Christy J W Ledford
Biographic Data
| ID | 1561788 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christy J W Ledford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christy J W |
| FAMILY NAME | Ledford |
| SIGNATURE | LEDFORD C J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5523-454X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Re-examining interpersonal source credibility in collaboration with community
The perceived credibility of researchers has implications for how the public heeds scientific or public health recommendations and for whether individuals engage in research. As scholars have shifted attention to mass communication and computer-mediated communication, they have not continued to interrogate how communities conceptualize and evaluate interpersonal source credibility. We conducted a community-engaged, convergent mixed-methods study …
The Consequence of the Cape
Background Black women face a disproportionate burden of health issues, including higher rates of aggressive breast cancer and chronic stress-related conditions. This study examines how sociocultural identity and stressors impact health outcomes among Black women. Methods Using a convergent mixed-methods design, we analyzed qualitative data from in-depth interviews with 50 Black women aged 18-49 and quantitative data from a similar subset of resp…
The Power of One Word to Paint a Halo or a Horn
Nurse Credibility
As patients continue to adopt a more consumerist approach to healthcare, skills of persuasion are emerging as critical in patient care. Patient perceptions of healthcare providers affect how they attend to and process provider messages, influencing patient understandings and health decisions such as preventive behaviors and medication adherence. Credibility plays an important role in patient perceptions of healthcare providers. Credibility is esp…
Transitioning from active duty to military retirement
Objectives: Military retirement happens early in the lifespan presenting a unique transition that challenges chronic illness. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that military retirees experience as they transition from active duty to military retirement that they perceive as inhibiting their ability to manage type 2 diabetes (T2DM) or pre-diabetes (preDM) and/or which increase their disease risk. Methods: Twenty veterans diagnos…
Dissonance in the discourse of the duration of diabetes
BACKGROUND: Remission of diabetes can be rewarding for patients and physicians, but there is limited study of how patients perceive the timeline of a disease along the continuum of glycaemic control. OBJECTIVE: To explore how patients perceive the timeline of diabetes along the continuum of glycaemic control and their goals of care and to identify whether family physicians communicate the principles of regression and remission of diabetes. DESIGN…
Online social networking in discussions of risk
This article examines a drug manufacturer's dissemination of an over-the-counter medication voluntary recall message through its online social network. Using the CAUSE model as a theoretical framework, we extended the application of media content analysis to investigate social media presentation of risk. Researchers used a deductive coding scheme to analyse messages posted on the manufacturer's Facebook page for 10 days from the announcement of t…
Radiation Exposure and Cost Influence Physician Medical Image Decision Making
BACKGROUND: It is estimated that 20%-40% of advanced medical imaging in the United States is unnecessary, resulting in patient overexposure to radiation and increasing the cost of care. Previous imaging utilization studies have focused on clinical appropriateness. An important contributor to excessive use of advanced imaging may be a physician "knowledge gap" regarding the safety and cost of the tests. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether safety and …
Exploring the interaction of patient activation and message design variables
Examining interpersonal (physician-patient) communication strategies for promoting walking exercise to patients with type 2 diabetes assigned to primary care clinics, the study evaluated two message design variables—frame and presentation mode—as influencers of communication and adoption success. The single-site, four-week, prospective intervention study followed a 2×3 factorial, non-equivalent comparison group quasi-experimental design. Results …
Exploring the interaction of patient activation and message design variables
Examining interpersonal (physician-patient) communication strategies for promoting walking exercise to patients with type 2 diabetes assigned to primary care clinics, the study evaluated two message design variables—frame and presentation mode—as influencers of communication and adoption success. The single-site, four-week, prospective intervention study followed a 2×3 factorial, non-equivalent comparison group quasi-experimental design. Results …
Exploring the interaction of patient activation and message design variables
Examining interpersonal (physician-patient) communication strategies for promoting walking exercise to patients with type 2 diabetes assigned to primary care clinics, the study evaluated two message design variables—frame and presentation mode—as influencers of communication and adoption success. The single-site, four-week, prospective intervention study followed a 2×3 factorial, non-equivalent comparison group quasi-experimental design. Results …
Online social networking in discussions of risk
This article examines a drug manufacturer's dissemination of an over-the-counter medication voluntary recall message through its online social network. Using the CAUSE model as a theoretical framework, we extended the application of media content analysis to investigate social media presentation of risk. Researchers used a deductive coding scheme to analyse messages posted on the manufacturer's Facebook page for 10 days from the announcement of t…
Radiation Exposure and Cost Influence Physician Medical Image Decision Making
BACKGROUND: It is estimated that 20%-40% of advanced medical imaging in the United States is unnecessary, resulting in patient overexposure to radiation and increasing the cost of care. Previous imaging utilization studies have focused on clinical appropriateness. An important contributor to excessive use of advanced imaging may be a physician "knowledge gap" regarding the safety and cost of the tests. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether safety and …
Transitioning from active duty to military retirement
Objectives: Military retirement happens early in the lifespan presenting a unique transition that challenges chronic illness. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that military retirees experience as they transition from active duty to military retirement that they perceive as inhibiting their ability to manage type 2 diabetes (T2DM) or pre-diabetes (preDM) and/or which increase their disease risk. Methods: Twenty veterans diagnos…
Dissonance in the discourse of the duration of diabetes
BACKGROUND: Remission of diabetes can be rewarding for patients and physicians, but there is limited study of how patients perceive the timeline of a disease along the continuum of glycaemic control. OBJECTIVE: To explore how patients perceive the timeline of diabetes along the continuum of glycaemic control and their goals of care and to identify whether family physicians communicate the principles of regression and remission of diabetes. DESIGN…
The Power of One Word to Paint a Halo or a Horn
Nurse Credibility
As patients continue to adopt a more consumerist approach to healthcare, skills of persuasion are emerging as critical in patient care. Patient perceptions of healthcare providers affect how they attend to and process provider messages, influencing patient understandings and health decisions such as preventive behaviors and medication adherence. Credibility plays an important role in patient perceptions of healthcare providers. Credibility is esp…
The Consequence of the Cape
Background Black women face a disproportionate burden of health issues, including higher rates of aggressive breast cancer and chronic stress-related conditions. This study examines how sociocultural identity and stressors impact health outcomes among Black women. Methods Using a convergent mixed-methods design, we analyzed qualitative data from in-depth interviews with 50 Black women aged 18-49 and quantitative data from a similar subset of resp…
Re-examining interpersonal source credibility in collaboration with community
The perceived credibility of researchers has implications for how the public heeds scientific or public health recommendations and for whether individuals engage in research. As scholars have shifted attention to mass communication and computer-mediated communication, they have not continued to interrogate how communities conceptualize and evaluate interpersonal source credibility. We conducted a community-engaged, convergent mixed-methods study …
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Health care (3 works) · Interpersonal communication (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Public Relations and Crisis Communication (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Credibility (2 works) · Diabetes mellitus (2 works) · Disease (2 works)