Caregiving and the stress process: An overview of concepts and their measures

LI Pearlin, JT Mullan, SJ Semple, MM Skaff - The gerontologist, 1990 - academic.oup.com
This paper views caregiver stress as a consequence of a process comprising a number of
interrelated conditions, including the socioeconomic characteristics and resources of …

Clinical depression versus distress among patients with type 2 diabetes: not just a question of semantics

L Fisher, MM Skaff, JT Mullan, P Arean, D Mohr… - Diabetes …, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—We sought to determine differences between structured interviews, symptom
questionnaires, and distress measures for assessment of depression in patients with diabetes…

Caregiving: Role engulfment and the loss of self

MM Skaff, LI Pearlin - The Gerontologist, 1992 - academic.oup.com
“Loss of self” was examined in a sample of spouses and adult children caring for a relative
with Alzheimer's disease. Defined as a loss of identity that comes about as a result of …

Development of a brief diabetes distress screening instrument

…, RE Glasgow, JT Mullan, MM Skaff… - The Annals of Family …, 2008 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Previous research has documented that diabetes distress, defined as patient
concerns about disease management, support, emotional burden, and access to care, is an …

Predicting diabetes distress in patients with type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal study

L Fisher, JT Mullan, MM Skaff, RE Glasgow… - Diabetic …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Diabetes distress (DD) is a condition distinct from depression that is related to diabetes
outcomes. In those without distress initially, little is known about what indicators place …

Contributors to depression in Latino and European-American patients with type 2 diabetes

L Fisher, CA Chesla, JT Mullan, MM Skaff… - Diabetes …, 2001 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To determine the independent and cumulative contributions of diabetes and
other life stresses on depression and anxiety in Latino and European-American (EA) patients …

The family and disease management in Hispanic and European-American patients with type 2 diabetes.

L Fisher, CA Chesla, MM Skaff, C Gilliss… - Diabetes …, 2000 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between the characteristics of families involved
in disease management and the self-care practices of Hispanic and European-American (EA) …

Family and disease management in African-American patients with type 2 diabetes

CA Chesla, L Fisher, JT Mullan, MM Skaff… - Diabetes …, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—The aim of this project is to specify features of family life that are associated
with disease management in African Americans with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN …

Daily negative mood affects fasting glucose in type 2 diabetes.

MM Skaff, JT Mullan, DM Almeida, L Hoffman… - Health …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Marilyn M. Skaff, Department
of Family and Community Medicine, Box 0900, University of California, San Francisco, …

Sense of control and health

MM Skaff - Handbook of health psychology and aging, 2007 - books.google.com
There is a pervasive assumption that aging has a detrimental effect on an individual’s sense
of control over her or his life. After all, aging brings irreversible losses and uncontrollable …