OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Primary Health Care Research and Development is 3. 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
Barriers to accessing eye care in Pakistan: a mixed methods study	34
Biographical continuation: recovery of stroke survivors and their family caregivers in Taiwan	27
Survey protocol: implementing Workload Indicators of Staffing Need in Iranian primary healthcare services	26
Association between cardiopulmonary function, health-related quality of life and cognitive impairment among the older nursing home residents in Shanghai, China	25
Assessing psychological antecedents of vaccination in family health center visitors	22
Pain management in infant immunisation: A cross-sectional survey of UK primary care nurses	17
Access to episodic primary care: a cross-sectional comparison of walk-in clinics and urgent primary care centers in British Columbia	16
Reforms and innovations in primary health care in different countries: scoping review	16
Vaccination in infected children: a qualitative study of clinical decision-making	15
Assessing the job preferences of senior medical students for mandatory service: a discrete choice experiment	15
Could self-reported physical performance help predict individuals at the highest risk of mortality and hospital admission events in clinical practice? Findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study	15
Training and development experiences of nursing associate trainees based in primary care across England: a qualitative study	13
Early structured communication between general practitioner, sick-listed patient, and employer: Results and lessons learned from a pragmatic trial in the Capacity Note project	13
An educational video to promote the use of stigma-free language by primary care clinicians in interactions with adults with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study	12
Environmental house calls can reduce symptoms of chemical intolerance: a demonstration of personalized exposure medicine	12
Early detection efforts for colorectal and prostate cancer from the patient’s perspective over the course of 12 years: results of the KABOT survey study	12
Smartphone addiction and health promotion lifestyle in university students: a cross-sectional analytical study	11
Person-centred integrated primary care for refugees: a mixed-methods, stepped wedge design study to assess the impact	11
‘Midlife care to migrant women: primary healthcare providers’ beliefs about barriers and facilitators’	10
The current state of primary healthcare in Pakistan: a way forward for low-to-middle income countries	10
Are remote health clinics primary health care focused? Validation of the Primary Health Care Engagement (PHCE) Scale for the Australian remote primary health care setting	10
The unrevealed links: periodontal health, human milk composition, and infant gut microbiome dynamics	10
Diagnostic process of cancer in a health system without gatekeeping: a single centre survey analysis	9
‘They’re all individuals, none of them are on the same boat’: barriers to weight management in general practice from the rural nurse perspective	9
The healthcare experiences of rural-living Canadians with and without a primary care provider: a qualitative analysis of open-ended cross-sectional survey responses	8

From silos to synergy: assessing tuberculosis basic management units readiness for integrated diabetes mellitus care across different districts of Pakistan	8
Reduction of anxiety symptoms among women within a collaborative care model and women’s health settings	8
Chronic pain–mental health comorbidity and excess prevalence of health risk behaviours: a cross-sectional study	8
Speaking the same language – a scoping review to identify the terminology associated with social prescribing	8
Determination of the association between the levels of physical activity and cognitive perceptions of physicians and the frequency of family doctors prescribing exercise	7
Assessing the feasibility of a pre-triage photo and questionnaire protocol in GP triage: a quality improvement study	7
The incentivized drug information services among community pharmacists: a multi-centre cross-sectional study in Indonesia	7
Improving oral health service delivery: the patient perspective	7
Health professionals’ use of smartphone apps for clients with low back pain: an observational study	7
Development of a tool to support general practitioners to help adolescents with knee pain: an analysis using the Theoretical Domains Framework	7
Discrepancies in the register of primary health care visits: a 6-year time series study from Finland	6
Providers’ experience on essential health services in primary healthcare units of Ethiopia during COVID-19: a qualitative study on impact and response	6
Agreement and consistency in the triaging of musculoskeletal primary care referrals by vetting clinicians using a knowledge-based triage tool	6
From acute to chronic: the PREVENT protocol for understanding pain progression after emergency department visits	6
Self-management interventions in primary care practices in France between 2010 and 2022: a descriptive national study	6
Perceptions of deprescribing for patients with limited life expectancy in primary care	6
Perceptions of primary care services among Afro-Peruvians in Lima, Peru	6
Evaluating physical activities in clinical diabetes: lifestyle scores hypothesis	5
Investigating factors influencing recruitment and retention of adult community nurses: an exploratory qualitative study across NHS trusts in England	5
Novel educational strategies to improve the telemedicine clinical skills of medical students	5
Primary care practice-based interventions and their effect on participation in population-based cancer screening programs: a systematic narrative review	5
Pilot test of Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary care (CRISP)	5
Committed leadership: a prerequisite for successful implementation of recovery during the workday	5
Evaluation of the introduction of a single-lead ECG device and digital cardiologist consultation platform among general practitioners in the Netherlands	5
Entering a liminal state when becoming a social prescribing link worker and how it affects retention: findings from a UK qualitative study	5
Scoping review of outpatient health services utilization among women	4
Factors contributing to uncontrolled hypertension in Ekurhuleni District, South Africa: the community health workers’ perspectives. A qualitative analysis	4
Husband’s knowledge on partner’s reproductive rights and its associated factors in central Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study	4
A qualitative exploration of Gestalt therapy and systemic pedagogy paediatric primary healthcare consultations in Agramunt (Spain)	4
Electronic referral system policy analysis: a qualitative study in the context of Iran	4
Engaging community pharmacists in tuberculosis-directly observed treatment: a mixed-methods study	4
Social determinants of health and family planning: impact of food and financial insecurity on contraceptive use and pregnancy intention	4
Experiences of self-identification, diagnosis and support for adults seeking a recognition of tic disorders in the United Kingdom	4
Turnover intentions among rural-oriented medical students in Western China: a constructivist grounded theory study	4
Social prescription for the elderly: a community-based scoping review	4
General practitioner and nurse experiences of type 2 diabetes management and prescribing in primary care: a qualitative review following the introduction of funded SGLT2i/GLP1RA medications in Aotearo	4
Perceptions of primary care among medical students in Lima, Peru: a cross-sectional study in two universities	4
Postpartum family planning attitudes among Turkish women: development of a reliable and valid scale	4
Understanding factors affecting implementation success and sustainability of a comprehensive prevention program for cardiovascular disease in primary health care: a qualitative process evaluation stud	3
Understanding post-COVID syndrome in healthcare workers: lessons for future pandemic response	3
Young women’s perceptions of cervical screening in the UK: a qualitative study	3
Take home messages from the implementation of the primary health care measurement and improvement (PHCMI) initiative in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR)	3
Food hygiene practice and associated factors among food handlers working in food establishments in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Cannabis use experience of patients with chronic disease after revisions to the cannabis legalization regulations: a mixed-methods study in primary care settings in the south of Thailand	3
Challenges in recruitment and implementation of intervention studies including migrants	3
Perspectives towards cultural competence and receptivity to cultural competence training: a qualitative study on healthcare professionals	3
The impact of COVID-19 on referrals among general practitioners and specialists in Shanghai, China	3
A multifaceted provider-centred intervention versus usual care to improve the recognition and diagnosis of depression in primary health care: a hybrid study	3
The decision-making processes of UK general practice nurse prescribers when managing acute illness in patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a qualitative study using think aloud and staged vi	3
Exploring health worker absenteeism at public healthcare facilities in Chhattisgarh, India	3

Strategies for improving access to primary care services for homeless immigrants in England: a Delphi study	3
Peer-led digital health lifestyle intervention for a low-income community at risk for cardiovascular diseases (MYCardio-PEER): a quasi-experimental study protocol	3
Breastfeeding self-efficacy status and determinant factors among postnatal women in public hospitals of the Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia: a mixed study design	3
Self-perceived nutrition competence of primary care physicians in Singapore: a cross-sectional study	3
The role of occupational therapy in primary care mental health services: a short report	3
Utilizing primary care to engage underserved patients in a psychological intervention for chronic pain	3
A model proposal for qualitative data analysis, interpretation, and reporting: contextuality, reflectivity, and narrativity	3
A CBT-based training module for UK health visitors who support parents with excessively crying babies: development and initial evaluation	3
Task-shifting and the recruitment and retention of eye care workers in under-served areas: a qualitative study of optometrists’ motivation in Ghana and Scotland	3