OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Disability and Health Journal is 6. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	84
Reviewer appreciation - 2024	63
Additive interaction of disability with chronic conditions on mortality risk in middle-aged and older adults in Spain	56
Editorial Board	54
DHJO looks to the future	48
Patient-provider relationships and long COVID: A cross-sectional survey about impact on quality of life	46
The hidden crisis: Long COVID's association with housing stability and home accessibility among people with disabilities	45
Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in integrated care for people with disabilities: A scoping review using the SELFIE framework	37
Effects of a consumer driven home modification intervention on community participation for people with mobility disabilities	37
Understanding disability benefits decision-making among adults with self-reported work disabilities: A qualitative study	32
What some physicians say about caring for patients with disability: Responses to open-ended question to nationwide physician survey	32
Health equity for people with intellectual and developmental disability requires vast improvements to data collection: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic	31
Systemic barriers hinder person-centered home and community based services (HCBS): Perspectives of service users and professionals	31
Exploring yoga attitudes and social influences among mothers of autistic children through the theory of planned behavior	31
Inequities in medicaid home- and community-based services waiver enrollment among people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities: A nationwide claims-based analysis	30
Associations between disability status and stressors experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic among women with a recent live birth, 2020	30
Intersecting disability and race implicit attitudes of health care professionals	30
Is disability prevalence higher in rural areas? Evidence from functional difficulty and nightlight data in 15 low- and middle-income countries	29
Multi-level factors associated with the sedentary behavior of adults with intellectual disabilities in community living arrangements	28
Changes in postpartum insurance and care use by disability status during the COVID-19 pandemic	28
Physical activity and vascular comorbidity in Black and White persons with multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study	26
Creating an anti-ableist learning environment: Development of a novel disability-related microaggressions session for medical and dental students and mixed methods analysis of impact on learning and e	26
Editorial Board	25
The prevalence of disability among Roma and non-Roma children in four West Balkan countries	25
A usable home: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between home usability and community participation for people with disabilities	25

Impact of social-, health-, and disability-related factors on pregnancy outcomes in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A population-based latent class analysis	24
Factors associated with experiences of abuse among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and asexual (LGBTQA+) adults with disability in Australia	24
Disability and intimate partner violence: A cross-sectional study from Mwanza, Tanzania	24
Elevated blood pressure in children with cerebral palsy and its relationship with adiposity and physical activity	23
Utilization of special services among children and youth with special healthcare needs: A time-to-event analysis of the national survey of children's health data, 2016–2022	23
Defining pre-existing disability among adults captured by the National Trauma Data Bank: A descriptive assessment of patient characteristics and details of injury	23
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life, mood, and behavior of adults with Down syndrome	23
Is participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program associated with physical food security among people aged 16 to 64 with disabilities in the U.S.?	23
Table of Contents	22
The power of advocacy in advancing disability and health research	20
Hypertension prevalence and coverage and intellectual disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Physical activity levels and shoulder pain in wheelchair users during COVID-19 restrictions	20
A year of milestones and US policy shifts in disability and health – A review of 2023	19
Editorial Board	19
Association of disability and inflammation: Potential risks to a vulnerable population	19
Author Information	18
Exploring the increased prevalence of autism in the fee-for-service Medicare population with open data, 2007 to 2018	17
Editorial Board	17
Experiences of individuals self-directing Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services during COVID-19	17
Author Information	17
Trauma-informed climate scale-10 and attitudes related to trauma-informed care-10: An examination of scale psychometrics using data from disability service providers	17
Effect of COVID-19 on livelihoods of people with and without disabilities: Results from a cross-sectional survey in 3 urban areas of Viet Nam	16
Accessibility and utilisation of reproductive healthcare services among women with disabilities in Lithuania: Insights from a mixed-methods study	16
Prevalence of children under five with disabilities in Sierra Leone in 2017: Insights from a population-based multiple indicator cluster survey	15
Intellectual disabilities and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A population-based cohort study	15
A community-based evaluation of disability resources and inclusion practices in rural Botswana	15
The association between household wealth and the prevalence of child disability and specific functional limitations: Analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional surveys in 40 low- and middle	15
Examine a factor structure for the World Health Organization quality of life measure among adults with ADL limitations in underserved neighborhoods in the United States	15
Comparative study of poverty dynamics and income structure: Pre and post COVID-19 impact on households with and without disabilities in South Korea	14
Sexual violence victimisation among deaf adolescents: A multi-school-based cross-sectional study from Ghana	13
Parental disability and children's educational, labor market and marital outcomes: Evidence from Nepal	13
Employment is associated with manual ability in adults with cerebral palsy – a population-based study	13
“This is life”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived experience of working-age adults with inherited retinal diseases in Singapore	13
Adapting an evidence-based physical activity questionnaire for people with physical disabilities: A methodological process	12
Codevelopment of an illustration representative of people living with spina bifida for health educational materials	12
Topics and timing of sexuality and relationship education for autistic and non-autistic adults in the United States	12
Investigating physical activity levels in adults who are blind and vision impaired	12
Predictors of vaccine hesitancy among disability support workers in Australia: A cross-sectional survey	12
Explicit and implicit disability attitudes of occupational and physical therapy assistants	12
Table of Contents	12
People with disabilities, community living, and COVID-19	11
The inclusion of people with disabilities in COVID-19 preventive measures: Qualitative research from Vietnam	11
Disability and intimate partner violence experience among women in rural Samoa: A cross-sectional analysis	11
Explicit and implicit: Ableism of disability professionals	11
Health disparities and injection drug use behaviors among adults with and without disabilities in the National Survey on drug use and health, 2015–2019	11
Time in childhood extracurricular activity and mental health of young adults with developmental disability	11
Social and attitudinal barriers to the provision of accessible housing in Canada: A qualitative study	11
A founding Editor's reflections	10
The importance of Ombudsman programs in supporting the transition from medicare-medicaid plans to dual special needs plans	10
Development of a single-item physical activity intention measure for adults with intellectual disabilities: Evidence of validity and reliability	10

Experiences of stress and social safety among sexual and gender minority youth by disability status	10
Table of Contents	10
Community inclusion, participation and support for people with disabilities in Zambia: a qualitative study	10
Exploring the physical, psychological, and social benefits of adaptive outdoor cycling in persons with stroke using a mixed methods approach	10
Author Information	10
Telework during the pandemic: Patterns, challenges, and opportunities for people with disabilities	10
A shared journey and a call for action for persons living with inherited retinal diseases	10
Challenges experienced by U.S. K-12 public schools in serving students with special education needs or underlying health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies for improved accessibili	10
How does the environmental inadequacy mediate the effect of functional limitations on participation restrictions in young adults with cerebral palsy?	10
Environmental and social determinants of leisure-time physical activity in children with autism spectrum disorder	10
Fetal alcohol syndrome and population level health care usage in British Columbia, Canada	9
A gap in perceived accessibility to play spaces for physical activity in Arizona elementary schools	9
Facilitators and barriers to person-centered planning from the perspectives of individuals receiving medicaid home and community-based services and care managers	9
Predicting physical activity among adults with visual impairments using the theory of planned behavior	9
Influences on bone mineral density among adults with mobility Limitations: Results from a national survey	9
“I’m a good mother; I play with her; I love her”: The motherhood experience of women with intellectual disabilities from empowering and intersectional approaches	9
Inclusion team science improves participation of children with disabilities in pediatric obesity programs	9
Perceived impacts of COVID-19 on wellbeing among US working-age adults with ADL difficulty	9
Peer mentor contributions to an early intervention vocational rehabilitation specialist service following trauma: A qualitative study	9
COVID-19 and social determinants of health among people with disabilities	9
Perinatal health framework for people with intellectual disability	9
Food insecurity gaps in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program based on disability status	8
What cut-off(s) to use with the Washington Group short set of questions?	8
Adverse childhood experiences among deaf and hard-of-hearing adults	8
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and basic life support for people with atypical chest shapes and wheelchair users: Toward supplemented education and emergency management plans	8
Risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adults aging with vision impairment: The role of the neighborhood environment	8
A qualitative meta-synthesis of the perinatal healthcare experiences of people with disability	8
Parents of children with disability: Mental health outcomes and utilization of mental health services	8
Food insecurity in households of children with ASD in COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative analysis with the Household Pulse Survey data using stabilized inverse probability treatment weights	8
Healthcare access by disability and race among United States Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2019 to 2021	7
Quantifying active travel among people with disabilities in the US	7
Covid-19 Pandemic's impact on socio-emotional problems experienced by victims of violence with disabilities	7
Self-reported hearing loss is associated with poorer perceived health care access, timeliness, satisfaction, and quality: Findings from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin	7
Are you listening? Parental protective factors and early onset drinking among students with disabilities in Delaware	7
Substance use and misuse patterns and disability status in the 2020 US National Alcohol Survey: A contributing role for chronic pain	7
The relationship between unmet need for home and community-based services and health and community living outcomes	7
Physical activity type and duration in disabled and non-disabled adults	7
Psychological distress and mental health diagnoses in adults by disability and functional difficulty status: Findings from the 2021 national health interview survey	7
Editorial Board	7
Leisure time physical activity in middle-aged and older adults aging with long-term spinal cord injury: Changes over six years	7
The association between disability and risk of exposure to peer cyber victimisation is moderated by gender: Cross-sectional survey	7
Author Information	7
Cerebral palsy research network community registry adult surveys on function & pain: Successes, challenges, and future directions	7
Editorial Board	7
Explorations of the long term supports coordinator role in managed care for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: A participatory action research-informed study	7
The relationship between levels of physical activity and participation in everyday life in stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Experiences of individuals with severe disabilities using assistive devices: A qualitative study	7
Consistency of participation over time among persons aging with physical disability as measured by a tool designed for use among community-based organizations	7
Environmental barriers to participation for people with spinal cord injury. The case of Ecuador	7
Research ethics for all: Development of a social-behavioral research ethics education program for community research partners with developmental disabilities	7
Development and evaluation of an educational curriculum for healthcare providers on overweight/obesity management in individuals with spinal cord injury based on diverse stakeholder engagement	7
“As a parent, I want to do more for my child”: A phenomenological approach to understanding the experiences of parents involved in surgical decision-making for children with congenital hand anomalies	6
Inclusivity in Design: Integrating human-centered methodologies in disability research	6
Parents’ perspectives on conversations about prognosis and an assessment of prognostic information available online: A mixed-methods study	6
Prevalence and patterns of youth responses to standard disability survey questions	6
Effect of digital divide on people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Disability, equity, and measurements of livability: A scoping review	6
Counting disability in the National Health Interview Survey and its consequence: Comparing the American Community Survey to the Washington Group disability measures	6
Author Information	6
Does a one-week disability awareness training influence medical students attitudes? A French mixed-methods study	6
Parental experiences of adopting healthy lifestyles for children with disabilities living with overweight and obesity	6
Physical activity as a correlate of symptoms, quality of life, comorbidity, and disability status in Hispanics with multiple sclerosis	6
Differences in physical health between caregivers of children with and without disabilities: A systematic review and meta analysis	6
The excess Medicare costs of long-term medical condition or disability: A longitudinal population-based study of Australian children	6
Adults with cerebral palsy and functional decline: A cross-sectional analysis of patient-reported outcomes from a novel North American registry	6
Age, sex, and multi-morbidity stratified mortality risk estimates for adults with cerebral palsy to inform clinical decision making	6
Table of Contents	6
Health disparities between autistic non-citizen adults and US citizens enrolled in Medicaid: An analysis of Medicaid claims data from 2017-2019	6
Helpers help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and hypertension to understand their condition and the need to adhere to anti-hypertensive medication	6
Health literacy in adults with a spinal cord injury or disorder: An updated and expanded systematic review	6
Resources, relationships, and resilience: The psychosocial experiences of women with lower limb absence during pregnancy and postpartum	6