2024
Screening rates for hepatitis B and C among low‐income US veterans: Data from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences Study
Beydoun H, Tsai J. Screening rates for hepatitis B and C among low‐income US veterans: Data from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences Study. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2024, 31: 601-613. PMID: 38984865, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationEver-screeningVeteran homelessnessScreening ratesVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordScreening test useHousing instabilityPoverty experienceLimited healthcare accessLow-income veteransElectronic health recordsCross-sectional dataHousehold incomeHistory of alcohol useEmployment typeHealthcare accessScreening behaviorHealth recordsHomelessnessLifetime screeningNon-HispanicDrug useHigh-priority areasAlcohol useHealth Administration
2023
Identifying significant correlates of purpose in life in older US military veterans: results from the national health and resilience in veterans study.
Fischer I, Feldman D, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Lucas K, Schulenberg S, Pietrzak R. Identifying significant correlates of purpose in life in older US military veterans: results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. International Psychogeriatrics 2023, 35: 560-565. PMID: 36715004, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610222001223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS military veteransNational HealthMilitary veteransSignificant correlatesOlder US veteransAdverse health outcomesModifiable psychosocial factorsAdverse outcomesElastic net analysisUS veteransDepressive symptomsPsychosocial factorsHealth outcomesVeterans StudyPsychosocial variablesTreatment effortsCognitive outcomesCross-sectional dataVeteransOutcomesSocial supportCommunity integrationImportant correlatesHealthCorrelates
2019
Homelessness among immigrants in the United States: rates, correlates, and differences compared with native-born adults
Tsai J, Gu X. Homelessness among immigrants in the United States: rates, correlates, and differences compared with native-born adults. Public Health 2019, 168: 107-116. PMID: 30739834, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForeign-born adultsSubstance use disordersNative-born adultsMental healthHealthy immigrant effectNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIIRepresentative US samplePsychosocial evaluationUS adultsEpidemiologic SurveySociodemographic characteristicsLifetime incarcerationCross-sectional dataImmigrant effectHealth insuranceUse of welfareAdultsSocial functioningSignificant differencesRates of homelessnessConditions-IIIUnited StatesDisordersHealth