2023
Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization
Tsai J, Gonzalez C, Szymkowiak D, Stewart K, Dillard D, Whittle T, Woodland P. Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2023, 29: 387-391. PMID: 36867527, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareHumansPatient Acceptance of Health CarePoliceUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsHealth care utilizationCare servicesCare utilizationVA health care servicesUse of outpatientSubstance abuse treatment servicesInpatient mental healthVA health careUrgent care servicesAncillary care servicesHealth care servicesResponse teamsTreatment servicesRehabilitation servicesMental healthHealth careHomeless ProgramSimilar increaseInterventionVeteransDepartmentOutpatientsMonthsCareEpidemiology and psychiatric correlates of cancer among homeless and unstably housed veterans in the VA healthcare system
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Zullig L. Epidemiology and psychiatric correlates of cancer among homeless and unstably housed veterans in the VA healthcare system. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 32: 617-624. PMID: 36791363, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-1154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareHousingHumansMaleNeoplasmsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsSuicidal ideation/behaviorSubstance use disordersUse disordersVA health care systemVeterans Affairs administrative dataCommon primary siteCancer diagnosisIntrahepatic bile ductsRisk of cancerVA healthcare systemAlcohol use disorderCorrelates of cancerTypes of cancerHealth care systemIncident cancerTreatment of cancerBile ductIncidence rateHigh prevalenceLower riskPsychiatric correlatesPsychiatric characteristicsPsychiatric disordersPrimary sitePsychiatric conditions
2021
Psychopharmacoepidemiology of antidepressant medications among homeless and unstably housed service users in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Iheanacho T. Psychopharmacoepidemiology of antidepressant medications among homeless and unstably housed service users in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Human Psychopharmacology Clinical And Experimental 2021, 37: e2829. PMID: 34799872, DOI: 10.1002/hup.2829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsUnited StatesVeteransConceptsCare settingsOutpatient mental health visitsVA service-connected disabilityVeterans AffairsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemAntidepressant prescription patternsMental health visitsEmergency department visitsNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsMental health care settingsPrimary care settingHealthcare systemService-connected disabilityHealth care settingsAntidepressant medicationAntidepressant prescriptionsPrescription patternsDepartment visitsHealth visitsReuptake inhibitorsMultivariable analysisFemale sexTricyclic antidepressantsClinical challengePsychiatric diagnosis
2017
Characteristics and Health Needs of Veterans in Jails and Prisons: What We Know and Do Not Know about Incarcerated Women Veterans
McCall JD, Tsai J. Characteristics and Health Needs of Veterans in Jails and Prisons: What We Know and Do Not Know about Incarcerated Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2017, 28: 172-180. PMID: 29217313, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA health careWomen veteransHealth careChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseVA health care servicesVeterans Affairs administrative dataHealth issuesObstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariable logistic regressionCriminal justice characteristicsWomen's health issuesVeteran ProgramHealth care servicesPulmonary diseaseSeizure disorderReproductive ageEye problemsMood disordersWomen's healthVA servicesCare servicesU.S. veteransHealth needsLogistic regressionPreliminary diagnosis
2013
Use of group treatment among case managers in Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Use of group treatment among case managers in Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2013, 50: 471. PMID: 23934868, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2012.04.0073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase ManagementDelivery of Health CareHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans Health
2007
Measuring Recovery Orientation in a Hospital Setting
Salyers MP, Tsai J, Stultz TA. Measuring Recovery Orientation in a Hospital Setting. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2007, 31: 131-137. PMID: 18018957, DOI: 10.2975/31.2.2007.131.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunity Mental Health CentersCommunity ParticipationCooperative BehaviorDelivery of Health CareFemaleGoalsHospitals, PsychiatricHospitals, StateHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMotivationOrientationPatient Care TeamProcess Assessment, Health CareProfessional-Patient RelationsQuality Assurance, Health CareSocial EnvironmentSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsRecovery Self-AssessmentRecovery orientationMental health programsTest-retest reliabilityExcellent internal consistencyHospital settingHospital workersHealth programsProvider versionRecovery outcomesInternal consistencyPsychometric propertiesValid measureAdequate convergentDiscriminant validitySelf-Assessment