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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Occupational therapy in overweight and obesity care: Australian perspectives from a mixed methods study	22
Opportunities and barriers for occupational engagement among residents in supported housing	19
Work conditions as predictors of Swedish occupational therapists’ occupational balance	17
Validity and reliability of the Turkish Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11-T) in mental health	17
A survey of research involvement and priorities among occupational therapists in Norway	16
Hippotherapy concepts: A scoping review to inform transdisciplinary practice guidelines	15
A scoping review exploring occupation-based research on trauma: A colour palette to paint richer horizons	15
Maintaining autonomy: How older persons with chronic conditions and their significant others interpret, navigate, and overcome everyday difficulties	14
Occupational therapy in the space of artificial intelligence: Ethical considerations and human-centered efforts	14
‘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
Daily life coping—Helping stress-afflicted people manage everyday activities	12
Feasibility of using the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance in a population of Danish stroke survivors: Adaptation and study protocol	11
Occupational performance and prioritized problematic everyday occupations among people with advanced cancer living alone versus living with someone	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
Dance for Parkinson, multifaceted experiences of persons living with Parkinson’s Disease	9
Occupational therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease in Israel: A SWOT analysis	9
Potential roles of occupational therapists in urban planning for age-friendly environments: A Q-methodology	9
Occupational balance as a component in weight loss interventions	9
Women’s experience of the impact of work environment during menopause – A qualitative interview study	9
Occupational adaptation as a social process for dementia care teams	9
Icelandic translation, adaptation and validation of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-IS)	8
Clinical utility of the Danish version of the Self-Assessment of Modes Questionnaire (D-SAMQ)	8
Evaluation of a driving clinical decision pathway for generalist occupational therapists: Pilot test of practice change	8
Cross-cultural validation of the German Paediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory - Computer Adaptive Test: A comparative study with American normative standard scores	8
Cognitive interviews on the Swedish occupational balance questionnaire	7

Cost-effectiveness of occupational therapy return-to-work interventions for people with mental health disorders: A systematic review	7
Perspectives on residential involvement and engagement in everyday life–a qualitative study	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
Study approaches mediate associations between learning environment and academic performance	7
“No miracle cure” interface evaluation of a UK suicide prevention app in a Norwegian context	7
Initial validation of the powered mobility device autonomy residential screen (PoMoDARS)	7
Sex trafficking and occupational therapy: A scoping review	7
Ambitions and obstacles for evidence-based municipal primary healthcare – a mixed- methods 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
Construct validity of the simplified Chinese version of the instrument ‘Picture My Participation’	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
Self-initiated management strategies in digitalized work and everyday life – experiences of people with cognitive difficulties due to neurological disorders	6
Occupational experiences and their importance for young peoples’ mental health	6
Occupational multi-level responsiveness: Describing the skills used by occupational therapists working with children seeking asylum in Australia	6
Clinical reasoning of occupational therapists in selecting activities together with older adults with dementia to postpone further development of cognitive decline	5
Facing symptoms and limitations: A qualitative study of women with carpal tunnel syndrome	5
A call to resist occupational therapy’s promotion of ableism	5
Personal factors, participation, and satisfaction post-stroke: A qualitative exploration	5
Transitioning from an occupational therapy student to a clinically competent occupational therapist – A qualitative study	5
Mapping intervention practices in social occupational therapy in Brazil	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
Handling fatigue in everyday activities at five years after stroke: A long and demanding process	5
Transition back to work after mild TBI: A qualitative study	5
Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation	5
Development and usability of an app-based instrument of participation in children with disabilities	5
Occupational therapy and stress-related exhaustion – a scoping review	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
Does the self-reported playfulness of older adults influence their wellbeing? An exploratory study	4
A scoping review on occupational science research in European contexts	4
Walking, talking, playing: Children with disabilities’ outdoor play in French mainstream schools	4
Defining the complexities of an occupational pattern—A concept analysis and theoretical validation	4
Evaluation of the group intervention “Let’s Get Organized” for improving time management, organisational, and planning skills in people with mild intellectual disability	4
Occupational therapists’ experiences of using a new internet-based intervention - a focus group study	4
The relevance of employing a three-perspective view on occupational balance among people with depression and/or anxiety disorders	4
Mindfulness and therapeutic relationships: A phenomenological inquiry into paediatric occupational therapists’ practices	4
Association between parent-proxy-reported and child-self-reported perceptions of children’s motor competence and children’s performance-based motor skill abilities	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
Psychometric evaluation of the Finnish version of the Assessment of Work Performance (AWP-FI)	3
Establishing the measurement properties of the Residential Environment Impact Scale (Version 4.0)	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
Use of information and communication technology in occupational therapy for older adults	3
Recovery experiences among mental health service users going through the Balancing Everyday Life ^™ intervention – A deductive qualitative study	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
Experiences with continuous quality improvement work based on the Occupational Therapy Intervention Process Model	3
Perceptions of unilluminated occupations a survey of Danish occupational therapists	3

Rituals, roles, and realities: A conceptual framework for maternal occupational identity in faith-based minority contexts	3
Education leads to increased adherence to the ‘Australian Competency Standards for Occupational Therapy Driver Assessors’	3
Occupational therapists’ experiences of intra-professional collaboration during the discharge process from inpatient care to home healthcare	3
Phronesis: Recognising a neglected dimension of knowledge within occupational therapy research	3
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure the state of the art – a review	3
Making choices in digital play spaces: Children’s experiences	3
Mitigating the effects of climate change in children’s outdoor play environments	3
A more active parenting after attending Let’s Get Organized – Experiences of parents with ADHD	3
Beyond conventional healthcare for mental health problems: Experiences of existential group conversations	3
Theoretical foundation of the Activity Calculator – a method for fatigue management	3
The influence on daily occupations of Danish adolescents experiencing stress	3
Representations of parenting autistic children: A critical interpretive synthesis	2
Experiences of occupational therapists within an ACT-based interdisciplinary pain management program	2
Critiquing representations of intellectual disability in occupation-based literature	2
The impact of the BEL intervention on levels of motivation, engagement and recovery in people who attend community mental health services	2
Leisure and social occupational choice within nursing home facilities in Ireland: Residents perspectives	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
Mental health service users’ experiences of everyday occupations while attending day centres during the transition into retirement age	2
Assessment of motor and process skills in Danish occupational therapy practice	2
Relationship between engagement in meaningful activities, self-efficacy, and quality of life in healthy young adults: An exploratory study	2
Occupational wellbeing on playgrounds: Parents’ views on children with coordination disorder	2
How a group-based occupational therapy program works in woman with fibromyalgia: A process evaluation of the ADAPT program	2
A systematic review of lifestyle and health among patrolling police officers	2
Exploring occupation-based practice among occupational therapists in hospitals and rehabilitation institutions	2
Defining the future of occupational therapy: A concept analysis of leadership development	2
Parents’ perceptions of sleep problems in children with ADHD when using weighted blankets	2
Reliability and validity of the Danish version of the Self-Assessment of Modes Questionnaire	2
Effect evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation program for young adults with chronic physical conditions at risk for unemployment: A controlled clinical trial	2
Professional identity development of Flemish occupational therapists: A narrative study	2
Correction	2
Stroke rehabilitation adaptive approaches: A theory-focused scoping review	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
Adolescent participation characteristics: Development and initial psychometric properties of the adolescents participation questionnaire	2