OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
The “Managing Fatigue” programme – Experiences shared by MS participants	28
Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire	23
Occupational therapy in overweight and obesity care: Australian perspectives from a mixed methods study	18
Experiences of participating in a group-based sensory modulation intervention for mental health service users	16
Ageing in the right place—usability of a web-based housing counselling service	15
“No miracle cure” interface evaluation of a UK suicide prevention app in a Norwegian context	14
Defining the complexities of an occupational pattern—A concept analysis and theoretical validation	13
Enhancing evidence-based practice into healthcare: Exploring the role of scientific skills in occupational therapists-	13
Perspectives on content and delivery of the ABLE 1.0 intervention programme	13
A systematic review of lifestyle and health among patrolling police officers	12
Changes in daily life and wellbeing in adults, 70 years and older, in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Occupational balance, changes in occupations and psychological well-being of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Psychometric testing of the Icelandic Occupational Self-Assessment (OSA-IS)	8
Comparison of goals set by people with multiple sclerosis during two fatigue management interventions	8
Occupational balance of Spanish occupational therapists – a challenge	7
Implementing an occupational therapy specific mental health intervention in a multi-professional context – the case of Balancing Everyday Life (BEL)	7
Occupational gaps reported by proxies for persons with dementia residing in a nursing home	7
Occupational intervention in mental health hospitals: Study of contextual impact	7
Enabling social participation for older people: The content of reablement by age, gender, and level of functioning in occupational therapists’ interventions	7
Perspectives on residential involvement and engagement in everyday life–a qualitative study	7
A feasibility study of the Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO ^TM -10) programme in an Irish context	7
Optimising the development of sustainable internet-based occupational therapy interventions: Important key actions and perspectives to consider	6
Psychometric evaluation of the Finnish version of the Worker Role interview (WRI-FI)	6
Opportunities and barriers for occupational engagement among residents in supported housing	6
The impact of the BEL intervention on levels of motivation, engagement and recovery in people who attend community mental health services	6

Effect evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation program for young adults with chronic physical conditions at risk for unemployment: A controlled clinical trial	6
Lifestyle Redesign^®with independent living older adults in countries other than the USA	6
The centrality of work in everyday life after stroke: A qualitative study of long-term stroke survivors	6
Pre-vocational therapy in mental health. Clients' desired and achieved productivity status	6
Content validity of the instrument ‘Picture My Participation’ for measuring participation of children with and without autism spectrum disorder in mainland China	5
Assessment of motor and process skills in Danish occupational therapy practice	5
Occupational therapy’s contributions to combating climate change and lifestyle diseases	5
Perceptions of and interactions with green neighbourhood environment – A qualitative study	5
How a group-based occupational therapy program works in woman with fibromyalgia: A process evaluation of the ADAPT program	5
‘When I use the electric wheelchair, I can be myself’ – real-life stories about occupational identity construction	5
Mindfulness and therapeutic relationships: A phenomenological inquiry into paediatric occupational therapists’ practices	5
‘Weaving lifestyle habits’: Complex pathways to health for persons at risk for stroke	5
Representations of parenting autistic children: A critical interpretive synthesis	5
Making meaning of everyday life in the context of lung cancer treatment—a qualitative study of outpatients’ perspectives	5
How occupational therapy practitioners use virtual communities on the Facebook social media platform for professional learning: A critical incident study	5
Information and communication technology in home-based rehabilitation – a discussion of possibilities and challenges	5
Learning occupational therapy practice using standardised patients in a practical examination – experiences of students and teachers	4
Validity and reliability of the Turkish Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11-T) in mental health	4
Exploring two subdimensions of participation, involvement and engagement: A scoping review	4
Defining the future of occupational therapy: A concept analysis of leadership development	4
Contributing factors for participation and independence in children and youths with disabilities	4
Within moments ofbecoming—everyday citizenship in nursing homes	4
Systematic review: Need for high-quality research on occupational therapy for children with intellectual disability	4
Exploring occupation-based practice among occupational therapists in hospitals and rehabilitation institutions	4
Occupational therapists’ experiences of using a new internet-based intervention - a focus group study	4
‘ A new sense of my former self’ – transforming the self through vocational rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury	4
Occupational changes during the COVID-19 lockdown in Jordan	4
Fidelity and utility of GPS loggers as a tool for understanding community participation of older adults	4
Swedish occupational therapists’ considerations for leaving their profession: Outcomes from a national survey	4
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?	4
Leisure and social occupational choice within nursing home facilities in Ireland: Residents perspectives	4
Developmental coordination disorder questionnaire – translation and adaptation into Danish	3
Mental health service users’ experiences of everyday occupations while attending day centres during the transition into retirement age	3
Experiences of the Redesigning Daily Occupation programme – a qualitative study among persons with neurological diseases	3
A Rasch analysis of the Danish version of the occupational balance questionnaire (OBQ11)	3
A survey of research involvement and priorities among occupational therapists in Norway	3
Work conditions as predictors of Swedish occupational therapists’ occupational balance	3
‘Finding the play’ – exploring with occupational therapists practice possibilities in the context of Irish schoolyards	3
Study approaches mediate associations between learning environment and academic performance	3
Beyond conventional healthcare for mental health problems: Experiences of existential group conversations	3
Occupational therapy in the space of artificial intelligence: Ethical considerations and human-centered efforts	3
Maintaining autonomy: How older persons with chronic conditions and their significant others interpret, navigate, and overcome everyday difficulties	3
Catching sight of well-being despite a stress-related disorder	3
Occupational therapists’ experiences of photo-supported conversations – An intervention in primary health care	3
Use of information and communication technology in occupational therapy for older adults	3
Driving practice effects for older drivers with mild cognitive impairment: A preliminary study	2
The ‘Young Adult Taking Action’ programme for young adult cancer survivors: A study protocol for a feasibility study	2
Understanding professional identity in occupational therapy: A scoping review	2
Cross-cultural adaptation of assessments for time-related abilities of Indian older adults and evaluation of their reliability and validity	2
Hippotherapy concepts: A scoping review to inform transdisciplinary practice guidelines	2

Measurement properties of performance-based instruments for assessing mental function during activity and participation in persons with stroke: A systematic review	2
A new tool to measure occupational balance: Adolescent Occupational Balance Scale (A-OBS)	2
Underlying functions associated with keyboarding performance of elementary-school students	2
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	2
Validity and reliability of the Occupational Experience Profile	2
Feasibility of using the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance in a population of Danish stroke survivors: Adaptation and study protocol	2
Effectiveness of the PRPP Intervention after brain injury in home-based rehabilitation: Single-case experimental designs with multiple baselines	2
The use and value of play: Perspectives from the continent of Africa – a scoping review	2
Case study research: Building the occupational therapy evidence base one case at a time	2
Participation of children with long-term health conditions compared to that of healthy peers: A cross-sectional comparative study	2
An overview & critical review of the Sensory Profile – second edition	2
Relationships between motor skills and executive functions in developmental coordination disorder (DCD): A systematic review	2
Reliability of FUNDES-Child-SE - measuring participation and independence of children and youths with disabilities	2
Life contexts among patrolling police officers in the European Union, investigating environmental characteristics and health – A protocol for a scoping review and a systematic review	2
Cost-effectiveness of occupational therapy return-to-work interventions for people with mental health disorders: A systematic review	2
Occupational therapists’ experiences of hegemony in a mental health setting: A practice-based enquiry	2
A more active parenting after attending Let’s Get Organized – Experiences of parents with ADHD	2
Exploring the life contexts of patrolling police officers in the European Union – A scoping review	2
Reliability and validity of the Danish version of the Self-Assessment of Modes Questionnaire	2
Occupational performance and prioritized problematic everyday occupations among people with advanced cancer living alone versus living with someone	2
Mitigating the effects of climate change in children’s outdoor play environments	1
‘It’s like it is designed to keep me stressed’—Working sustainably with ADHD or autism	1
Uncovering the experiences of engaging in an inpatient occupation-based group program: The LifeSkills group	1
Occupational multi-level responsiveness: Describing the skills used by occupational therapists working with children seeking asylum in Australia	1
Facing symptoms and limitations: A qualitative study of women with carpal tunnel syndrome	1
Ambitions and obstacles for evidence-based municipal primary healthcare – a mixed- methods study	1
‘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	1
Occupational therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease in Israel: A SWOT analysis	1
Perceptions of unilluminated occupations a survey of Danish occupational therapists	1
Diary-based survey of lifestyle habits in everyday activities and support for the process of change – a utility study	1
Self-initiated management strategies in digitalized work and everyday life – experiences of people with cognitive difficulties due to neurological disorders	1
Turkish version of life balance inventory: Validity, reliability, and cultural adaptation study	1
Older adults’ experiences of maintaining social participation: Creating opportunities and striving to adapt to changing situations	1
Self-initiated management approaches in everyday occupations used by people with acquired cognitive impairment	1
Occupation as means and ends in paediatric occupational therapy – A systematic review	1
Exploring communication in families affected by parental chronic pain: An occupational perspective	1
Occupational balance as a component in weight loss interventions	1
Education leads to increased adherence to the ‘Australian Competency Standards for Occupational Therapy Driver Assessors’	1
Relationship between the perceived burden of suffering and the observed quality of ADL task performance before and after a 12-week pain management programme	1
Occupational experiences and their importance for young peoples’ mental health	1
Occupational therapy and cooking: A scoping review and future directions	1
Weighted blankets for sleep problems – prescription, use and cost analysis	1
Construct validity of the simplified Chinese version of the instrument ‘Picture My Participation’	1
Occupational performance issues in a longitudinal perspective in people with depression and/or anxiety on sick leave, returning to work or working	1
Establishing the measurement properties of the Residential Environment Impact Scale (Version 4.0)	1
Bridging the transition from homelessness: Developing an occupational therapy framework	1
Developing professional competence in an unfamiliar setting: Practice learning in Zambia	1
Measurement properties of performance-based instruments to assess mental function during activity and participation in persons who have survived a stroke: A systematic review protocol	1
Occupational performance problems in people with depression and anxiety	1
The relationship between resilience, reflective thinking and professionalism in Australian undergraduate occupational therapy students	1
Transition back to work after mild TBI: A qualitative study	1
Strengthening problem-solving skills through occupational therapy to improve older adults’ occupational performance - A systematic review	1
Feasibility of an intervention to facilitate time and everyday functioning in preschoolers	1
Creative activities as intervention – Exploring occupational therapists’ narrative reasoning	1
The process of negotiating and balancing digital play in everyday life: Adolescents’ narratives	1
An interactive digital calendar with mobile phone reminders (RemindMe) for people with cognitive impairment: A pilot randomized controlled trial	1
Comprehensive assessment as part of the assistive technology service delivery process	1
Daily life coping—Helping stress-afflicted people manage everyday activities	1
Exploring risk factors for developing occupational ill health – departing from an occupational perspective	1
Information and communication technology to improve school participation among upper secondary school students with special educational needs	1