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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Occupational identity in occupational therapy: A concept analysis	28
Understanding professional identity in occupational therapy: A scoping review	23
Changes in daily life and wellbeing in adults, 70 years and older, in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Relationships between motor skills and executive functions in developmental coordination disorder (DCD): A systematic review	16
Swedish occupational therapists’ considerations for leaving their profession: Outcomes from a national survey	15
An overview & critical review of the Sensory Profile – second edition	14
Occupational performance problems in people with depression and anxiety	13
Exploring two subdimensions of participation, involvement and engagement: A scoping review	12
Occupational balance from a clinical perspective	11
Activities in Daily Living: The development of a new client-centred ADL intervention for persons with stroke	11
Targeting the school environment to enable participation: A scoping review	11
Older adults’ experiences of maintaining social participation: Creating opportunities and striving to adapt to changing situations	11
The effectiveness of weighted blankets on sleep and everyday activities – A retrospective follow-up study of children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and/or autism spectrum di	10
The role of a socially assistive robot in enabling older adults with mild cognitive impairment to cope with the measures of the COVID-19 lockdown: A qualitative study	9
Occupational experiences of college students with ADHD: A qualitative study	9
“Making change by shared doing”: An examination of occupation in processes of social transformation in five case studies	8
Client-centred practice in occupational therapy after stroke: A systematic review	8
Enabling social participation for older people: The content of reablement by age, gender, and level of functioning in occupational therapists’ interventions	8
Integrating consequences of stroke into everyday life – Experiences from a long-term perspective	7
Frail community-dwelling older persons’ everyday lives and their experiences of rehabilitation – a qualitative study	7
Handling fatigue in everyday activities at five years after stroke: A long and demanding process	7
Occupational balance in parents of pre-school children: Potential differences between mothers and fathers	7
Test-retest reliability of Picture My Participation in children with intellectual disability in South Africa	7
Personhood in aloneness and in affinity: Satisfactory social participation among home care recipients	7
Australian occupational therapy academic workforce: An examination of retention, work-engagement, and role overload issues	7

Optimising the development of sustainable internet-based occupational therapy interventions: Important key actions and perspectives to consider	7
Perceived challenges at work and need for professional support among people with inflammatory arthritis – A qualitative interview study	6
A dyadic exploration of support in everyday life of persons with RA and their significant others	6
‘Weaving lifestyle habits’: Complex pathways to health for persons at risk for stroke	6
A systematic review of lifestyle and health among patrolling police officers	6
One-year follow-up after the time management group intervention Let’s Get Organized	6
Self-initiated management approaches in everyday occupations used by people with acquired cognitive impairment	6
Occupational therapy’s contributions to combating climate change and lifestyle diseases	6
Feasibility of a reablement-program in a Swedish municipality	6
Exploring perceived occupational balance in women with fibromyalgia. A descriptive study	6
Content validity of the instrument ‘Picture My Participation’ for measuring participation of children with and without autism spectrum disorder in mainland China	6
Catching sight of well-being despite a stress-related disorder	5
Does the self-reported playfulness of older adults influence their wellbeing? An exploratory study	5
A call to resist occupational therapy’s promotion of ableism	5
Occupational therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease in Israel: A SWOT analysis	5
Exploring risk factors for developing occupational ill health – departing from an occupational perspective	5
Danish translation and validation of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire	5
Competencies for occupational therapy practice in homelessness: A Delphi study	5
Considering the home environment and planning for the future: A qualitative exploration of the views of older adults and individuals with older relatives	5
Weighted blankets for sleep problems – prescription, use and cost analysis	5
Enacting social transformation through occupation: A narrative literature review	5
Lifestyle Redesign^®with independent living older adults in countries other than the USA	5
Menstrual hygiene management strategies used by women who are blind or have low vision	5
An exploration of occupational choices in adolescence: A constructivist grounded theory study	5
The relationship between resilience, reflective thinking and professionalism in Australian undergraduate occupational therapy students	5
“Meaningful occupation” – challenges for occupational therapy research	4
Working environment, work engagement and mental health problems among occupational and physical therapists	4
Adapting the preschool environment to the needs of children on the autism spectrum in Sweden: A quasi-experimental study	4
Information and communication technology to improve school participation among upper secondary school students with special educational needs	4
Occupational therapy in Latin America: Conceptual discussions on territory and community	4
Exploring occupation-based practice among occupational therapists in hospitals and rehabilitation institutions	4
Securing occupational rights by addressing capabilities: A professional obligation	4
Clinical reasoning of occupational therapists in selecting activities together with older adults with dementia to postpone further development of cognitive decline	4
Exploring the transition from student to health professional by the first cohort of locally trained occupational therapists in Ghana	4
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	4
Current occupational therapy scope of practice in the work-to-retirement transition process: An Australian study	4
A feasibility study of the Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO ^TM -10) programme in an Irish context	4
Describing the occupational nature of practice: A scoping review	4
Rheumatic disease and fatigue: Participants’ experiences of an activity-pacing group	4
The jigsaw puzzle of activities for mastering daily life; service recipients and professionals’ perceptions of gains and changes attributed to reablement – A qualitative meta-synthesis	4
Exploring the life contexts of patrolling police officers in the European Union – A scoping review	4
Occupational changes during the COVID-19 lockdown in Jordan	4
Information and communication technology in home-based rehabilitation – a discussion of possibilities and challenges	4
Within moments ofbecoming—everyday citizenship in nursing homes	3
Multivariate correlations between pain, life interference, health-related quality of life and full-time sick leave 1 year after multimodal rehabilitation, focus on gender and age	3
Occupational therapy practice education: A perspective from international students in the UK	3
A new tool to measure occupational balance: Adolescent Occupational Balance Scale (A-OBS)	3
Fidelity and utility of GPS loggers as a tool for understanding community participation of older adults	3
Older adults’ occupations in heat waves: A scoping review	3
How chronic pain changes a person’s life story in relation to participation in occupational roles: A narrative exploration	3

Facing symptoms and limitations: A qualitative study of women with carpal tunnel syndrome	3
Case study research: Building the occupational therapy evidence base one case at a time	3
Experiences of participating in a group-based sensory modulation intervention for mental health service users	3
The shadow side of occupational therapy: Necropower, state racism and colonialism	3
Experiences with continuous quality improvement work based on the Occupational Therapy Intervention Process Model	3
Bridging the transition from homelessness: Developing an occupational therapy framework	3
Examining components of community psychosocial stroke interventions using concept mapping	2
Making choices in digital play spaces: Children’s experiences	2
How transactional relations contribute to adaptive developmental outcomes when young people with disabilities participate in specially designed group programs − a scoping review	2
Systematic review: Need for high-quality research on occupational therapy for children with intellectual disability	2
Uncovering the experiences of engaging in an inpatient occupation-based group program: The LifeSkills group	2
How occupational therapy practitioners use virtual communities on the Facebook social media platform for professional learning: A critical incident study	2
Understanding occupation in Canada: Recent graduates’ perspectives	2
Occupational gaps reported by proxies for persons with dementia residing in a nursing home	2
Feasibility of an intervention to facilitate time and everyday functioning in preschoolers	2
Daily life coping—Helping stress-afflicted people manage everyday activities	2
Danish translation, adaptation and initial validation of the clinical assessment of modes questionnaires	2
Potential roles of occupational therapists in urban planning for age-friendly environments: A Q-methodology	2
Job demands and job control among occupational therapists in public sector in Finland	2
Cost-effectiveness of occupational therapy return-to-work interventions for people with mental health disorders: A systematic review	2
An interactive digital calendar with mobile phone reminders (RemindMe) for people with cognitive impairment: A pilot randomized controlled trial	2
Assessing the use of a portable time-geographic diary for detecting patterns of daily occupations	2
Transition back to work after mild TBI: A qualitative study	2
Occupational therapy and cooking: A scoping review and future directions	2
Validity and reliability of the Occupational Experience Profile	2
Barriers and facilitators of meaningful engagement among older migrants living with dementia in residential aged care facilities: A mixed studies systematic review	2
Safe transport of children with disabilities and medical conditions: Caregiver experiences	2
‘It’s like it is designed to keep me stressed’—Working sustainably with ADHD or autism	2
Occupational therapists’ experiences of using a new internet-based intervention - a focus group study	2
Strengthening problem-solving skills through occupational therapy to improve older adults’ occupational performance - A systematic review	2
Implementing an occupational therapy specific mental health intervention in a multi-professional context – the case of Balancing Everyday Life (BEL)	2
Relationship between the perceived burden of suffering and the observed quality of ADL task performance before and after a 12-week pain management programme	2
Establishing the measurement properties of the Residential Environment Impact Scale (Version 4.0)	2
Work conditions as predictors of Swedish occupational therapists’ occupational balance	2
Pre-vocational therapy in mental health. Clients' desired and achieved productivity status	1
Occupational therapy and stress-related exhaustion – a scoping review	1
Psychometric evaluation of the Finnish version of the Worker Role interview (WRI-FI)	1
Everyday activities at home: Experiences of older repeatedly readmitted people	1
Cognitive impairment in daily life (CID): A double-faced instrument to detect changes and impairments in activities of daily living for people with suspected cognitive impairment	1
Education leads to increased adherence to the ‘Australian Competency Standards for Occupational Therapy Driver Assessors’	1
Effects of colour narrative in community-dwelling older adults: A mixed methods study	1
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	1
Self-initiated management strategies in digitalized work and everyday life – experiences of people with cognitive difficulties due to neurological disorders	1
Beyond conventional healthcare for mental health problems: Experiences of existential group conversations	1
Participation of children with long-term health conditions compared to that of healthy peers: A cross-sectional comparative study	1
Representations of parenting autistic children: A critical interpretive synthesis	1
Exploring return to work barriers through the lens of model of human occupation. The NOW WHAT project	1
Occupational balance of Spanish occupational therapists – a challenge	1
Opportunities and barriers for occupational engagement among residents in supported housing	1
Older people’s experiences of visiting social day centres: The importance of doing and being for health and well-being	1
Comparison of goals set by people with multiple sclerosis during two fatigue management interventions	1
Drawing on critical disability and universal design perspectives within occupational therapy	1
Practice educators’ emphasis on research in supervision of occupational therapy students	1
Occupational multi-level responsiveness: Describing the skills used by occupational therapists working with children seeking asylum in Australia	1
Occupation as means and ends in paediatric occupational therapy – A systematic review	1
Developing professional competence in an unfamiliar setting: Practice learning in Zambia	1
Reliability and validity of the Danish version of the Self-Assessment of Modes Questionnaire	1
Use of information and communication technology in occupational therapy for older adults	1
Learning occupational therapy practice using standardised patients in a practical examination – experiences of students and teachers	1
A scoping review on occupational science research in European contexts	1
Enhancing evidence-based practice into healthcare: Exploring the role of scientific skills in occupational therapists-	1
Test-retest reliability of the assessment of time management skills (ATMS-S) in adults with neurodevelopmental disorders	1
Ageing in the right place—usability of a web-based housing counselling service	1
The impact of the BEL intervention on levels of motivation, engagement and recovery in people who attend community mental health services	1
Relationship between engagement in meaningful activities, self-efficacy, and quality of life in healthy young adults: An exploratory study	1
The centrality of work in everyday life after stroke: A qualitative study of long-term stroke survivors	1
Occupational therapy’s oversight: How science veiled our humanity	1
Occupational performance issues in a longitudinal perspective in people with depression and/or anxiety on sick leave, returning to work or working	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
Reliability of FUNDES-Child-SE - measuring participation and independence of children and youths with disabilities	1
Turkish version of life balance inventory: Validity, reliability, and cultural adaptation study	1
Occupational performance and prioritized problematic everyday occupations among people with advanced cancer living alone versus living with someone	1
Maintaining autonomy: How older persons with chronic conditions and their significant others interpret, navigate, and overcome everyday difficulties	1
Hippotherapy concepts: A scoping review to inform transdisciplinary practice guidelines	1
Experiences of meaningful occupation among diverse populations – A qualitative meta-ethnography	1
Leisure and social occupational choice within nursing home facilities in Ireland: Residents perspectives	1