2024
Transportation As A Determinant Of Health: Evaluating The Veterans Affairs Rideshare Program For Homeless Patients
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Beydoun H, Dasilva L. Transportation As A Determinant Of Health: Evaluating The Veterans Affairs Rideshare Program For Homeless Patients. Health Affairs 2024, 43: 1090-1099. PMID: 39102601, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless service usersService usersService useVeterans AffairsAssociated with greater useHomeless patientsNational pilotMedical appointmentsAdministrative dataDepartment of Veterans AffairsVA administrative dataVA service useAttend medical appointmentsRidesharing programUrgent care visitsGreater useHealth systemInpatient servicesNationwide health systemCare visitsHomelessnessVulnerable patientsPatient transportIndex dateServicesA 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
Clients’ Self-reported Legal Issues in a Medical-Legal Partnership: Accuracy, Prevalence, and the Role of Mental Health
Griesemer I, Carter S, Weir A, Tsai J. Clients’ Self-reported Legal Issues in a Medical-Legal Partnership: Accuracy, Prevalence, and the Role of Mental Health. Psychological Injury And Law 2023, 16: 408-415. DOI: 10.1007/s12207-023-09484-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical-legal partnershipMental health diagnosesLegal issuesHealth diagnosisLegal needsMental health challengesPoisson regression modelsPosttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemCivil legal needsComplex legal issuesNeeds screeningClient intakeMental healthHealthcare systemHealthcare facilitiesAdministrative dataStress disorderHealth challengesUse disorderMedical-legalLegal clinicsLegal centerRegression models
2022
Identifying Graduation Rates and Practices in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program
Tsai J, Byrne T, Hill L, Flatley B, Harelik N, Deal M. Identifying Graduation Rates and Practices in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program. Community Mental Health Journal 2022, 59: 808-811. PMID: 36417137, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-01057-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing programsSupportive housing programUrban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) programGraduation ratesHUD-VASH programPSH programsKey themesClient independenceHUD-VASHTemplate analysis approachGraduation criteriaPolicyUnited StatesU.S. DepartmentLittle researchProgram managersPracticeGraduation practiceOnline surveyAdministrative data
2021
Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Suicidal Behavior and Emergency Department Use Among Homeless Veterans: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.
Tsai J, Peltzman T, Watts BV, Shiner B. Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Suicidal Behavior and Emergency Department Use Among Homeless Veterans: A Propensity Score-Matched Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2021, 82 PMID: 34705349, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.21m13935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersElectroconvulsive TherapyEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency Services, PsychiatricFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMedical OveruseMental DisordersMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DischargeSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyEmergency department useHomeless veteransDepartment useSuicidal ideationVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemNational VA administrative dataPropensity score-matched studySuicide attemptsFirst ECT sessionVA administrative dataPsychiatric inpatient unitHealth care systemECT sessionsED useAcute servicesInpatient unitTreatment engagementPsychiatric conditionsPropensity scoreSuicidal behaviorCare systemVeteransFurther studiesAdministrative data
2014
Predictors of Attendance in a Group-Based Model of Case Management for Supported Housing
Tsai J, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Predictors of Attendance in a Group-Based Model of Case Management for Supported Housing. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2014, 37: 324-328. PMID: 24684180, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup attendersCase managementMore mental health symptomsMental health symptomsPredictors of attendanceMental health problemsPeer support modelClinical characteristicsGroup attendanceHealth problemsHealth symptomsVeterans AffairsPast monthAttendersMore daysSignificant differencesRegression analysisAdministrative dataMonthsGroupPredictorsGroup-based modelsAttendanceAttendance recordsSymptomsHomeless Female U.S. Veterans in a National Supported Housing Program: Comparison of Individual Characteristics and Outcomes With Male Veterans
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA, Kane V. Homeless Female U.S. Veterans in a National Supported Housing Program: Comparison of Individual Characteristics and Outcomes With Male Veterans. Psychological Services 2014, 11: 309-316. PMID: 24730678, DOI: 10.1037/a0036323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale veteransHomeless female veteransMale veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderHUD-VASHGood working allianceSupported housing programsGender differencesNoncombat traumaU.S. veteransStress disorderCombat exposureSupportive housing programCase managersMore womenHomeless veteransFamily-oriented servicesVeteransIncarceration historyAdministrative dataOutcomesFamily membersDisordersProportion of femalesCurrent studyHomeless 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
2013
Use of group treatment among case managers in Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Use of group treatment among case managers in Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2013, 50: 471. PMID: 23934868, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2012.04.0073.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Outcomes of a Group Intensive Peer-Support Model of Case Management for Supported Housing
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Outcomes of a Group Intensive Peer-Support Model of Case Management for Supported Housing. Psychiatric Services 2012, 63: 1186-1194. PMID: 22983658, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive case managementCase managementPeer support modelGeneral medical problemsCase management supportRecovery-oriented approachBaseline characteristicsMedical problemsOne-yearSubstance useCase managersHomeless veteransSite one yearUrban Development-Veterans AffairsAdministrative dataOutcomesProgram admissionDefault modeGreater increaseGroup meetingsSection 8 housing vouchersService deliveryManagementAdmission