OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Scandinavian 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Opportunities and barriers for occupational engagement among residents in supported housing	23
Occupational therapy in overweight and obesity care: Australian perspectives from a mixed methods study	19
Hippotherapy concepts: A scoping review to inform transdisciplinary practice guidelines	17
Occupational therapy in the space of artificial intelligence: Ethical considerations and human-centered efforts	17
Maintaining autonomy: How older persons with chronic conditions and their significant others interpret, navigate, and overcome everyday difficulties	16
Work conditions as predictors of Swedish occupational therapists’ occupational balance	16
Validity and reliability of the Turkish Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11-T) in mental health	15
A scoping review exploring occupation-based research on trauma: A colour palette to paint richer horizons	15
‘It’s like someone is holding your hand, an invisible hand’: A grounded theory study of participation and personal recovery in Flexible Assertive Community Treatment	14
A survey of research involvement and priorities among occupational therapists in Norway	14
Feasibility of using the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance in a population of Danish stroke survivors: Adaptation and study protocol	14
Occupational performance and prioritized problematic everyday occupations among people with advanced cancer living alone versus living with someone	11
Occupational therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease in Israel: A SWOT analysis	10
Occupational balance as a component in weight loss interventions	10
Test–retest reliability and construct validity of a Japanese version of the Satisfaction with Daily Occupations and Occupational Balance for people with mental illness	10
Occupational adaptation as a social process for dementia care teams	10
Potential roles of occupational therapists in urban planning for age-friendly environments: A Q-methodology	9
Icelandic translation, adaptation and validation of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-IS)	9
Dance for Parkinson, multifaceted experiences of persons living with Parkinson’s Disease	9
Women’s experience of the impact of work environment during menopause – A qualitative interview study	9
Cross-cultural validation of the German Paediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory - Computer Adaptive Test: A comparative study with American normative standard scores	8
Clinical utility of the Danish version of the Self-Assessment of Modes Questionnaire (D-SAMQ)	8
Self-initiated management strategies in digitalized work and everyday life – experiences of people with cognitive difficulties due to neurological disorders	7
Initial validation of the powered mobility device autonomy residential screen (PoMoDARS)	7
Can the internet based intervention ‘strategies for empowering activities in everyday life’ support people with cognitive difficulties to self-manage digital work and everyday life?	7

Cost-effectiveness of occupational therapy return-to-work interventions for people with mental health disorders: A systematic review	7
Construct validity of the simplified Chinese version of the instrument ‘Picture My Participation’	7
Evaluation of a driving clinical decision pathway for generalist occupational therapists: Pilot test of practice change	7
Perspectives on residential involvement and engagement in everyday life–a qualitative study	7
Study approaches mediate associations between learning environment and academic performance	7
Sex trafficking and occupational therapy: A scoping review	7
Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire	7
“No miracle cure” interface evaluation of a UK suicide prevention app in a Norwegian context	7
Ambitions and obstacles for evidence-based municipal primary healthcare – a mixed- methods study	6
Occupational experiences and their importance for young peoples’ mental health	6
Facing symptoms and limitations: A qualitative study of women with carpal tunnel syndrome	6
Driving practice effects for older drivers with mild cognitive impairment: A preliminary study	6
What matters to you? A mixed-method evaluation of goal setting and attainment within reablement from a client perspective	6
Transition back to work after mild TBI: A qualitative study	6
Reliability of FUNDES-Child-SE - measuring participation and independence of children and youths with disabilities	6
Nineteen years of constraint-induced movement therapy: A practice-based, retrospective, observational study	6
Mapping intervention practices in social occupational therapy in Brazil	6
Transitioning from an occupational therapy student to a clinically competent occupational therapist – A qualitative study	5
Occupational value outcomes among people with mental health issues participating in activity-based interventions – The importance of internal and external factors	5
Exploring return to work barriers through the lens of model of human occupation. The NOW WHAT project	5
A call to resist occupational therapy’s promotion of ableism	5
Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation	5
Does the self-reported playfulness of older adults influence their wellbeing? An exploratory study	5
Handling fatigue in everyday activities at five years after stroke: A long and demanding process	5
Clinical reasoning of occupational therapists in selecting activities together with older adults with dementia to postpone further development of cognitive decline	5
Personal factors, participation, and satisfaction post-stroke: A qualitative exploration	5
Evaluation of the group intervention “Let’s Get Organized” for improving time management, organisational, and planning skills in people with mild intellectual disability	5
Occupational therapists’ experiences of using a new internet-based intervention - a focus group study	4
A more active parenting after attending Let’s Get Organized – Experiences of parents with ADHD	4
Development and usability of an app-based instrument of participation in children with disabilities	4
Ageing in the right place—usability of a web-based housing counselling service	4
Content validity of the instrument ‘Picture My Participation’ for measuring participation of children with and without autism spectrum disorder in mainland China	4
The relevance of employing a three-perspective view on occupational balance among people with depression and/or anxiety disorders	4
Occupational therapy and stress-related exhaustion – a scoping review	4
Walking, talking, playing: Children with disabilities’ outdoor play in French mainstream schools	4
Mindfulness and therapeutic relationships: A phenomenological inquiry into paediatric occupational therapists’ practices	4
Theoretical foundation of the Activity Calculator – a method for fatigue management	4
A scoping review on occupational science research in European contexts	4
Defining the complexities of an occupational pattern—A concept analysis and theoretical validation	4
Beyond conventional healthcare for mental health problems: Experiences of existential group conversations	3
How context influences person-centred practice: A critical-creative case study examining the use of research evidence in occupational therapy with people living with dementia	3
Phronesis: Recognising a neglected dimension of knowledge within occupational therapy research	3
An international online collaborative learning project for occupational therapy students: A mixed-methods study	3
Targeting the school environment to enable participation: A scoping review	3
Occupational therapists’ experiences of intra-professional collaboration during the discharge process from inpatient care to home healthcare	3
Education leads to increased adherence to the ‘Australian Competency Standards for Occupational Therapy Driver Assessors’	3
Use of information and communication technology in occupational therapy for older adults	3
Mitigating the effects of climate change in children’s outdoor play environments	3
Perceptions of unilluminated occupations a survey of Danish occupational therapists	3
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure the state of the art – a review	3

Considering the home environment and planning for the future: A qualitative exploration of the views of older adults and individuals with older relatives	3
Rituals, roles, and realities: A conceptual framework for maternal occupational identity in faith-based minority contexts	3
Establishing the measurement properties of the Residential Environment Impact Scale (Version 4.0)	3
Association between parent-proxy-reported and child-self-reported perceptions of children’s motor competence and children’s performance-based motor skill abilities	3
Recovery experiences among mental health service users going through the Balancing Everyday Life ^™ intervention – A deductive qualitative study	3
The influence on daily occupations of Danish adolescents experiencing stress	3
Psychometric evaluation of the Finnish version of the Assessment of Work Performance (AWP-FI)	3
Effect evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation program for young adults with chronic physical conditions at risk for unemployment: A controlled clinical trial	2
Experiences of a digital group intervention ‘the health web’: a case study of older adults	2
‘Finding the play’ – exploring with occupational therapists practice possibilities in the context of Irish schoolyards	2
Mental health service users’ experiences of everyday occupations while attending day centres during the transition into retirement age	2
Parents’ perceptions of sleep problems in children with ADHD when using weighted blankets	2
How a group-based occupational therapy program works in woman with fibromyalgia: A process evaluation of the ADAPT program	2
Correction	2
Experiences with continuous quality improvement work based on the Occupational Therapy Intervention Process Model	2
Representations of parenting autistic children: A critical interpretive synthesis	2
Defining the future of occupational therapy: A concept analysis of leadership development	2
Adolescent participation characteristics: Development and initial psychometric properties of the adolescents participation questionnaire	2
Reliability and validity of the Danish version of the Self-Assessment of Modes Questionnaire	2
A systematic review of lifestyle and health among patrolling police officers	2
Stroke rehabilitation adaptive approaches: A theory-focused scoping review	2
Relationship between engagement in meaningful activities, self-efficacy, and quality of life in healthy young adults: An exploratory study	2
Experiences of occupational therapists within an ACT-based interdisciplinary pain management program	2
Professional identity development of Flemish occupational therapists: A narrative study	2
Assessment of motor and process skills in Danish occupational therapy practice	2
Turkish version of life balance inventory: Validity, reliability, and cultural adaptation study	2
Effectiveness of the PRPP Intervention after brain injury in home-based rehabilitation: Single-case experimental designs with multiple baselines	2
Leisure and social occupational choice within nursing home facilities in Ireland: Residents perspectives	2
The impact of the BEL intervention on levels of motivation, engagement and recovery in people who attend community mental health services	2
Occupational wellbeing on playgrounds: Parents’ views on children with coordination disorder	2
Making choices in digital play spaces: Children’s experiences	2
Critiquing representations of intellectual disability in occupation-based literature	2