OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Chronic Illness is 4. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Experiences of carers of youth, adult children and spouses with ME/CFS	70
The experiences of caring for disabled older adults in long-term: A qualitative study from the perspective of spousal caregivers	52
How does hospitalization affect the frailty status of geriatric patients? Prospective study from internal medicine wards of a university hospital	23
The effect of an educational app on hemodialysis patients’ self-efficacy and self-care: A quasi-experimental longitudinal study	19
A descriptive analysis of hospitalized adolescents facing chronic illnesses with different durations of disease	18
Use of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention—the role of online information search	17
Chronic illness and psychological problems in emerging adults: Moderation by perceived parental distress	16
Managing cardiovascular risk factors with telemedicine in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes	14
Self-efficacy in disadvantaged communities: Perspectives of healthcare providers and clients	12
Perceptions of mindfulness practices as a support for individuals managing caregiving responsibilities and chronic disease: A qualitative study	12
Chronic illness adjustment scale (CIAS): Development and validation	12
Do labels matter? Implications of ongoing symptomatic chronic illnesses labeled as conventional diagnoses vs. functional somatic syndromes	12
Patient-centric holistic integrative therapies as an adjuvant in checking the progression of chronic kidney disease: A case study	11
Values and control in type 1 diabetes beyond glycemic outcomes: A qualitative interview study of everyday life with an insulin pump	10
Socio-Clinical factors associated with Parkinson's disease–related specific self-management behaviours	10
Using the patient activation measure to examine the self-management support needs of a population of UK workers with long-term health conditions	9
Effect of modifiable risk factors in Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study looking at common dietary factors, toxicants, and anti-inflammatory medications	9
Investigating the role of treatment adherence in predicting marital satisfaction among women with coronary artery disease: A cross-sectional study from Iran	8
Patient perceptions of infectious illnesses preceding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	8
Beyond dyadic communication: Network of communication in inflammatory arthritis teams	8
Comorbidity progression patterns of major chronic diseases: The impact of age, gender and time-window	8
Is degree of chronic illness management in heart transplant centers associated with better patient survival? Findings from the intercontinental BRIGHT study	8
Lived Experience of Hereditary Chronic Pancreatitis – A Qualitative Interview Study	7
Return to work after chronic disease: A theoretical framework for understanding the worker-employer dynamic	7
Factors affecting the caregiver burden of family members to palliative care patients: A descriptive and cross-sectional study	7

Comorbidities among Egyptian systemic lupus erythematosus: The COMOSLE-EGYPT study	6
Understanding how the Support Needs Approach for Patients (SNAP) enables identification, expression and discussion of patient support needs: A qualitative study	6
‘It's a double whammy’: A qualitative study of illness uncertainty in individuals with Parkinson's disease in the context of COVID-19	6
Experiences of barriers to self-monitoring and medication-management among Indian patients with type 2 diabetes, their primary family-members and physicians	6
Negotiating treatment and managing expectations in chronic kidney disease: A qualitative study in Argentina	6
Which self-reported measures are useful to explore diabetes support needs among adults with diabetes and severe mental illness?	6
Beyond the battle: A cross-sectional study on cancer-related fatigue and predictors of quality of life in female adolescent and young adult survivors	6
Prevalence and predictors of hypertension among adults in Mbarara City, Western Uganda	6
Supporting wellness at pantries (SWAP) nutrition stoplight system aids rural food pantry clients living with chronic disease in selecting nutritious options	6
Chronic illness and psychopathology in emerging adults: Moderation by parent–child relationship quality	6
Severity, interference, qualities, and correlates of severe pain: Descriptive cross-sectional study on pain experience of cancer patients in Sri Lanka	6
Attending with family members, completion rate and benefits accrued from chronic disease self-management program	5
Trying to be like everybody else: A qualitative study revealing the importance of social contexts and illness representations among adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents	5
Healthcare professional students’ perceptions of supporting patient self-management: A mixed method study	5
A narrative review of the late effects of paediatric cancer treatment within an educational setting: Existing evidence and where do we go from here?	5
Prevalence of primary and secondary hypertension among hospitalized patients with cancer in the United States	5
A hospital care coordination team intervention for patients with multimorbidity: A practice-based, participatory pilot study	5
Service users’ and parents/carers’ experiences of a paediatric chronic fatigue service: A service evaluation	5
The Farsi version of meaning of life in Iranian patients with cancer: A psychometric study	4
The content of patients’ emotional expressions during follow-up consultations for chronic diseases	4
Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India	4
Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Provider Attitudes toward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Referral (PACRR-C) Scale in Simplified Chinese	4
Vitamin B12 deficiency in long-term metformin treated type 2 diabetic patients: Prevalence and risk factors in a Tunisian population	4
The relationship between kinesiophobia and adaptation to illness in different chronic illnesses	4
Linguistic adaptation and psychometric properties of the health literacy questionnaire in serbian language among people with chronic diseases	4
Experiences of Participants Who Then Become Coaches in a Peer Coach Diabetes Self-Management Program: Lessons for Future Programs	4
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with chronic conditions in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study	4
Burden of cancer trial participation: A qualitative sub-study of the INTERIM feasibility RCT	4
People with diabetes who read their clinicians’ visit notes: Behaviors and attitudes	4
Fibrous dysplasia patients with and without craniofacial involvement report reduced quality of life inclusive of stigma, depression, and anxiety	4
Experiences and expectations of physician communication: A focus group discussion with Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	4