2023
Factors related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among middle-income and low-income adults in the USA
Nguyen V, Huang Y, Huang M, Tsai J. Factors related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among middle-income and low-income adults in the USA. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2023, 77: 328-335. PMID: 36889909, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-218535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine acceptanceVaccine hesitancyVaccine concernsLow-income US adultsMental healthCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceCOVID-19 vaccine concernsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccination intentionCOVID-19 vaccinationAssociation of demographicLow-income adultsCOVID-19-related stressPoor mental healthVaccination intentionUS adultsVaccine hesitantSide effectsSubstance misuseVaccineVaccine distributionPrevention activitiesSelection operator (LASSO) modelAdults
2022
Prevalence, correlates, and mental health burden associated with homelessness in U.S. military veterans
Nichter B, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Prevalence, correlates, and mental health burden associated with homelessness in U.S. military veterans. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 3952-3962. PMID: 35301973, PMCID: PMC10317824, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722000617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health burdenAdverse childhood experiencesDrug use disordersU.S. military veteransHealth burdenUse disordersMajor public health problemPopulation-based dataProbable posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary veteransPublic health problemLifetime suicide attemptsPoor mental healthEarly childhood adversityPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health consequencesTrauma burdenIndependent associationNational HealthFirst episodeLifetime prevalenceMajor depressiveHealth problemsHistory of homelessnessPsychiatric conditions
2021
Associations between mental health and job loss among middle‐ and low‐income veterans and civilians during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An exploratory study
Umucu E, Reyes A, Nay A, Elbogen E, Tsai J. Associations between mental health and job loss among middle‐ and low‐income veterans and civilians during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An exploratory study. Stress And Health 2021, 38: 410-416. PMID: 34541784, PMCID: PMC8646322, DOI: 10.1002/smi.3099.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Mental Health of Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans: Brief Review of an Understudied Group
Tsai J, Kong G. Mental Health of Asian American and Pacific Islander Military Veterans: Brief Review of an Understudied Group. Military Medicine 2012, 177: 1438-1444. PMID: 23198528, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-12-00214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthSevere post-traumatic stress disorder symptomsPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsMental health servicesHealth Literature databasesPost-traumatic stress disorderPoor mental healthPaucity of studiesHealth functioningPacific Islander veteransHealth servicesLiterature searchStress disorderLiterature databasesExhaustive literature searchDisorder symptomsMilitary veteransVeteransVietnam veteransRace-related stressorsHealthPrior reviewsAsian AmericansMore researchReview