2024
Drug overdose deaths among homeless veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Beydoun H. Drug overdose deaths among homeless veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Addiction 2024 PMID: 39415621, DOI: 10.1111/add.16689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-homeless veteransDrug overdose deathsOverdose deathsDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemHealthcare systemDepartment of Veterans Affairs healthcare systemNational Death Index dataHazard ratioVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemConfidence intervalsDeath Index dataEstimate hazard ratiosMental health characteristicsAssociated with greater riskEpidemic of drug overdoseHealth characteristicsHomeless veteransUS veteransCox regression modelsVeteransGreater riskHomeless populationSubstance useMultivariate Cox regression modelThe Use of Mobile Medical Units for Populations Experiencing Homelessness in the United States: A Scoping Review
Christian N, Havlik J, Tsai J. The Use of Mobile Medical Units for Populations Experiencing Homelessness in the United States: A Scoping Review. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 1474-1487. PMID: 38528232, PMCID: PMC11169337, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08731-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMobile medical unitsPoint-in-time countsUnited StatesScoping reviewProvision of primary careRandomized controlled trialsEffective treatment of substance use disordersUnsheltered homelessnessHomeless populationCommunity-based healthcare servicesHomelessnessMedical unitsProvision of healthcareProvision of medical servicesCare delivery modelsNature of research activityControlled trialsPatient-centered measuresSevere mental illnessHealth outcomesPrimary careHealthcare utilizationHealthcare servicesMental illnessSubstance use disordersGrowing Concern About Unsheltered Homelessness Among Veterans: Clinical Characteristics and Engagement in Health Care Services
Kinney R, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Growing Concern About Unsheltered Homelessness Among Veterans: Clinical Characteristics and Engagement in Health Care Services. Public Health Reports 2024, 139: 582-590. PMID: 38323557, PMCID: PMC11344986, DOI: 10.1177/00333549241227155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnsheltered homelessnessHomeless ProgramHomeless veteransVA homeless programsMilitary sexual traumaVeterans AffairsPublic health approachVeteran homelessnessCollege educationHousing instabilityVA service-connected disabilityHomeless populationHealth care servicesSheltered statusUS Department of Veterans AffairsHomelessnessDepartment of Veterans AffairsHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionService-connected disabilityCorporate Data WarehouseSexual traumaCare servicesRepeated-measures analysisMultivariate logistic regressionHealth approach
2023
Changes in Pain Among Housed and Unhoused U.S. Veterans After Receiving Battlefield Acupuncture at One Medical Center
Flike K, St. Pierre C, Howard A, Tsai J. Changes in Pain Among Housed and Unhoused U.S. Veterans After Receiving Battlefield Acupuncture at One Medical Center. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2023, 30: 306-309. PMID: 37878270, DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2023.0131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnmet Needs of Homeless U.S. Veterans by Gender and Race/Ethnicity: Data From Five Annual Surveys
Tsai J, Mitchell L, Nakashima J, Blue-Howells J. Unmet Needs of Homeless U.S. Veterans by Gender and Race/Ethnicity: Data From Five Annual Surveys. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 149-156. PMID: 34780210, PMCID: PMC10149315, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional housingHomeless female veteransEthnic differencesEthnic categoriesLocal educationEthnic minoritiesBasic needsEmergency sheltersHomeless populationHomeless veteransProgrammatic attentionDiverse needsEthnic minority veteransWhite counterpartsMinority veteransHousingRaceRace/ethnicitySpecialized servicesGenderEthnicityUnmet needGroup surveyInsufficient researchNeed
2022
Terms That Refer to Homeless Populations: National Surveys of Several Stakeholder Groups
Tsai J, Kelton K, Gluff J, Elbogen E. Terms That Refer to Homeless Populations: National Surveys of Several Stakeholder Groups. Psychiatric Services 2022, 74: 415-418. PMID: 35895838, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless populationPolicy makersHomelessness service providersExperience of homelessnessRisk of homelessnessHomeless personsHistory of homelessnessNational surveyLived experienceHomelessnessSocial backgroundStakeholder groupsMost stakeholdersAcceptable termsService providersU.S. researchersBest practicesMakersLow-income adultsExperienceSurveyStakeholdersResearchersProvidersU.S. adults
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 Research
2017
Changes in Public Attitudes and Perceptions about Homelessness Between 1990 and 2016
Tsai J, Lee CYS, Byrne T, Pietrzak RH, Southwick SM. Changes in Public Attitudes and Perceptions about Homelessness Between 1990 and 2016. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2017, 60: 599-606. PMID: 29027669, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic attitudesLiberal attitudesHomeless populationHomeless individualsNew public health approachPublic spacePublic health approachGovernment supportDemographic compositionEthnic minoritiesHomelessnessEconomic recessionGreater supportPublic surveyMore compassionAttitudesHealth approachSubstance abuse problemsAbuse problemsCompassionOnline surveySurvey resultsSupportPanhandlingPolicy
2013
Obesity among Chronically Homeless Adults: Is it a Problem?
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Obesity among Chronically Homeless Adults: Is it a Problem? Public Health Reports 2013, 128: 29-36. PMID: 23277657, PMCID: PMC3514718, DOI: 10.1177/003335491312800105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless adultsFood insecurity-obesity paradoxMental healthPrevalence of obesityHealth service useRates of obesityHealth care providersMultivariate regression analysisNormal weightLess exerciseService useObesityWeight groupParticular riskAdultsObeseOverweightRegression analysisCommunity sampleHomeless populationExerciseHealthPrevalenceSociodemographicsRange of factors