2024
Performance of the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index in Predicting Mortality Among a National US Sample of Hospitalized Homeless Adults
Tsai J, Kim Y. Performance of the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index in Predicting Mortality Among a National US Sample of Hospitalized Homeless Adults. Medical Care 2024, 62: 543-548. PMID: 38838297, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexIn-hospital mortalityBehavioral health conditionsHealth care databasesNational Inpatient Sample (NISComorbidity indexAlcohol-related disordersPredictors of hospital readmissionPredicting mortalityPrediction of in-hospital mortalityClinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSRCare databasePredicting in-hospital mortalitySummary scoreRevision Clinical ModificationNational US sampleClinical ModificationInternational ClassificationSample of inpatientsDiagnostic codesHealth conditionsHomeless adultsHospital readmissionCase-mixAcute myocardial infarctionGeographic and psychosocial correlates of homelessness or unstable housing among US veterans in the Midwest
Umucu E, Lee B, Chang C, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Geographic and psychosocial correlates of homelessness or unstable housing among US veterans in the Midwest. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2024, 74: 142-151. PMID: 38747475, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Integrated Service NetworkUnstable housingMental health conditionsStably housed veteransAssociated with increased riskMultivariate logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisIntegrated services networksPsychosocial correlatesUS veteransHealth conditionsCorrelates of homelessnessRural locationsVeteransLocation scoreStudy cohortIncarceration experienceMidwestern stateRegression analysisRisky behaviorsHomelessnessService networkGeographical characteristicsCareHousingMoving Beyond International Classification of Diseases Codes for the Retrospective Identification of Gender Diverse Veterans
DeVone F, Jutkowitz E, Halladay C, Kauth M, Cohen A, Tsai J. Moving Beyond International Classification of Diseases Codes for the Retrospective Identification of Gender Diverse Veterans. LGBT Health 2024 PMID: 38656904, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported gender identityGender identityVeterans Health AdministrationICD-10 codesSelf-reported genderTransgender careICD-10Health recordsInternational ClassificationDiverse veteransHealth needsInternational Classification of Diseases codesClassification of Diseases codesElectronic health recordsTGDIdentityGenderClinical encountersHealth AdministrationDiseases codesHealth conditionsSelf-reportVeteransTransgenderResults:</i></b>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 agingSystematic 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 use
2023
Purpose in life and physical health in older U.S. military veterans: Cross-sectional results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Fischer I, Feldman D, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, McCutcheon V, Schulenberg S, Pietrzak R. Purpose in life and physical health in older U.S. military veterans: Cross-sectional results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Preventive Medicine 2023, 170: 107495. PMID: 37001606, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsPhysical healthNational HealthDaily livingVeterans StudyHealth conditionsHigher bodily painPhysical role limitationsGeneral population studiesOverall self-reported healthPhysical health difficultiesHigher PILSelf-reported healthOlder U.S. veteransU.S. military veteransBodily painRole limitationsPhysical functioningSleep disordersInstrumental activitiesSelf-report assessmentsCurrent prevalenceCross-sectional resultsU.S. veteransMost veterans
2022
Erectile Dysfunction in a U.S. National Sample of Male Military Veterans
Way BM, Griffin KR, Kraus SW, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Erectile Dysfunction in a U.S. National Sample of Male Military Veterans. Military Medicine 2022, 188: 2837-2843. PMID: 35792506, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable post-traumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderPhysical health conditionsWeighted lifetime prevalenceErectile dysfunctionMental health issuesHealth conditionsHealth burdenLifetime prevalenceSelf-report assessmentsOdds of MDDProbable PTSDU.S. veteransSuicidal ideationAnxiety disordersHealth issuesPrevalent sexual dysfunctionHigh blood pressureMental health burdenMale U.S. veteransMilitary veteransU.S. veteran populationMental health conditionsPost-traumatic stress disorderRepresentative sample
2021
Behavioral Epidemic of Loneliness in Older U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Straus E, Norman SB, Tripp JC, Tsai J, Sippel LM, Jeste DV, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Behavioral Epidemic of Loneliness in Older U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2021, 30: 297-310. PMID: 34417085, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. military veteransNational HealthPhysical healthMilitary veteransSuicidal ideationVeterans StudyFunctional measuresPsychiatric risk factorsLoneliness severityCross-sectional studyU.S. veteran populationPhysical health conditionsReliable self-report assessmentsCurrent suicidal ideationRisk factorsSelf-report assessmentsTransdiagnostic preventionCurrent prevalenceVeteran populationU.S. veteransFunctional difficultiesMental healthHealth conditionsIntervention targetsReporting feeling
2017
Physical health conditions associated with full and subthreshold PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
El-Gabalawy R, Blaney C, Tsai J, Sumner JA, Pietrzak RH. Physical health conditions associated with full and subthreshold PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2017, 227: 849-853. PMID: 29689700, PMCID: PMC6269149, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.11.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultArousalBone Diseases, MetabolicChronic DiseaseComorbidityCorrelation of DataDiabetes MellitusDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoporosisResilience, PsychologicalRespiratory Tract DiseasesSleep Wake DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesVeteransYoung AdultConceptsSubthreshold posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderFull posttraumatic stress disorderU.S. military veteransNational HealthMilitary veteransVeterans StudyContemporary population-based dataMultiple logistic regression analysisHealth conditionsOdds of osteoporosisOdds of diabetesPopulation-based dataDSM-IV diagnostic criteriaLogistic regression analysisDysphoric arousal symptomsPopulation-based samplePhysical health conditionsSleep disordersPTSD symptom clustersSleep difficultiesRespiratory conditionsDiagnostic criteriaSymptom clustersAnger/irritabilityGender differences in mental and physical health conditions in U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Ziobrowski H, Sartor CE, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Gender differences in mental and physical health conditions in U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2017, 101: 110-113. PMID: 28867415, PMCID: PMC5595666, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsU.S. veteransHealth conditionsNational HealthAssaultive traumaPrevalence estimatesLifetime historyVeterans StudyMultivariable logistic regression analysisHigh blood pressureLifetime nicotine dependenceLogistic regression analysisNumerous health conditionsLower prevalence estimatesGender differencesCurrent alcohol useHigher prevalence estimatesBlood pressureMigraine headacheNicotine dependenceMale veteransHealth outcomesFemale veteransHeart attackAlcohol useMental and Physical Health Conditions in US Combat Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Thomas MM, Harpaz-Rotem I, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Mental and Physical Health Conditions in US Combat Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2017, 19 PMID: 28657698, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.17m02118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMental DisordersMental HealthMiddle AgedMigraine DisordersResilience, PsychologicalSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersSuicideUnited StatesVeteransWar ExposureYoung AdultConceptsPhysical health conditionsPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder combat veteransCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderGreater oddsHealth conditionsChronic painHeart diseaseUS veteransNational HealthMigraine headacheCombat veteransSuicidal ideationVeterans StudyCurrent generalized anxiety disorderHeart attackVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderUS veteran populationElevated ratesPopulation-based burdenCurrent psychiatric disorderDrug use disordersMental health factorsGeneralized anxiety disorderLifetime and 1-year prevalence of homelessness in the US population: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III
Tsai J. Lifetime and 1-year prevalence of homelessness in the US population: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Journal Of Public Health 2017, 40: 65-74. PMID: 28335013, DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Epidemiologic SurveyPersonality disorderEpidemiologic SurveySuicidal attemptsUS populationMajor public health problemRecent epidemiological studiesLifetime homelessnessBehavioral health conditionsTobacco use disorderPublic health problemHistory of incarcerationRelated Conditions-IIIBorderline personality disorderPast-year homelessnessLow incomeAntisocial personality disorderUS adultsEpidemiological studiesGeneral populationUse disordersHealth problemsRelated conditionsHealth conditionsPrevalence