2024
Social isolation and firearm secure storage in the USA: results from the 2022 BRFSS.
Testa A, Semenza D, Jackson D, Fu K, McKay S, Ganson K, Nagata J, Tsai J. Social isolation and firearm secure storage in the USA: results from the 2022 BRFSS. Injury Prevention 2024, ip-2024-045468. PMID: 39578054, DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-045468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial isolationBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemFirearm storageRisk Factor Surveillance SystemStored firearmsFirearm safety educationPublic health strategiesFeelings of social isolationMultinomial logistic regression analysisIssues of social isolationMultinomial logistic regressionUnintentional injuriesLogistic regression analysisHealth strategiesLogistic regressionSurveillance systemSafety educationPsychological stateRegression analysisRespondentsFirearmBRFSSStorage practicesFamily Member Incarceration and Loneliness Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans
Testa A, Tsai J. Family Member Incarceration and Loneliness Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2024, 94: 352-361. PMID: 38421747, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily member incarcerationU.S. military veteransLoneliness indexU.S. veteransExposure to incarcerationMilitary veteransVeteran homelessnessPerception of lonelinessFeelings of lonelinessMultinomial logistic regressionLack companionshipIncarcerationConsequences of lonelinessReport feelingLow-incomeVeteran communityPotential adverse consequencesLogistic regressionVeteransSocial relationshipsWell-beingFamily membersIncreased riskLonelinessMultiple Poisson
2013
Homelessness in a National Sample of Incarcerated Veterans in State and Federal Prisons
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA, Kasprow WJ, McGuire JF. Homelessness in a National Sample of Incarcerated Veterans in State and Federal Prisons. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2013, 41: 360-367. PMID: 23512110, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0483-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationVHA servicesPast homelessnessMore mental health problemsMore substance abuseNational administrative dataMental health problemsIncarcerated veteransClinical statusNon-homeless veteransMultinomial logistic regressionGeneral populationCriminal justice statusHealth AdministrationAdult menHealth problemsNeed of servicesSociodemographic characteristicsRe-entry programLogistic regressionSubstance abuse