2022
Medical Care Needs of Laundromat Users in San Antonio, Texas: A Potentially Unique Setting for Health Interventions
Tsai J, Solis V, Schick V. Medical Care Needs of Laundromat Users in San Antonio, Texas: A Potentially Unique Setting for Health Interventions. Journal Of Community Health 2022, 48: 1-9. PMID: 36006533, PMCID: PMC9406254, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-022-01137-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemTexas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemRoutine medical checkupPrimary care providersMedical care needsPreventive healthcare servicesHealthcare servicesPublic health practiceHealth insurance coveragePap smearMedical checkupProstate examHealthcare screeningCare providersCare needsHealth statusHealth interventionsHealth needsHealthcare needsPoor healthHealth practicesHealthcare interventionsUnderserved populationsInsurance coverage
2020
Prevalence of Hoarding Behavior Among Formerly Homeless Persons Living in Supported Housing.
Greig A, Tolin D, Tsai J. Prevalence of Hoarding Behavior Among Formerly Homeless Persons Living in Supported Housing. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2020, 208: 822-827. PMID: 33002938, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClients of VA-Housed Legal Clinics: Legal and Psychosocial Needs When Seeking Services and Two Months Later
Timko C, Tsai J, Taylor E, Smelson D, Blonigen D, Nash A, Finlay A. Clients of VA-Housed Legal Clinics: Legal and Psychosocial Needs When Seeking Services and Two Months Later. Journal Of Veterans Studies 2020, 6: 239-249. PMID: 34466762, PMCID: PMC8404205, DOI: 10.21061/jvs.v6i1.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple health care needsHealth care needsBaseline appointmentVeterans' useCare needsHealth statusPsychosocial needsPsychological symptomsClinicPsychosocial characteristicsTwo monthsSubstance useVulnerable populationsVA benefitsLonger durationBaseline dataMost participantsBaselineMonthsClient improvementVeteransVAAdditional help
2018
Characteristics and Health Needs of Veterans with Other-than-Honorable Discharges: Expanding Eligibility in the Veterans Health Administration
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Characteristics and Health Needs of Veterans with Other-than-Honorable Discharges: Expanding Eligibility in the Veterans Health Administration. Military Medicine 2018, 183: e153-e157. PMID: 29420757, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usx110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health care needsHealth care needsMore mental health problemsHealth care servicesMental health problemsCare needsVeterans AffairsCare servicesHealth problemsShort Form Health SurveyVA health care servicesMental health care servicesMental healthForm Health SurveyVeterans Health AdministrationHealth of veteransWorse mental healthEmotional problemsVA careHealth SurveyHealth AdministrationHealth statusHealth needsBivariate comparisonsHealth care
2016
Model Minority Stereotype: Influence on Perceived Mental Health Needs of Asian Americans
Cheng AW, Chang J, O’Brien J, Budgazad MS, Tsai J. Model Minority Stereotype: Influence on Perceived Mental Health Needs of Asian Americans. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2016, 19: 572-581. PMID: 27246287, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0440-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Medicaid Expansion: Chronically Homeless Adults Will Need Targeted Enrollment And Access To A Broad Range Of Services
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA, Culhane DP, Artiga S. Medicaid Expansion: Chronically Homeless Adults Will Need Targeted Enrollment And Access To A Broad Range Of Services. Health Affairs 2013, 32: 1552-1559. PMID: 24019359, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicaid expansionHomeless adultsService useHealth statusHealth servicesVeterans Affairs (VA) health careAffordable Care Act Medicaid expansionHealth service useMental health servicesTargeted enrollmentCase managementHealth careHealth coverageMedicaidAdultsComprehensive servicesThree-quartersStatusPercentHomeless peopleImportant opportunityCareThe Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans
Tsai J, Desai MU, Cheng AW, Chang J. The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans. Psychiatric Quarterly 2013, 85: 35-47. PMID: 23949577, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9268-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA health care systemsHealth service useHealth care systemCare systemService utilizationHealth insurancePrivate health insuranceService useVA health care systemGreater health care needsRacial disparitiesNative Americans/Alaskan NativesObservational study designHealth care needsLogistic regression modelsVA disability compensationDisability compensationCare needsPacific Islander veteransHealth statusSociodemographic characteristicsHealth disparitiesAmerican military veteransStudy designEffect of race