2024
Correlates of six-month housing instability among U.S. adults by veteran status: Exploratory study using data from the All of Us Program
Beydoun H, Vieytes C, Beydoun M, Lampros A, Tsai J. Correlates of six-month housing instability among U.S. adults by veteran status: Exploratory study using data from the All of Us Program. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0314339. PMID: 39576824, PMCID: PMC11584138, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0314339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityVeteran statusNon-veteran populationsNon-veteransSocial determinants of healthHealth insurance availabilityU.S. adultsRate of HIDeterminants of healthHomeless servicesUs Research ProgramAssociated with lower likelihoodLifetime cigarette smokingAssociation of HICross-sectional dataWorse healthSix-month prevalenceSocial determinantsLogistic regression modelsLifetime alcohol consumptionInsurance availabilitySubstance useHealth characteristicsHigher incomeRacial disparitiesSustained mental health and functional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Black and White Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness
Novacek D, Wynn J, McCleery A, Reavis E, Senturk D, Sugar C, Tsai J, Green M. Sustained mental health and functional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Black and White Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 172: 102-107. PMID: 38373371, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustain mental healthMental healthWhite veteransLack of racial disparitiesControl group of veteransGroup of veteransVeterans Health AdministrationWrap-around servicesClinical interviewPsychiatric symptomsCOVID-19 pandemicMental illnessPsychosisHealthcare servicesPsychosocial outcomesHealth AdministrationBlack veteransRacial disparitiesPsychosocial impactMinoritized statusVeteran groupsAbsence of systematic differencesVeteransTime pointsHealth
2022
Racial Differences in the Psychosocial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Veterans With Psychosis or Recent Homelessness
Novacek DM, Wynn JK, McCleery A, Reavis EA, Senturk D, Sugar CA, Tsai J, Green MF. Racial Differences in the Psychosocial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Veterans With Psychosis or Recent Homelessness. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2022, 92: 590-598. PMID: 35737567, PMCID: PMC9958263, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite veteransPsychosocial responsesControl groupBlack veteransRecent homelessnessSignificant differencesCOVID-19 pandemicVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcare servicesWorse psychosocial outcomesBaseline interviewClinical InterviewPsychosocial outcomesPsychosisRacial disparitiesTime pointsVulnerable populationsRacial differencesHealthcare servicesInitial responseVeteransSocial supportGlobal pandemic
2013
The 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