Impact Factor
3.85
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
4.16
1,276 total citations
h5-index
37
h5 depth signal
Cited share
82.6%
265 of 321
Total citations
1,276
Citation footprint
Metric signal
4.78
External metric anchor
Self-citation
3.4%
44 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
501
Canada
311
United Kingdom
311
Australia
224
Norway
71
Citing Fields of Research
Psychiatry & Psychology
446
Sociology
365
Palliative Care
256
Patient Care
240
Psychiatry
233
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
4,286
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
321
265 cited publications
Last 12 months
119
9.9 publications/month
Open access share
65.5%
78 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
501 citing publications
Leading citing field
Psychiatry & Psychology
446 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
15 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v3n1,Feb. 1993;v8n1, Jan. 1998-
v3n1,Feb. 1993;v8n1, Jan. 1998-
v3n1,Feb. 1993
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Psychiatry & Psychology
Sociology
Patient Care
Palliative Care
Psychiatry
Healthcare Policy
Broad Categories
Health Services Research
Palliative Care
Anthropology
Healthcare Policy
Psychiatry
Patient Care
Medical Ethics
MeSH Descriptors
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Health Services Research
Research Design
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.1177/10497323261481434
Open DOI
What Does ‘Participant 13a’ Really Mean? Rethinking Participant Identification in Qualitative Research Reporting
Participant identifiers, such as pseudonyms or numerical labels, are often attached to quoted data extracts in qualitative research. These identifiers may be considered markers of methodological rigour, analytic breadth, and transparency...
02
DOI 10.1177/10497323261481767
Open DOI
Supporting Young People With First-Episode Psychosis: A Qualitative Study of Caregiver Perceptions and Experiences
The diagnosis of a psychotic disorder in youth often leads to high costs, emotional distress, and isolation for caregivers. Yet, caregiving experiences are underexplored in research, resulting in a potentially missed area to enhance care...
03
DOI 10.1177/10497323261479883
Open DOI
“We’re Trapped”: Maternal Well-Being and Caregiving for Children With Developmental Disabilities in American Samoa
Mothers raising children with developmental disabilities in American Samoa navigate caregiving within fa’a Samoa ( the Samoan way of life ), where family, culture, and spirituality are deeply intertwined. Yet, the lived experiences of th...
04
DOI 10.1177/10497323261473453
Open DOI
The Logic of the AND: Expanding the Conversation About Visual Methods AND Epistemology in Qualitative Health Research
As invited, this article enters into a methodological AND philosophical conversation with Sayra Cristancho and Esther Helmich (2019), about employing visual methods in qualitative health research, as this has intertwined epistemological,...
05
DOI 10.1177/10497323261473525
Open DOI
Experience of Families Facing Emergent Donation Procedures: A Qualitative Analysis of Donor Relatives’ Perceptions of “Intensive Care to Facilitate Organ Donation”
Intensive care to facilitate organ donation (ICOD) is a recently developed procedure involving life support for donation purposes. It has been scarcely studied, especially from the perspective of family members. This study thus investiga...
06
DOI 10.1177/10497323261468953
Open DOI
From Awareness to Moral Redemption: Medicalisation, Stigma, and Anti-Establishment Aesthetics in the ‘Obesity Without Filters’ Spanish Campaign by Pharmaceutical Company Novo Nordisk
This article examines how ‘obesity’ is discursively and narratively constructed in Novo Nordisk’s ‘Obesity Without Filters’ campaign. Drawing on the premise that awareness campaigns function as ideological texts, it explores how discours...
07
DOI 10.1177/10497323261454240
Open DOI
Challenging Treatment Hesitancy Caused by Mental Illness Stigma in Specialist Advice Responses on Polish Healthcare Platforms
Stigma has numerous adverse effects on people with mental illness. This includes delay in or avoidance of setting an appointment with a professional, as, for example, individuals are concerned for being ridiculed, unable to find a job, o...
08
DOI 10.1177/10497323261467243
Open DOI
A Narrative Inquiry Into the Menopause Experiences of Women With Spinal Cord Injury
Menopause presents distinct medical and social challenges for women with spinal cord injury (SCI), yet little is known about the lived experiences of this population, in part due to gender bias in SCI research and care. This narrative in...
09
DOI 10.1177/10497323261475874
Open DOI
“Who Would Understand?” The Experience of Paediatric Stroke From the Perspective of Ethnically Minoritised Young Adults in the United Kingdom: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Paediatric stroke can have enduring impacts that influence life trajectories, including young adulthood, a crucial transitory period for establishing independence. Impacts can be heightened for ethnically minoritised populations due to r...
10
DOI 10.1177/10497323261473799
Open DOI
Already Counter-Inductive: Feyerabend, Phenomenologically Inspired Methods, and the Unrealized Epistemological Potential of Qualitative Health Research
Phenomenologically inspired qualitative methods in health research have spent decades seeking legitimacy within the evidence hierarchy by presenting themselves as rigorously inductive. This pursuit of legitimacy, we argue, has come at an...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Place of publication varies.
Also issued online.
Vol. 3, no. 1 (FEB 1993)19930326 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper