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Derek Johnston
Researcher at University of Aberdeen
Publications - 174
Citations - 6654
Derek Johnston is an academic researcher from University of Aberdeen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Blood pressure. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 172 publications receiving 6171 citations. Previous affiliations of Derek Johnston include University of Dundee & St George's Hospital.
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Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in Behaviour Change Interventions: A Systematic Review
Wendy Hardeman,Marie Johnston,Derek Johnston,D. Bonetti,Nicholas J. Wareham,Ann Louise Kinmonth +5 more
TL;DR: The TPB may have potential for developing behaviour change interventions, but more comprehensive studies are needed that compare the utility of the TPB with other social cognition models and behavioural techniques.
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Distress, stress and coping in first-year student nurses.
Martyn C. Jones,Derek Johnston +1 more
TL;DR: Screening of 220 first-year student nurses suggests that there is a problem with student distress around an initial series of general/surgical and psycho-social ward placements, and it is unlikely that presenting information alone will be sufficient to reduce this distress.
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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,Siobhán Howard,Brian M. Hughes,Derek Johnston,Julia L. Hay,Daryl B. O'Connor,Christopher Alan Lewis,Eamonn Ferguson,Noel Sheehy,Madeleine Grealy,Ronan E. O'Carroll +11 more
TL;DR: Findings provide new evidence on type-D and suggest a role for health-related behavior in explaining the link between type- D and poor clinical prognosis in cardiac patients.
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Family caregiving and congestive heart failure. Review and analysis
TL;DR: A review and analysis of studies that have explicitly investigated the impact of heart failure on the family or the role of the family in the management of the condition in the informal carers of CHF patients is provided.
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The state of the art and future opportunities for using longitudinal n-of-1 methods in health behaviour research: a systematic literature overview.
Suzanne McDonald,Francis Quinn,Rute Vieira,Nicola O'Brien,Martin White,Derek Johnston,Falko F. Sniehotta +6 more
TL;DR: An overview of the scope and opportunities for using n-of-1 methods to answer key questions in health behaviour research is identified.