OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Patient Education and Counseling is 33. 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
Effective health communication – a key factor in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic	229
Integrating health behavior theories to predict American’s intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine	176
Health literacy in rural and urban populations: A systematic review	111
Using pictures to convey health information: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects on patient and consumer health behaviors and outcomes	74
Opportunities to improve COVID-19 provider communication resources: A systematic review	71
Concerns of women regarding pregnancy and childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic	63
Toward a consensus on the nature of empathy: A review of reviews	63
A systematic review of interventions for family caregivers who care for patients with advanced cancer at home	61
Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination intention: The roles of vaccine knowledge, vaccine risk perception, and doctor-patient communication	51
Implications of the current COVID-19 pandemic for communication in healthcare	51
Shared decision making, satisfaction with care and medication adherence among patients with diabetes	51
Measuring patient empowerment – A systematic review	50
Effects of parent-provider communication during infant hospitalization in the NICU on parents: A systematic review with meta-synthesis and narrative synthesis	49
A scoping review of the use of visual aids in health education materials for persons with low-literacy levels	47
Empowerment in healthcare: A thematic synthesis and critical discussion of concept analyses of empowerment	46
Adding value to remote monitoring: Co-design of a health literacy intervention for older people with chronic disease delivered by telehealth - The telehealth literacy project	45
Self-efficacy and health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis	44
The influence of online health information on health decisions: A systematic review	43
Shared decision making: What is the work?	40
Patient and clinician experiences of uncertainty in the diagnostic process: Current understanding and future directions	40
A Mixed Methods Examination of Health Care Provider Behaviors That Build Patients’ Trust	39
Virtual reality as a patient education tool in healthcare: A scoping review	39
Critical observations on and suggested ways forward for healthcare communication during COVID-19: pEACH position paper	38
Effectiveness of communicative and educative strategies in chronic low back pain patients: A systematic review	37
What makes a patient ready for Shared Decision Making? A qualitative study	37

Quality of online information for the general public on COVID-19	37
The experiences and perspectives of family surrogate decision-makers: A systematic review of qualitative studies	37
Impact of pictograms on medication adherence: A systematic literature review	36
Effects of health coaching on behavioral modification among adults with cardiovascular risk factors: Systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Definitions and use of the teach-back method in healthcare consultations with patients: A systematic review and thematic synthesis	35
Health literacy in the general population in the context of epidemic or pandemic coronavirus outbreak situations: Rapid scoping review	35
Parents’ needs and perceived gaps in communication with healthcare professionals in the neonatal (intensive) care unit: A qualitative interview study	34
Language barriers between nurses and patients: A scoping review	33
Remote shared decision making through telemedicine: A systematic review of the literature	33
Caregiving tasks and unmet supportive care needs of family caregivers: A U.S. population-based study	33