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
Risk factors for ED use among homeless veterans
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Risk factors for ED use among homeless veterans. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 31: 855-858. PMID: 23566404, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDrug UtilizationEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPsychotropic DrugsRisk FactorsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans HealthConceptsFrequent ED usersVA patientsED useED usersNon-ED usersAmbulatory careMedical conditionsED servicesHomeless veteransNational VA administrative dataVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemMore service visitsPsychotropic medication prescriptionsVA administrative dataEmergency department servicesUnmet psychosocial needsCase-control designSignificant morbidityMedication prescriptionsPsychotropic medicationsClinical correlatesRisk factorsPsychosocial needsMultivariate analysisPatients
2012
Use of the internet and an online personal health record system by US veterans: comparison of Veterans Affairs mental health service users and other veterans nationally
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Use of the internet and an online personal health record system by US veterans: comparison of Veterans Affairs mental health service users and other veterans nationally. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2012, 19: 1089-1094. PMID: 22847305, PMCID: PMC3534469, DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-000971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service usersHealth service usersHealth record systemsVeterans AffairsPersonal health record systemVA service usersHealth informationRecord systemNationwide healthcare systemService usersMajority of veteransVA patientsUS veteransHealtheVetOnline health informationMost veteransLogistic regressionBackground characteristicsHealthcare systemVeteransMore educationNational surveyRepresentative sampleVA informationHigher income