Derek W. Johnston

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Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support.

Lynn Williams, Rory C O'Connor, +9 authors Ronan E O'Carroll
Journal of psychosomatic research
2008

OBJECTIVE To (a) investigate the prevalence of type-D personality (the conjoint effects of negative affectivity and social inhibition) in a healthy British and Irish population; (b) to test the… (More)

Effect of a seated exercise program to improve physical function and health status in frail patients > or = 70 years of age with heart failure.

Miles D Witham, John M. Gray, Ishbel S. Argo, Derek W. Johnston, Allan D. Struthers, Marion E. T. McMurdo
The American journal of cardiology
2005

Eighty-two patients aged > or = 70 years with heart failure were randomized to a gentle, seated exercise program or to usual care. Six-minute walk distance and quality of life did not change between… (More)

Family caregiving and congestive heart failure. Review and analysis.

Gerard J Molloy, Derek W. Johnston, Miles D Witham
European journal of heart failure
2005

BACKGROUND There is increasing evidence that discharge planning and post-discharge support for CHF patients can contribute greatly to the medical management of heart failure (CHF) in the community… (More)

A comparison of delivery methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder: an international multicenter trial.

Justin A Kenardy, Michael G T Dow, Derek W. Johnston, Michelle G. Newman, Aileen Thomson, Craig B Taylor
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
2003

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the psychological treatment of choice for panic disorder (PD). However, given limited access to CBT, it must be delivered with maximal cost-effectiveness.… (More)

Principles of psychophysiology: Physical, social and inferential elements: J.T. Cacioppo and L.G. Tassinary (Eds), (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990) pp. xii +912, £45.00 hard, £20.00…

Derek W. Johnston, Kevin McSorley
Biological Psychology
1992

A taxometric analysis of type-D personality.

Eamonn Ferguson, Lynn Williams, +8 authors Ronan E O'Carroll
Psychosomatic medicine
2009

OBJECTIVE To test the dimensionality of Type-D personality, using taxometric procedures, to assess if Type-D personality is taxonic or dimensional. Type-D personality is treated as a categorical… (More)

Distress, stress and coping in first-year student nurses.

Martyn C. Jones, Derek W. Johnston
Journal of advanced nursing
1997

Levels of affective distress, sources of stress and coping strategies reported by first-year student nurses in Tayside, Scotland, were measured using the General Health Questionnaire (30-item… (More)

Cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress: the influence of demographic variables.

Douglas Carroll, Lesley K Harrison, +4 authors Patrick West
Journal of epidemiology and community health
2000

Large magnitude cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress have been implicated in the development and expression of cardiovascular disease. Given that cardiovascular disease varies as a… (More)

Stress in nurses: stress-related affect and its determinants examined over the nursing day.

Derek W. Johnston, Martyn C. Jones, Kathryn Charles, Sharon K McCann, L. G. McKee
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of…
2013

BACKGROUND Nurses are a stressed group and this may affect their health and work performance. The determinants of occupational stress in nurses and other occupational groups have almost invariably… (More)

The use of pedometers in stroke survivors: are they feasible and how well do they detect steps?

Sarah L. Carroll, Carolyn Anne Greig, +6 authors Gillian Mead
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
2012

OBJECTIVES To determine (1) the feasibility of pedometers for stroke patients and (2) the level of agreement between pedometers and actual step count. DESIGN Observational agreement study. … (More)

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