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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Chores and diabetes self-management in youth: Initial findings from a cross-sectional study	28
How does hospitalization affect the frailty status of geriatric patients? Prospective study from internal medicine wards of a university hospital	24
The experiences of caring for disabled older adults in long-term: A qualitative study from the perspective of spousal caregivers	22
Experiences of carers of youth, adult children and spouses with ME/CFS	17
A descriptive analysis of hospitalized adolescents facing chronic illnesses with different durations of disease	11
Use of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention—the role of online information search	11
Managing cardiovascular risk factors with telemedicine in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes	9
Do labels matter? Implications of ongoing symptomatic chronic illnesses labeled as conventional diagnoses vs. functional somatic syndromes	8
Chronic illness and psychological problems in emerging adults: Moderation by perceived parental distress	8
Post-intensive care syndrome in critically-ill COVID-19 survivors followed for one-year	8
Socio-Clinical factors associated with Parkinson's disease–related specific self-management behaviours	7
Chronic illness adjustment scale (CIAS): Development and validation	7
Perceptions of mindfulness practices as a support for individuals managing caregiving responsibilities and chronic disease: A qualitative study	7
Investigating the role of treatment adherence in predicting marital satisfaction among women with coronary artery disease: A cross-sectional study from Iran	7
Patient-centric holistic integrative therapies as an adjuvant in checking the progression of chronic kidney disease: A case study	7
Factors affecting the caregiver burden of family members to palliative care patients: A descriptive and cross-sectional study	6
Comorbidities among Egyptian systemic lupus erythematosus: The COMOSLE-EGYPT study	6
A hospital care coordination team intervention for patients with multimorbidity: A practice-based, participatory pilot study	6
Living well with long-term conditions: A quantitative investigation into the influences of illness and healthcare experiences	6
Chronic illness and psychopathology in emerging adults: Moderation by parent–child relationship quality	6
Negotiating treatment and managing expectations in chronic kidney disease: A qualitative study in Argentina	6
Return to work after chronic disease: A theoretical framework for understanding the worker-employer dynamic	6
Severity, interference, qualities, and correlates of severe pain: Descriptive cross-sectional study on pain experience of cancer patients in Sri Lanka	6
The content of patients’ emotional expressions during follow-up consultations for chronic diseases	5
Beyond the battle: A cross-sectional study on cancer-related fatigue and predictors of quality of life in female adolescent and young adult survivors	5

Prevalence of primary and secondary hypertension among hospitalized patients with cancer in the United States	5
HIV in Iraq: Key populations, sociodemographics, transmission modes, present realities, and urgent next steps: A systematic review	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
Which self-reported measures are useful to explore diabetes support needs among adults with diabetes and severe mental illness?	5
The Farsi version of meaning of life in Iranian patients with cancer: A psychometric study	4
Experiences and expectations of physician communication: A focus group discussion with Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	4
The relationship between kinesiophobia and adaptation to illness in different chronic illnesses	4
Vitamin B12 deficiency in long-term metformin treated type 2 diabetic patients: Prevalence and risk factors in a Tunisian population	4
Long COVID and symptom persistence in post-discharge omicron patients: Insights into C-reactive protein	4
Service users’ and parents/carers’ experiences of a paediatric chronic fatigue service: A service evaluation	4