Statement of Purpose
BDRG Members
For Patients
Recent Publications
Scales and Measures

Recent Publications

Fisher, L., Terry, H.E, and Ransom, D.C. (1990). Advancing a family perspective in health research: Models and methods. Family Process, 29, 177-189.

Fisher, L., Chesla, C.A., Bartz, R.J., Gilliss, C., Skaff, M.A., Sabogal, F., Kanter, R.A., & Lutz, C.P. (1998). The family and Type 2 Diabetes: A framework for intervention. Diabetes Educator, 24, 599-607.

Chesla, C.A., Skaff, M.M., Bartz, R.J., Mullan, J.T., Fisher, L. (2000). Differences in personal models among Latinos and European-Americans: Implications for clinical care. Diabetes Care, 23, 267-272.

Fisher, L., Chesla, C.A., Skaff, M.M., Gilliss, C., Mullan, J.T., Bartz, R.J., Kanter, R.J., Lutz,
C.P. (2000). The family and disease management in Hispanic and European-American patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 23, 267-272.

Fisher, L., Chesla, C.A., Skaff, M.A., Gilliss, C., Kanter, R.A., Lutz, C.P., & Bartz, R.J. (2000). Diabetes management status: A typology of disease management for Latino and Euro-American patients with type 2 diabetes. Behavioral Medicine, 26, 53-66.

Delamater, A.M., Jacobson, A.M., Anderson, B., Cox, D., Fisher, L., Lustman, P., Rubin, R., & Wysocki, T. (2001). Psychosocial therapies in diabetes: Report of the psychosocial therapies working group. Diabetes Care, 24, 1286-1292.

Fisher, L., Chesla, C.A., Mullan, J.T., Skaff, M.M., & Kanter, R.A. (2001). Contributors to depression in Latino and European-American patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 24, 1751-1757.

Fisher, L., Chesla, C.A., Skaff, M.M., Mullan, J.T., Kanter, R. (2002). Depression and anxiety among partners of European-American and Latino patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 25, 1564-1570.

Skaff, M.M., Chesla, C.A., de los Mycue, V., Fisher, L. (2002). Lessons in cultural competence: Adapting research methodology for diverse ethnic groups. Journal of Community Psychology, 30, 305-323.

Chesla, C.A., Fisher, L., Skaff, M.M., Mullan, J.T., Gilliss, C., Kantor, R. (2003). Family predictors of disease management in Latino and European American patients with type 2 diabetes: One-year follow-up. Family Process, 42, 375-390

Fisher, L., Skaff, M.M., Chesla, C.A., Chun, K.M., Mullan, J.T., Kanter, R.A., Gardiner, P.S. (2004). Disease management advice provided to African American and Chinese-American patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 27, 2249-2250.

Chesla, C.A., Fisher, L., Mullan, J.T., Skaff, M.M., Gardiner, P., Chun, K., Kanter, R. (2004). The family and disease management in African American patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 27, 2850-2856.

Fisher, L., Laurencin, G., Chesla, C.A., Skaff, M.M., Mullan, J.T., Gardiner, P.S., Chun, K.M. (2004). Depressive affect among four ethnic groups of male patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum, 17, 215-218.

Fisher, L., Chesla, C.A., Chun, K.M., Skaff, M.M., Mullan, J.T., Kanter, R.A., & Gardiner, P.S. (2004). Patient appraised couple emotion management and disease management among Chinese American patients with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 302-310.

Russell E. Glasgow, Lawrence Fisher, Marilyn Skaff, Joe Mullan, and Deborah J. Toobert. (2007). Problem Solving and Diabetes Self-Management: Investigation in a large, multiracial sample. Diabetes Care 30: 33-37.

Fisher, L., Skaff, M. M., Mullan, J. T., Arean, P., Mohr, D., Masharani, U., Glasgow, R., and Laurencin, G. (2007). Clinical depression versus distress among patients with type 2 diabetes: Not just a question of semantics. Diabetes Care, 30(3):542-548.

Scales and Measures

Family Scales
Unresolved Conflict
Self Efficacy
Mastery
Spouse Respect
Diabetes Distress
CES-D
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Co-morbidities
Sexual Functioning
Smoking
Positive and Negative Affect
Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities
Problem Solving Interview