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Kenneth A. Wallston was affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a significant emphasis on General Health Professions, Health, Applied Psychology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Clinical Psychology.

The main topics explored in their work included:

  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Wallston's recent publications, reflecting research from 2020 and 2021, addressed various aspects of health literacy, diabetes care, and psychological adaptation in chronic illness. Notable papers included:

  • Disparities in Research Participation by Level of Health Literacy, 2021, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Effects of a Tailored Text Messaging Intervention Among Diverse Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence From the 15-Month REACH Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Mixed-Methods Randomized Evaluation of FAMS: A Mobile Phone-Delivered Intervention to Improve Family/Friend Involvement in Adults' Type 2 Diabetes Self-Care, 2020, Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • User Engagement Among Diverse Adults in a 12-Month Text Message-Delivered Diabetes Support Intervention: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • Psychological Adaptation to Serious Illness: A Qualitative Study of Culturally Diverse Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease, 2020, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Their work was disseminated in several publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Patient Experience
  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Diabetes Care
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Frequent collaborators in their research included:

  • Sunil Kripalani
  • Lindsay S. Mayberry
  • Tom A. Elasy
  • Kerri L. Cavanaugh
  • Russell L. Rothman

Wallston's research contributed to understanding health literacy disparities, the role of mobile health technologies in chronic disease management, and psychological aspects of illness, with a focus on populations living with diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Their interdisciplinary approach bridged medicine, behavioral health, and applied psychology.

Best Publications

  • Development of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales

    Kenneth A. Wallston;Barbara Strudler Wallston;Robert DeVellis

  • Development and validation of the health locus of control (HLC) scale.

    Barbara S. Wallston;Kenneth A. Wallston;Gordon D.. Kaplan;Shirley A. Maides

  • The development and psychometric evaluation of the Brief Resilient Coping Scale.

    Vaughn G. Sinclair;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Coping with rheumatoid arthritis pain: catastrophizing as a maladaptive strategy

    Francis J. Keefe;Gregory K. Brown;Kenneth A. Wallston;David S. Caldwell

  • Form C of the MHLC Scales: A Condition-Specific Measure of Locus of Control

    Kenneth A. Wallston;Mitchell J. Stein;Craig A. Smith

  • Locus of Control and Health: A Review of the Literature:

    Barbara Strudler Wallston;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Hocus-pocus, the focus isn't strictly on locus: Rotter's social learning theory modified for health

    Kenneth A. Wallston

  • The Validity of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales

    Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Perceived control and health

    Kenneth A. Wallston;Barbara Strudler Wallston;Shelton Smith;Carolyn J. Dobbins

  • The measurement of helplessness in rheumatoid arthritis. The development of the arthritis helplessness index.

    P M Nicassio;K A Wallston;L F Callahan;M Herbert

  • Association of numeracy and diabetes control

    Kerri Cavanaugh;Mary Margaret Huizinga;Kenneth A. Wallston;Tebeb Gebretsadik

  • HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALES

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  • The development and validation of the Perceived Health Competence Scale

    M S Smith;K A Wallston;C A Smith

  • Pain coping strategies and depression in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Gregory K. Brown;Perry M. Nicassio;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Social psychological foundations of health and illness

    Jerry M. Suls;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Cambridge handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine

    Susan Ayers;Andrew Baum;Chris McManus;Stanton Newman

  • Validity of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale in arthritis populations.

    Susan J. Blalock;Robert F. Devellis;Gregory K. Brown;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Improving Blood Pressure Control through Provider Education, Provider Alerts, and Patient Education: A Cluster Randomized Trial

    Christianne L Roumie;Tom A Elasy;Robert Greevy;Marie R Griffin

  • Does God Determine Your Health? The God Locus of Health Control Scale

    Kenneth A. Wallston;Vanessa L. Malcarne;Lise Flores;Ingunn Hansdottir

  • Health-Related Information Seeking as a Function of Health-Related Locus of Control and Health Value.

    Kenneth A Wallston;Shirley Maides;Barbara Strudler Wallston

  • Adaptation in patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis: application of a general model.

    Craig A. Smith;Kenneth A. Wallston

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Baum
Andrew Baum University of Pittsburgh
John Weinman
John Weinman King's College London
Susan Ayers
Susan Ayers City, University of London
Craig A. Smith
Craig A. Smith Vanderbilt University
Perry M. Nicassio
Perry M. Nicassio University of California, Los Angeles
Vanessa L. Malcarne
Vanessa L. Malcarne San Diego State University
Brenda M. DeVellis
Brenda M. DeVellis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gregory K. Brown
Gregory K. Brown University of Wyoming
Cynthia A. Berg
Cynthia A. Berg University of Utah
Dawn K. Wilson
Dawn K. Wilson University of South Carolina

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