effect of positive psychological intervention on sleep quality among cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: A randomized controlled trial	3
Cancer patients’ experiences of moments of relational depth during psychological therapy: a qualitative study	3
Exploring the relationship between social support and mental health status among lymphoma survivors: Does patient-centered communication really matter? A brief report	3
The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Psychometric evaluation of the Puerto Rican Spanish version among women aged ≥ 50 years who are breast cancer survivors	3
Online cognitive-behavioral group intervention for young adult survivors of childhood cancer: a pilot study	3
Sedentary time transitions and associations with quality of life in cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Feel my feelings	3
Understanding meanings and lived experiences of spirituality among adults with cancer	3
“Its your duty to make me happy”: a qualitative study of intimate partner sexual violence among breast cancer survivors in Türkiye	3
Investigating and quantifying obsessive-compulsive and related disorders among childhood cancer survivors: a brief report	3
Prospective assessment of anxiety among pediatric oncology patients and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic a cohort study	3
Salary and student loan debt for oncology social workers: Findings from the oncology social work competencies, opportunities, roles and expertise (CORE) survey	3
Sociocultural considerations in the HRQOL outcomes of school-age Latino survivors of childhood cancer	3
Experiencing the COVID-19 health crisis: Quality of life of young to mid-life hematology patients	3
A model psychosocial-spiritual oncology and cancer supportive care services program: Framework and implementation	3
A pre-post evaluation of a digital intervention to improve psychosocial outcomes of caregivers of people living with cancer in Vietnam	3
“ I wish I knew about these programs before! ” A brief report exploring barriers to financial assistance reported by gynecological oncology patients	3
“Pink is my least favorite color”: experiences of sexual minority women and partners navigating breast cancer	3
Reel reflections: the role of entertainment media narratives in coping among young adult cancer survivors	3
The meaning-making process in the re-entry phase: A qualitative focus group study with patients treated for breast cancer or melanoma	2
Organization of psychosocial factors associated with worry about acquiring SARS-CoV-2 among women undergoing cancer treatment: an empirical network comparison approach	2

Mindfulness and Buddhist principles in oncology: Risks, misconceptions and recommendations for ethical integration	2
More than an extra set of ears: A video-based analysis exploring the role of companions in routine oncology visits	2
Social cognition and occupational reintegration in primary central nervous system lymphoma long-term survivors: a secondary analysis of a combined data set	2
Physical and psychological reasons for cancer patients’ decision to decline tobacco treatment: a qualitative study	2
Cognitive side effects in cancer treatment: communication challenges for healthcare providers	2
Demoralization syndrome and its impact factors among cancer patients in China	2
Feasibility of a peer-to-peer parent mentoring program for parents of children recently diagnosed with cancer	2
Effect of social stressors and social determinants of health (SDOH) on cancer beliefs: Analysis of a cancer center catchment area	2
Use of cancer mobile app: A young adult patient-centered approach	2
A conceptual framework of the psychosocial elements that should be assessed in candidates for hematopoietic cell transplant: Social workers’ and psychologists’ perspectives	2
Identifying the palliative care needs of patients and families in gynecologic surgical oncology: A scoping review	2
Experience in the integration of a tale within the pediatric oncology environment	2
Getting support when cancer invades your family: changes in wellbeing in young people accessing a community cancer support organization	2
Positionality in psychosocial oncology: Reflections on becoming an insider	2
Posttraumatic stress symptoms and unmet needs in cancer survivorship	2
Contributing factors and the areas of financial hardship: Perspectives from breast cancer patients in a rural community	2
Appraisals of cancer, religious/spiritual coping, and hope in patients with colorectal cancer	2
Body image disturbances in adolescent and young adult cancer patients confronting infertility risk and fertility preservation decisions	1
Decisional conflict and physiological dysregulation among adolescents and young adults with cancer	1
Meditation awareness training (MAT) for people living with cancer: A thematic analysis of weekly diary reflections	1
Body image interventions within breast cancer care: A systematic review and concept analysis	1
Predictors of death anxiety among Iranian cancer patients: Contribution of sense of Coherence	1
Development of a common dyadic coping scale in couples facing breast cancer: the importance of open communication	1
Sleep-related challenges and family functioning in children and adolescents previously treated for craniopharyngioma	1
A powerful safety net: Social support moderates the association of quality of life deficits with suicidal ideation in long-term childhood cancer survivors	1
Psychosocial interventions for post-treatment haematological cancer survivors: An integrative review	1
Relationship between problem solving dimensions and psychological distress among cancer caregivers	1
Social wellbeing, loneliness, and symptom burden in head and neck cancer survivors: a latent class analysis	1
Building coping skills to relieve distress and physical symptoms: Findings from a quality improvement project of a five-week group psychoeducational program for cancer patients	1
I hope you dance from the diary of an oncologist	1
Is rumination associated with psychological distress after a cancer diagnosis? A systematic review	1
Effects of CALM-based psycho-oncological counseling on the emotional well-being of relatives of people living with lung cancer: Results of a randomized controlled trial	1
Hair loss, love stays	1
The Quiet Sleep: When comfort becomes farewell	1
How important it is to feel self-efficacious – an exploratory analysis of pediatric and adolescent childhood cancer survivors during long-term follow-up care	1
Investigating executive functioning and episodic future thinking in Iranian women with breast cancer	1
Exploring engagement in cervical cancer prevention services among Haitian women in Haiti and in the United States: a scoping review	1
Adaptation and feasibility of the Swedish Promoting Resilience in Stress Management intervention targeting adolescents and young adults newly diagnosed with cancer	1
Blood biomarkers and medication response following group psychotherapy as an add-on treatment in refractory idiopathic myelodysplasia	1
A quality improvement project to optimize access to psychosocial care for cancer survivors who experience fear of recurrence	1
“We’re going to get through this together”: patient, parent, and oncologist recommendations for providing emotional support in advanced childhood cancer	1
Carrying more than charts: Representation and reflection in palliative care	1
Centering the voices of African American women with cancer: A story circle approach to address communication disparities	1
Age as a moderator for the association between depression and self-rated health among cancer survivors: a U.S. based population study	1
Work- and school-related distress among patients with cancer: Single-site retrospective chart review	1
The patient and caregiver experience of CAR T-cell therapy: A qualitative analysis	1
“Like pouring salt in a wound”: A qualitative exploration of the consequences of unmet housing needs for cancer patients and survivors in New York City	1
Vietnamese family members perception of palliative sedation at the end of life	1
Exploring support needs for romantic relationships and marriage post-cancer diagnosis among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in Japan: A qualitative study	1
An intervention module for caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)	1
A bibliometric analysis of studies on death anxiety in patients with cancer	1