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 disparitiesLegal Services for Veterans (LSV): Protocol for evaluating the grant-based LSV initiative supporting community organizations’ delivery of legal services to veterans
Kim B, Petrakis B, Griesemer I, Sliwinski S, Midboe A, Raciborski R, Byrne T, Gingell M, Blue-Howells J, Clark S, Tsai J, Harvey K, McInnes D. Legal Services for Veterans (LSV): Protocol for evaluating the grant-based LSV initiative supporting community organizations’ delivery of legal services to veterans. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297424. PMID: 38625878, PMCID: PMC11020365, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal servicesRE-AIMReach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation MaintenanceMixed-methods observational studyLegal needsIntegrated Promoting ActionLegal assistance programsLegal service providersSocial determinantsImplementation outcomesHealth servicesImplementation barriersResearch implementationImplementation MaintenanceLegal assistancePublic lawMeasures designVeteransPrimary outcomePromoting actionEconomic evaluationObservational studyVeterans' benefitsAssistance programsReporting requirements
2023
Is it Time to Antiquate the Term “Landlord?”
Tsai J. Is it Time to Antiquate the Term “Landlord?”. Journal Of Urban Health 2023, 100: 984-986. PMID: 37747651, PMCID: PMC10618125, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00782-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomelessness issuesHousing providersCulture of healthRental unitsCommunity partnershipsStakeholder groupsLandlordsSocial determinantsInternal Revenue ServiceProperty ownersRental incomeAverage AmericanRevenue ServiceNeutral termAmericansAlternative termsRentersHousingPartnershipMedieval EuropeSocietyTenantsFurther divisionEuropeIncomeFood Insecurity and Suicidal Ideation: Results from a National Longitudinal Study of Military Veterans
Elbogen E, Graziano R, LaRue G, Cohen A, Hooshyar D, Wagner H, Tsai J. Food Insecurity and Suicidal Ideation: Results from a National Longitudinal Study of Military Veterans. Archives Of Suicide Research 2023, 28: 644-659. PMID: 37165670, PMCID: PMC10636240, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2200795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health disordersSubsequent suicidal ideationHealth disordersSuicidal ideationOne-yearMilitary veteransSuicide riskIndependent risk markerSubsequent suicide riskU.S. military service membersPost-9/11 veteransMilitary service membersFood insecurityMultivariable analysisOdds of suicideRisk markersClinical covariatesHigher oddsElevated riskMental disordersSocial determinantsRepresentative longitudinal surveyDisordersService membersNational Longitudinal StudyAssociations Between Natural Language Processing–Enriched Social Determinants of Health and Suicide Death Among US Veterans
Mitra A, Pradhan R, Melamed R, Chen K, Hoaglin D, Tucker K, Reisman J, Yang Z, Liu W, Tsai J, Yu H. Associations Between Natural Language Processing–Enriched Social Determinants of Health and Suicide Death Among US Veterans. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e233079. PMID: 36920391, PMCID: PMC10018322, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted odds ratioRisk of suicideSocial determinantsUS Veterans Health AdministrationSuicide deathsCohort entry dateStudy end dateNational Death IndexVeterans Health AdministrationCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionElectronic health record notesUnstructured clinical notesCohort entryDeath IndexMean ageUS veteransOdds ratioSDOHsVeteran deathsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StudySDOHLarge effect sizesHealth Administration
2020
Demographic Correlates of Veterans’ Adverse Social Determinants of Health
Montgomery AE, Tsai J, Blosnich JR. Demographic Correlates of Veterans’ Adverse Social Determinants of Health. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2020, 59: 828-836. PMID: 33220754, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse social determinantsSocial determinantsCumulative burdenDemographic characteristicsVeterans Health Administration health careVeterans Health Administration facilitiesMultiple logistic regressionAnalysis of predictorsElectronic health recordsPatient populationFemale sexDecreased oddsUnmarried statusHispanic ethnicityClinical careEpidemiologic investigationsPatient experienceNegative binomial regressionAdministration facilitiesLogistic regressionMinority raceDisability statusVeteran servicesHealth recordsHealth care
2017
Medical-Legal Partnerships At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Improved Housing And Psychosocial Outcomes For Vets
Tsai J, Middleton M, Villegas J, Johnson C, Retkin R, Seidman A, Sherman S, Rosenheck RA. Medical-Legal Partnerships At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Improved Housing And Psychosocial Outcomes For Vets. Health Affairs 2017, 36: 2195-2203. PMID: 29200329, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMental healthMedical CenterVA health care systemOutcomes of veteransLow-income veteransHealth care providersMedical-legal partnershipsGreater improvementHealth care systemCare providersMental illnessSocial determinantsPsychosocial outcomesLegal PartnershipsCare systemCommunity-based partnershipsVA benefitsVeteransHousing statusHealthPartnership sitesCommunity integrationOutcomesSignificant improvement
2016
Partnerships Between Health Care and Legal Providers in the Veterans Health Administration
Tsai J, Middleton M, Retkin R, Johnson C, Kenneally K, Sherman S, Rosenheck RA. Partnerships Between Health Care and Legal Providers in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatric Services 2016, 68: 321-323. PMID: 27903138, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMedical-legal partnershipsLarge safety net health care systemHealth AdministrationSafety net health care systemVHA medical centersSerious mental illnessHealth care teamHealth care systemCare teamMedical CenterMental illnessSocial determinantsCare systemVulnerable populationsHealth careVeteransAdministrationCareInnovative service modelIllness