OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Health Services Research is 55. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Health care providers’ perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi	405
Investigating the quality of hemovigilance process using the first two steps of Six Sigma model: a cross-sectional study	357
How are fast tracks organized in adult and pediatric emergency departments in Switzerland? A cross-sectional survey	253
Enhancing the value of the oncology thoracic surgery care pathway: a TDABC and ABC analysis	171
Development and initial evaluation of a digital service package for community-dwelling older females with pelvic floor dysfunction	153
Structural validation of two person-centred practice inventories PCPI-S and PCPI-C - French version	153
Completeness of medication information in admission notes from emergency departments	141
Effect of an educational intervention for telephone triage nurses on out-of-hours attendance: a pragmatic randomized controlled study	134
Drivers of primary care appointment volumes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study	131
Accessibility and difficulties of COVID-19-related healthcare services for Vietnamese migrants in Japan: a cross-sectional online survey	107
How do staff work in NHS hospital operations management meetings to support resilience in everyday service delivery? A qualitative study	106
Determinants of respectful maternity care among women who gave childbirth in Southern Ethiopia	106
Electronic discharge summary design: a step towards electronic health record ophthalmology patients	103
Framework for effective collaboration in telemedicine-based healthcare consortium in the 5G era: a case study in China	102
“Where will we find them?” They are just like droppings	102
Understanding moral injury and its predictors among Chinese physicians	97
Estimating the societal costs and benefits of de-implementation of low-value care: developing a modelling approach through case assessment	94
Feasibility and potential value of a local governmental frail check-up program for the risk assessment of long-term care in apparently healthy older citizens: a prospective study	91
Determining the influence of the primary and specialist network of care on patient and system outcomes among patients with a new diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	83
“We should be able to make our own decision”: transparency, dialogue, and equity as key values of Ontario based Personal Support Workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	83
Burnout trajectories among healthcare workers during a pandemic, and predictors of change	81
The effect of cooling vest along with hospital full-body protection equipment on physiological and cognitive indicators among hospital nurses: an interventional study	81
“After all, we are all sick”: multi-stakeholder understanding of stigma associated with integrated management of HIV, diabetes and hypertension at selected government clinics in Uganda	80
"We need time, a great know-how and security for patients to always be there in time”: a qualitative study on factors distinguishing General from Specialized Palliative Home Care	78
Correction: The complexity of leadership in coproduction practices: a guiding framework based on a systematic literature review	77

Correction: Organizational resilience in healthcare: a review and descriptive narrative synthesis of approaches to resilience measurement and assessment in empirical studies	73
Correction: Do health professionals’ attitudes towards alcohol use matter for alcohol prevention efforts? Results from the WIRUS-OHS study	73
Consensus from an expert panel on how to identify and support food insecurity during pregnancy: A modified Delphi study	71
Lessons learned from responses to COVID-19 pandemic in rural, Indigenous, and isolated populations in the US and India: a qualitative study	71
Effectiveness- and cost effectiveness of a structured method for systematic and integrated occupational safety and health and patient safety management systems (SIOHPS) – a study protocol for a pragma	70
Variations in out-of-pocket spending and factors influencing catastrophic health expenditure of households with patients suffering from chronic conditions in four districts in Sri Lanka	69
‘We truly feel limited’: nurses and midwives’ perspectives on multi-level factors influencing women’s adherence to ANC in Rwanda: a qualitative study	68
Patient satisfaction with pharmaceutical services at primary healthcare centers under the Palestinian Ministry of Health	67
Health expenditure trajectory and gastric cancer incidence in the National Health Insurance Senior Cohort: a nested case-control study	66
Healthcare utilisation among people living with sickle cell disease in the Upper West Region of Ghana	66
The significance of a dementia diagnosis from the perspective of the family caregivers: a qualitative study	66
An analysis of telehealth in a post-pandemic rural, Midwestern community: increased comfort and a preference for primary care	66
Empathy-amplified social influence and gender-sensitive thresholds in doctors’ adoption of internet hospitals: a mixed-methods study in China	65
Exploring what works well and less well in a community-based drop-in hub providing health and wellbeing services for people experiencing homelessness: a participatory action evaluation of service coor	65
“We never leave anyone behind”: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives on disability-inclusive maternity care in Cambodia	65
Registered nurse case managers’ work experiences with a person-centered collaborative healthcare model: an interview study	65
Patterns of presentation of adults with hearing impairment in a peri-urban community in South Africa: a qualitative study	65
Client satisfaction and contributing factors towards sexual and reproductive health services delivery system among youth at Family Guidance Association of north Ethiopia (FGAE) clinics, 2023: mixed me	65
Non-uptake of COVID-19 vaccines and reasons for non-uptake among healthcare workers in Uganda: a cross-sectional study	63
The managerial role of healthcare professionals in public hospitals: a time-driven analysis of their activities	60
Access to health services during the Colombian armed conflict: a challenge for the population with disabilities in the department of Meta	60
Implementing peer support into practice in mental health services: a qualitative comparative case study	59
Personalized care for complex lives: initial outcomes of a behaviorally-informed complex care intervention	59
Development and validation of a patient experience assessment questionnaire for evaluating hospital care in Iran	58
Ambulance professionals’ perspectives on telemedicine: a qualitative study to inform user-centred implementation	57
The Turkish version of the quality in psychiatric care–inpatient scale: translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric evaluation	57
Measuring provider well-being: initial validation of a brief engagement survey	57
Sociodemographic and work-related factors associated with psychological resilience in South African healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study	56
Optimised electronic patient records to improve clinical monitoring of people living with HIV (MONART trial) intervention: a qualitative process evaluation	56
Trajectories of sickness absence in healthcare workers: a cohort study in a Spanish hospital between 2018 and 2023	56
A pre-implementation examination of barriers and facilitators of an electronic prospective surveillance model for cancer rehabilitation: a qualitative study	55
Sequential mixed method evaluation of the acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis stepped care	55