2024
Association of Homelessness and Unstable Housing With Cardiovascular Care Utilization Among Veterans.
Sokoloff L, Wu J, Eberly L, Nathan A, Julien H, Kobayashi T, Damrauer S, Groeneveld P, Tsai J, Khatana S. Association of Homelessness and Unstable Housing With Cardiovascular Care Utilization Among Veterans. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2024, e010993. PMID: 39492715, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.124.010993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency department visitsCardiovascular disease managementDepartment visitsOutpatient visitsDisease managementCardiovascular diseaseUnstable housingRates of emergency department visitsDisproportionate burden of cardiovascular diseaseRate of outpatient visitsBurden of cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular emergency department visitsAnnual outpatient visitsVeterans Affairs Corporate Data WarehouseAssociated with disparitiesRates of all-causeCorporate Data WarehouseChronic cardiovascular conditionsLogistic regression modelsCare accessCare utilizationInverse probability of treatment weightingAssociation of homelessnessAssociated with lower ratesCardiovascular careSystematic Review of Financial Interventions for Adults Experiencing Behavioral Health Conditions
Tsai J, Kinney R, Elbogen E, Gluff J. Systematic Review of Financial Interventions for Adults Experiencing Behavioral Health Conditions. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 570-579. PMID: 38321921, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral health conditionsSubstance use disordersRandomized controlled trialsHealth conditionsPsychosocial outcomesImprove health care utilizationMental disordersSystematic reviewHealth outcome domainsHealth care utilizationRepresentative payee programQuality assessment toolObjectively measured outcomesImpact of interventionsFindings of randomized controlled trialsReduce substance usePeer-reviewed literatureCare utilizationOutcome domainsRepresentative payeeshipSecondary analysisUse disorderAssessment toolControlled trialsSubstance useA mixed-methods study of VA video connect utilization among veterans with diabetes experiencing housing instability during the pandemic
Kinney R, Copeland L, Tsai J, Abbott A, Wallace K, Walker L, Weber J, Katsos S, McInnes D. A mixed-methods study of VA video connect utilization among veterans with diabetes experiencing housing instability during the pandemic. Digital Health 2024, 10: 20552076241282629. PMID: 39381825, PMCID: PMC11459566, DOI: 10.1177/20552076241282629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousing instabilityVeterans AffairsDiabetes careU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans AffairsVA administrative dataCare delivery modeMixed-methods studySemi-structured interviewsVA providersEngaging veteransRoutine diabetesTelehealth programCare utilizationCare availabilityIn-personAdministrative dataIncreased educationTelehealthSelf-identifyCareDelivery modeEquitable accessMultivariate regression analysisVeterans
2023
Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization
Tsai J, Gonzalez C, Szymkowiak D, Stewart K, Dillard D, Whittle T, Woodland P. Evaluating Veterans Response Teams and Police Interventions on Veterans' Health Care Utilization. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2023, 29: 387-391. PMID: 36867527, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationCare servicesCare utilizationVA health care servicesUse of outpatientSubstance abuse treatment servicesInpatient mental healthVA health careUrgent care servicesAncillary care servicesHealth care servicesResponse teamsTreatment servicesRehabilitation servicesMental healthHealth careHomeless ProgramSimilar increaseInterventionVeteransDepartmentOutpatientsMonthsCare
2022
Primary Care for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: a Narrative Review of the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) Model
Tsai J, Havlik J, Howell B, Johnson E, Rosenthal D. Primary Care for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: a Narrative Review of the Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) Model. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 765-783. PMID: 36443628, PMCID: PMC9971390, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07970-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless Patient Aligned Care TeamPrimary care medical home modelsVeterans' healthOnly original research studiesNarrative reviewPatient Aligned Care TeamsCare team modelPrimary care utilizationEmergency department utilizationMedical home modelDatabases Ovid MEDLINEPositive patient experienceVeterans Experiencing HomelessnessOriginal research studiesCare utilizationOvid EmbasePrimary careCare teamOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaPatient experiencePeer-reviewed studiesHome modelHealthcare outcomesVA system
2021
Mental Health Care Use Among U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Kline AC, Panza KE, Nichter B, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Mental Health Care Use Among U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychiatric Services 2021, 73: 628-635. PMID: 34775790, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health care utilizationHealth care utilizationSubstance use disordersCare utilizationU.S. military veteransMental dysfunctionNational HealthUse disordersHealth careVeterans StudyMental health care usePrimary health care providersHealth care useMilitary veteransHealth care providersUse of careHierarchical logistic regressionCare usePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severitySleep disordersCare providersDisorder symptom severityU.S. veteransNeed factors
2020
Mobile, Community‐Based Buprenorphine Treatment for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness With Opioid Use Disorder: A Pilot, Feasibility Study
Iheanacho T, Payne K, Tsai J. Mobile, Community‐Based Buprenorphine Treatment for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness With Opioid Use Disorder: A Pilot, Feasibility Study. American Journal On Addictions 2020, 29: 485-491. PMID: 32367557, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphineCase ManagementCommunity Health ServicesConnecticutFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPatient CompliancePilot ProjectsRetrospective StudiesTelemedicineTreatment OutcomeVeterans HealthConceptsOpioid use disorderUtilization of buprenorphineCase management programBUP treatmentUse disordersCommunity-based case management programCommunity-based case managementFirst-line medicationRetrospective chart reviewHealth care utilizationHigh-risk populationHigher treatment retentionVeterans Experiencing HomelessnessDrug use dataChart reviewBuprenorphine treatmentCare utilizationMedication treatmentMedical recordsTreatment retentionBuprenorphineClinicCase managementSubstance useVeterans
2015
Barriers and Facilitators Related to Mental Health Care Use Among Older Veterans in the United States
Blais RK, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Barriers and Facilitators Related to Mental Health Care Use Among Older Veterans in the United States. Psychiatric Services 2015, 66: 500-506. PMID: 25639990, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health care utilizationHealth care utilizationOlder veteransPsychiatric disordersCare utilizationHealth careLifetime drug use disordersMental health care useMental health service utilizationNon-Hispanic veteransVeterans ages 60Lifetime posttraumatic stress disorderHealth service utilizationHealth care useCurrent psychiatric symptomsCurrent psychiatric disorderDrug use disordersMinority of veteransMental health servicesCurrent suicidal ideationPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder U.S. veteransCare useNational Health