Browsing OSU - Faculty and Staff Publications by Author "Walls, Melissa L."
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Caregiving stress among American Indians with Type 2 diabetes: The importance of awareness of connectedness and family support
Coser, Ashleigh; Sittner, Kelley J.; Walls, Melissa L.; Handeland, Tina (SAGE Publications, 2018)American Indian (AI) communities experience a disproportionate rate of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cumulative exposure to stress. Although this link is well researched among various populations, it has not been examined among ... -
Conduct disorder and alcohol use disorder trajectories, predictors, and outcomes for Indigenous youth
Greenfield, Brenna L.; Sittner, Kelley J.; Forbes, Miriam K.; Walls, Melissa L.; Whitbeck, Les B. (Elsevier BV, 2017-02)Objective: The aim of this study was to identify separate and joint trajectories of conduct disorder (CD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) DSM-IV diagnostic symptoms among American Indian and First Nation (Indigenous) youth ... -
Conjoint adolescent developmental trajectories of alcohol and marijuana use and early adult outcomes among North American Indigenous people
Sittner, Kelley J.; Hautala, Dane S.; Walls, Melissa L. (Elsevier BV, 2021-03)Objective: The current study examined the developmental interrelationships between alcohol and marijuana use trajectories from ages 10 to 18 years in a sample of North American Indigenous adolescents. Distinct co-use groups ... -
Cultural sources of strength and resilience: A case study of holistic wellness boxes for COVID-19 response in Indigenous communities
Aulandez, Kevalin M. W.; Walls, Melissa L.; Weiss, Nicole M.; Sittner, Kelley J.; Gillson, Stefanie L.; Tennessen, Elizabeth N.; Maudrie, Tara L.; Leppi, Ailee M.; Rothwell, Emma J.; Bolton-Steiner, Athena R.; Gonzalez, Miigis B. (Frontiers Media SA, 2021-02-22)The COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionately severe impacts on Indigenous peoples in the United States compared to non-Indigenous populations. In addition to the threat of viral infection, COVID-19 poses increased risk ... -
Longitudinal study of the stress of poor glucose control and diabetes distress
Marengo, Christina M.; Aronson, Benjamin D.; Sittner, Kelley J.; Walls, Melissa L. (SAGE Publications, 2021)Poor glucose control can be viewed as a stressor, possibly promulgating diabetes distress. We examined the relationship between perceived blood glucose control and diabetes distress over time using a partially controlled ... -
Mediating role of diabetes distress and depressive symptoms in type 2 diabetes medication adherence gender differences
Aronson, Benjamin D.; Sittner, Kelley J.; Walls, Melissa L. (SAGE Publications, 2020)Background. Medication adherence is negatively related to both diabetes distress (DD) and depressive symptoms (DS). Past research suggests gender differences in adherence, DD, and DS. A gap exists in determining if gender ... -
Mental and substance use disorders from early adolescence to young adulthood among indigenous young people: Final diagnostic results from an 8-year panel study
Whitbeck, Les B.; Sittner Hartshorn, Kelley J.; Crawford, Devan M.; Walls, Melissa L.; Gentzler, Kari C.; Hoyt, Dan R. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014)Objective: Our objective was to investigate change in prevalence rates for mental and substance abuse disorders between early adolescence and young adulthood in a cohort of indigenous adolescents who participated in an ... -
Microaggressions, diabetes distress, and self-care behaviors in a sample of American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes
Sittner, Kelley J.; Greenfield, Brenna L.; Walls, Melissa L. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018)American Indian/Alaska Native people experience the highest age-adjusted prevalence of type 2 diabetes of any racial group in the United States, as well as high rates of related health problems. Chronic stressors such as ...