2024
Links of Previous Incarceration With Geriatric Syndromes and Chronic Health Conditions Among Older Adults in the United States
Testa A, Jackson D, Novisky M, Kaufmann C, Gutierrez C, Tsai J, Spira A, Thorpe R. Links of Previous Incarceration With Geriatric Syndromes and Chronic Health Conditions Among Older Adults in the United States. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae084. PMID: 38518090, PMCID: PMC11214062, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic health conditionsHealth conditionsParent studyActivities of daily living difficultiesGeriatric syndromesDaily living difficultiesMultiple logistic regressionSignificantly higher oddsNational Longitudinal Study of AdolescentDifficulty seeingHeavy alcohol useLongitudinal Study of AdolescentDepression diagnosisOlder adultsLiving difficultiesDifficulty walkingStudy of AdolescentChronic lung diseaseCancer diagnosisUnited StatesAlcohol useLogistic regressionNational Longitudinal StudyOlder adulthoodHealthy aging
2023
Epidemiology and psychiatric correlates of cancer among homeless and unstably housed veterans in the VA healthcare system
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Zullig L. Epidemiology and psychiatric correlates of cancer among homeless and unstably housed veterans in the VA healthcare system. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 32: 617-624. PMID: 36791363, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-1154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideation/behaviorSubstance use disordersUse disordersVA health care systemVeterans Affairs administrative dataCommon primary siteCancer diagnosisIntrahepatic bile ductsRisk of cancerVA healthcare systemAlcohol use disorderCorrelates of cancerTypes of cancerHealth care systemIncident cancerTreatment of cancerBile ductIncidence rateHigh prevalenceLower riskPsychiatric correlatesPsychiatric characteristicsPsychiatric disordersPrimary sitePsychiatric conditions