2024
Is the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among U.S. Veterans Influenced by the Intersectionality of Housing Status, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Psychiatric Disorders?
Beydoun H, Szymkowiak D, Kinney R, Beydoun M, Zonderman A, Tsai J. Is the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among U.S. Veterans Influenced by the Intersectionality of Housing Status, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Psychiatric Disorders? The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae153. PMID: 38869510, PMCID: PMC11519038, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchADRD riskU.S. veteransHousing statusPsychiatric disordersRisk of Alzheimer's diseaseStably housed veteransMental health disordersStatistically significant mediatorCausal mediation analysisYears of follow-upADRD diagnosisADRD casesOlder veteransEligible veteransADRDHealthcare servicesRetrospective cohort studyHealth disordersYears of ageHousing instabilityCohort studyHIV/AIDSVeteransAlzheimer's diseaseSubstance useWhat We Know About Homeless Veterans With Other-than-honorable and Punitive Discharges: Data From the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program
Jutkowitz E, McCreedy E, Halladay C, Tsai J. What We Know About Homeless Veterans With Other-than-honorable and Punitive Discharges: Data From the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program. Military Medicine 2024, 189: e1443-e1449. PMID: 38252587, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPunitive dischargesProgram exitHomeless veteransPer diemCase management servicesSubstance abuse treatmentSubstance use treatmentHousing statusCommunity agenciesPunitivenessHomelessnessAbuse treatmentEmployment statusCommunity providersPolicy considerationsMilitary dischargeMental health careNegative healthVA servicesDischarged veteransVA programsOutcome measuresVA Corporate Data WarehouseMental healthDischarge status
2021
Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among veterans experiencing housing insecurity
Jutkowitz E, Halladay C, Tsai J, Hooshyar D, Quach L, O'Toole T, Rudolph JL. Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among veterans experiencing housing insecurity. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 18: 1306-1313. PMID: 34757668, PMCID: PMC10257219, DOI: 10.1002/alz.12476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADRD diagnosisAcute careAlzheimer's diseaseLong-term care useMore acute careNursing home admissionCommunity-based careAD/ADRDHome admissionCare useOverall prevalenceVeterans AffairsPrevalenceDiseaseDiagnosisHomeless veteransVeteransCareHousing statusDementiaRiskHousing insecurityAdmissionADRD
2019
Changes in Physical Health After Supported Housing: Results from the Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness
Tsai J, Gelberg L, Rosenheck RA. Changes in Physical Health After Supported Housing: Results from the Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1703-1708. PMID: 31161570, PMCID: PMC6712193, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05070-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPhysical HRQoLPhysical healthMedical conditionsCare providersOutcome studiesShort Form-12 Health SurveyPreventive proceduresMedical problemsPhysical health-related qualityHealth-related qualityObservational outcome studyHomeless adultsPrimary care servicesMental health servicesHousing statusMedical outcome measuresPhysical health outcomesHealth SurveyOutcome measuresKey ResultsParticipantsPrimary healthcareHealth outcomesCare servicesHealth services
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
2014
Homeless and nonhomeless VA service users likely eligible for Medicaid expansion
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Homeless and nonhomeless VA service users likely eligible for Medicaid expansion. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2014, 51: 675-684. PMID: 25358031, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2013.10.0225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Eligibility DeterminationFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMedicaidMiddle AgedPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVA service usersAffordable Care ActCare ActCross-system useSubstance use disordersMental health needsPosttraumatic stress disorderService usersFragmented careVA cliniciansVA usersPsychiatric needsUse disordersHealth needsMedicaid expansionStress disorderHousing statusAdministrative dataDisordersPatientsCliniciansMedicaidHomeless service usersCare