British journal of health psychology
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Br J Health Psychol · Nov 2013
Through doctors' eyes: a qualitative study of hospital doctor perspectives on their working conditions.
Hospital doctors face significant challenges in the current health care environment, working with staff shortages and cutbacks to health care expenditure, alongside increased demand for health care and increased public expectations. ⋯ Respondents ascribed little importance to the impact of current working conditions on their own health. They felt their roles were underappreciated and undervalued by policy makers and hospital management. Respondents were concerned with the lack of time and opportunity for training. This study highlighted several 'red flags', which need to be addressed in order to increase retention and sustain a motivated junior medical workforce.
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Br J Health Psychol · Nov 2013
Cognitive biases in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and depression--a pilot study.
Comorbid depression is highly prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and associated with a worse course of disease; however, the exact mechanisms linking both remain unclear. In currently depressed individuals without lung disease, depression-specific biases in information processing have been suggested as risk factors for the development and maintenance of depression. We examined whether comparable biases in cognitive information processing might underlie depression in COPD. ⋯ The results of this pilot study suggest that patients with COPD may potentially show depression-like biases in some aspects of cognitive information processing. Future studies are required to examine whether these biases represent a vulnerability factor for the development of depression in patients with COPD.