OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Gerontological Social Work 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Concerns of Family Caregivers during COVID-19: The Concerns of Caregivers and the Surprising Silver Linings	33
Digital and Physical Social Exclusion of Older People in Rural Nigeria in the Time of COVID-19	33
Digital Inclusion of Older Adults during COVID-19: Lessons from a Case Study of Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)	25
Associations between Volunteering and Mental Health during COVID-19 among Chinese Older Adults	24
Older Adults’ Risk Perception during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lombardy Region of Italy: A Cross-sectional Survey	20
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Economic Activities and Well-being of Older Adults in South-eastern Nigeria: Lessons for Gerontological Social Workers	17
Age-Based Healthcare Stereotype Threat during the COVID-19 Pandemic	14
Dynamics of Financial Hardship in the United States: Health and Retirement Study 2006–2016	12
“Advocating Every Single Day” so as Not to be Forgotten: Factors Supporting Resiliency in Adult Day Service Centers Amidst COVID-19-Related Closures	12
Senior Centers and LGBTQ Participants: Engaging older adults virtually in a pandemic	12
About a Third of Nursing Home Social Services Directors Have Earned a Social Work Degree and License	11
Conceptualizing How Caregiving Relationships Connect to Quality of Family Caregiving within the Stress Process Model	11
Acknowledging Systemic Discrimination in the Context of a Pandemic: Advancing an Anti-Racist and Anti-Ageist Movement	10
The Role of Solitary Activity in Moderating the Association between Social Isolation and Perceived Loneliness among U.S. Older Adults	9
I Wanna help, but my Hands can be a Little Tied: The Challenges and Benefits of Formal Volunteering among Low-Income Diverse Older Adults	9
Role of Nursing Home Quality on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths: Evidence from Florida Nursing Homes	9
Financial Outcomes of Interventions Designed to Improve Retirement Savings: A Systematic Review	9
A Promising Approach to Reducing Social Loneliness among Older Adults in Nigeria during COVID-19 Pandemic	9
Health of aging families: Comparing compound and noncompound caregivers	9
Living in a Paradox: How Older Single and Widowed Black Women Understand Their Sexuality	8
The Relationship Between Volunteering and the Occurrence of Loneliness Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study with 12 Years of Follow-Up	8
LGBT+ Older Adults in Rural South Central Appalachia: Perceptions of Current and Future Formal Service Needs	8
The Health of Older Family Caregivers – A 6-Year Follow-up	8
Dimensions of Caregiver Burden between Compound and Noncompound Caregivers of Adults with Autism	7
Outcomes Associated with Home and Community-based Service Use Among Older Adults following a Nursing Home Transition	7

Age and Workplace Ageism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7
Factors Associated With Attitudes Toward Older Adults in Social Work Students: A Systematic Review	7
Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes: Roles and Perceived Competence of Social Services Directors	6
Understanding Loneliness in Older Adults: Reports from Experts by Experience to Reach Digital Solutions	6
Older Adults’ Views on Social Interactions and Online Socializing Games – A Qualitative Study	6
Evaluating the Benefits of a Family Support Program on the Health and Well-Being of Aging Family Caregivers of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	6
Face-To-Face with the Pandemic: Experiences of Staff in Portuguese Residential Care Facilities	6
More Evidence that Federal Regulations Perpetuate Unrealistic Nursing Home Social Services Staffing Ratios	6
Meaningful Engagement in the Nursing Home	6
The Crisis Facing Older People Living with Neurodiversity and Their Aging Family Carers: A Social Work Perspective	5
Identifying Aging Adults’ Housing Preferences: An Age-Friendly Initiative	5
Empirically Evaluated Suicide Prevention Program Approaches for Older Adults: A Review of the Literature from 2009-2021	5
Are Older People Living Alone Socially Isolated? A Qualitative Study of Their Experiences	5
Strategies to optimize aged care volunteer recruitment and retention: A systematic review	5
Understanding the Role of Virtual Outreach and Programming for LGBT Individuals in Later Life	5
Emerging directions of cognitive aging with HIV: practice and policy implications for social work	5
The Experience of Grandparenting Young Children	5
Understanding the Experiences of Food Insecurity in Older Adult Households	4
‘You’ve Got No Support’: The Experiences of Older Male Caregivers When Their Partner Enters Residential Care	4
Facility and Family Communication during the COVID-19 Visit Restriction: Early Perspectives of Family Members	4
Chronic Conditions and Psychological Distress in Older Asian Americans: The Mediating Role of Subjective Health Perception	4
The Association Between Work Environment, Work Attitudes, and Turnover Intentions Among Geriatric Social Workers in China	4
Evaluating the Implementation of Fall Risk Management Practices within Home-delivered Meal Organizations	4
A Sense of Control and Wellbeing in Older People Living with Frailty: A Scoping Review	4
Social Work Response to Elder Abuse in Uganda: Voices from Practitioners	4
Adventure and Spiritual Restoration: Older Adult Motivations for Undertaking a Pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago	4
Grandparents’ Mental Health and Lived Experiences while Raising Their Grandchildren at the Forefront of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia	4
Managing the Incurable: Older Pain Clinic Patients’ Experiences of Managing Treatment-Resistant Chronic Low Back Pain	4
Economic Stress and Life Satisfaction in Retirement Among Korean Older Adults: The Roles of Different Types of Social Support	4
Exploring the Motivations of Family Caregivers Caring for Older Persons in Urban Poor Accra, Ghana	4
Study on the Differences of Icon Cognition of Graphical Interface for Age-Friendly Design	4
Delivering Services to Older Persons Experiencing Homelessness: Providers’ Perspectives of What Does and Does Not Work	4
Social isolation, loneliness, and mental health among older adults during COVID-19: a scoping review	4
Differences in Burden Severity in Adult-Child Family Caregivers and Spousal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia	4
“This Life is Normal for Me”: A Study of Everyday Life Experiences and Coping Strategies of Live-in Carers in Taiwan	3
Turkish Version of the Interpretation of Death Scale: Cultural Adaptation and Validation	3
Pandemic Pivots for Older Volunteers: Online Tutoring and Pen Pal Programs	3
Rising above the Flood: A Systematic Review of Gerontological Social Work in Disaster Preparedness and Response	3
Embarking to Caregiving Role: A Thematic Analysis of Malay Caregivers of Older Adults with Mental Health Problems Perspectives	3
Stress, Coping, and Quality of Life Among Custodial Grandparents	3
Barriers to Psychosocial Care in Nursing Homes as Reported by Social Services Directors	3
How Does Community-Based Housing Foster Social Participation in Older Adults: Importance of Well-Designed Common Space, Proximity to Resources, Flexible Rules and Policies, and Benevolent Communities	3
Improving Patient Activation among Older Veterans: Results from a Social Worker-Led Care Transitions Intervention	3
Neighborhood Social Cohesion and the Health of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Older Adults	3
Adult Protective Services Training: Insights from California Caseworkers	3
Psychological sense of community, self-rated health and quality of life among older adults in Puerto Rico two years after Hurricane María	3
“Please Don’t Let Academia Forget about Us:” An Exploration of Nursing Home Social Work Experiences during COVID-19	3
Financial Strain and Psychological Distress Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Moderated Mediation Model	3
Evaluation of the National CLAS Standards: Tips and Resources	3
“Savoring the Past, Nourishing the Present”: Uncovering the Essence of Multicultural Mealtime Experiences in Senior Living Facilities	3

Factors Associated with Self-Reported PTSD Diagnosis among Older Lesbian Women and Gay Men	3
For the Sake of Myself, My Colleagues and My Community: Exploring the Benefits of Political Participation in Later Life	3
Unravelling the Interconnections of Immigration, Precarious Labour and Racism Across the Life Course	3
Caregiver Burden in Pulmonary Patients	3
The Preservation of Spousal and Partner Relationships Among Nursing Home Residents	3
Correlates of Physical and Emotional Strain Among Older Adult Caregivers	3
Social Workers’ Involvement in Developing and Implementing Social Programs for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: A Concept Paper and Suggestions for Action Plans	3
Neighborhood Age Composition and Self-Rated Health: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study	3
Interorganizational Context When Implementing Multisector Partnered Programs: A Qualitative Analysis of Veteran Directed Care	3