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
2015
U.S. Female Veterans Who Do and Do Not Rely on VA Health Care: Needs and Barriers to Mental Health Treatment
Tsai J, Mota NP, Pietrzak RH. U.S. Female Veterans Who Do and Do Not Rely on VA Health Care: Needs and Barriers to Mental Health Treatment. Psychiatric Services 2015, 66: 1200-1206. PMID: 26174948, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service useMental health careU.S. female veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth service useVA health careFemale veteransRacial-ethnic minority groupsVeterans AffairsHealth careVA patientsService useMale veteransMental health service utilizationFemale VA patientsVA service usersHealth service utilizationHealth-related functioningMental health-related functioningHealth care needsMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersMale VA patientsHigh treatment costsClinical characteristics
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