2022
Medical Care Needs of Laundromat Users in San Antonio, Texas: A Potentially Unique Setting for Health Interventions
Tsai J, Solis V, Schick V. Medical Care Needs of Laundromat Users in San Antonio, Texas: A Potentially Unique Setting for Health Interventions. Journal Of Community Health 2022, 48: 1-9. PMID: 36006533, PMCID: PMC9406254, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-022-01137-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemTexas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemRoutine medical checkupPrimary care providersMedical care needsPreventive healthcare servicesHealthcare servicesPublic health practiceHealth insurance coveragePap smearMedical checkupProstate examHealthcare screeningCare providersCare needsHealth statusHealth interventionsHealth needsHealthcare needsPoor healthHealth practicesHealthcare interventionsUnderserved populationsInsurance coverage
2020
Clients of VA-Housed Legal Clinics: Legal and Psychosocial Needs When Seeking Services and Two Months Later
Timko C, Tsai J, Taylor E, Smelson D, Blonigen D, Nash A, Finlay A. Clients of VA-Housed Legal Clinics: Legal and Psychosocial Needs When Seeking Services and Two Months Later. Journal Of Veterans Studies 2020, 6: 239-249. PMID: 34466762, PMCID: PMC8404205, DOI: 10.21061/jvs.v6i1.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple health care needsHealth care needsBaseline appointmentVeterans' useCare needsHealth statusPsychosocial needsPsychological symptomsClinicPsychosocial characteristicsTwo monthsSubstance useVulnerable populationsVA benefitsLonger durationBaseline dataMost participantsBaselineMonthsClient improvementVeteransVAAdditional help
2018
Characteristics and Health Needs of Veterans with Other-than-Honorable Discharges: Expanding Eligibility in the Veterans Health Administration
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Characteristics and Health Needs of Veterans with Other-than-Honorable Discharges: Expanding Eligibility in the Veterans Health Administration. Military Medicine 2018, 183: e153-e157. PMID: 29420757, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usx110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health care needsHealth care needsMore mental health problemsHealth care servicesMental health problemsCare needsVeterans AffairsCare servicesHealth problemsShort Form Health SurveyVA health care servicesMental health care servicesMental healthForm Health SurveyVeterans Health AdministrationHealth of veteransWorse mental healthEmotional problemsVA careHealth SurveyHealth AdministrationHealth statusHealth needsBivariate comparisonsHealth care
2013
The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans
Tsai J, Desai MU, Cheng AW, Chang J. The Effects of Race and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Health Service Use Among American Military Veterans. Psychiatric Quarterly 2013, 85: 35-47. PMID: 23949577, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9268-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-VA health care systemsHealth service useHealth care systemCare systemService utilizationHealth insurancePrivate health insuranceService useVA health care systemGreater health care needsRacial disparitiesNative Americans/Alaskan NativesObservational study designHealth care needsLogistic regression modelsVA disability compensationDisability compensationCare needsPacific Islander veteransHealth statusSociodemographic characteristicsHealth disparitiesAmerican military veteransStudy designEffect of race
2010
Recovery-Oriented Training and Staff Attitudes over Time in Two State Hospitals
Tsai J, Salyers MP, Lobb AL. Recovery-Oriented Training and Staff Attitudes over Time in Two State Hospitals. Psychiatric Quarterly 2010, 81: 335-347. PMID: 20589429, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-010-9142-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecovery-oriented trainingState HospitalRecovery attitudesCommunity mental health staffState hospital staffMental health staffCurrent observational studyMajority of staffObservational studyHealth staffCare needsHospital staffHospitalRecovery orientationStaff attitudesTraining staffGreater increaseSpecific trainingStaff trainingStaffSubsequent changesPersonal optimismYearsBaseline