2024
Screening rates for hepatitis B and C among low‐income US veterans: Data from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences Study
Beydoun H, Tsai J. Screening rates for hepatitis B and C among low‐income US veterans: Data from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences Study. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2024, 31: 601-613. PMID: 38984865, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationEver-screeningVeteran homelessnessScreening ratesVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordScreening test useHousing instabilityPoverty experienceLimited healthcare accessLow-income veteransElectronic health recordsCross-sectional dataHousehold incomeHistory of alcohol useEmployment typeHealthcare accessScreening behaviorHealth recordsHomelessnessLifetime screeningNon-HispanicDrug useHigh-priority areasAlcohol useHealth AdministrationLifetime prevalence and correlates of colorectal cancer screening among low-income U.S. Veterans
Beydoun H, Tsai J. Lifetime prevalence and correlates of colorectal cancer screening among low-income U.S. Veterans. Cancer Causes & Control 2024, 35: 1215-1231. PMID: 38714606, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-024-01881-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationU.S. veteransCRC screening behaviorsLifetime prevalenceColorectal cancer screeningPreventive healthcare servicesMethodsCross-sectional dataIntegrated healthcare systemMultivariate logistic regression modelTargeted behavioral interventionsLogistic regression modelsCRC screeningAdverse life circumstancesVeteran characteristicsCancer screeningChronic conditionsHealthcare servicesVeteran homelessnessHealth AdministrationMilitary-specificPotential disparitiesHealthcare systemAlcohol-use disordersBehavioral interventionsHealth insuranceMoving 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>Sustained mental health and functional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Black and White Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness
Novacek D, Wynn J, McCleery A, Reavis E, Senturk D, Sugar C, Tsai J, Green M. Sustained mental health and functional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Black and White Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 172: 102-107. PMID: 38373371, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustain mental healthMental healthWhite veteransLack of racial disparitiesControl group of veteransGroup of veteransVeterans Health AdministrationWrap-around servicesClinical interviewPsychiatric symptomsCOVID-19 pandemicMental illnessPsychosisHealthcare servicesPsychosocial outcomesHealth AdministrationBlack veteransRacial disparitiesPsychosocial impactMinoritized statusVeteran groupsAbsence of systematic differencesVeteransTime pointsHealth
2023
Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017
Rawat B, Reisman J, Pogoda T, Liu W, Rongali S, Aseltine R, Chen K, Tsai J, Berlowitz D, Yu H, Carlson K. Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017. JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2023, 9: e42803. PMID: 37486751, PMCID: PMC10407646, DOI: 10.2196/42803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injurySelf-harm diagnosisVeterans Health AdministrationPrior traumatic brain injuryPosttraumatic stress disorderVHA health careIndex dateVHA utilizationHealth care encountersPTSD diagnosisUS veteransBrain injuryPrevalence of TBICharlson Comorbidity Index scoreUS Veterans Health AdministrationStress disorderComorbidity Index scoreRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted odds ratioHealth careSuicide prevention effortsVHA visitCohort studyPotential confoundersInjury codesAssociations Between Natural Language Processing–Enriched Social Determinants of Health and Suicide Death Among US Veterans
Mitra A, Pradhan R, Melamed R, Chen K, Hoaglin D, Tucker K, Reisman J, Yang Z, Liu W, Tsai J, Yu H. Associations Between Natural Language Processing–Enriched Social Determinants of Health and Suicide Death Among US Veterans. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e233079. PMID: 36920391, PMCID: PMC10018322, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted odds ratioRisk of suicideSocial determinantsUS Veterans Health AdministrationSuicide deathsCohort entry dateStudy end dateNational Death IndexVeterans Health AdministrationCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionElectronic health record notesUnstructured clinical notesCohort entryDeath IndexMean ageUS veteransOdds ratioSDOHsVeteran deathsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StudySDOHLarge effect sizesHealth Administration
2022
Preventing Homelessness Through the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: Analysis of Calls and Service Referrals
Tsai J, Montgomery AE, Szymkowiak D. Preventing Homelessness Through the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: Analysis of Calls and Service Referrals. Psychiatric Services 2022, 74: 316-319. PMID: 35855621, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational call centerVeterans Health AdministrationHomeless veteransMental health servicesHealth care recordsVeteran outcomesMedical recordsReferral outcomesCare recordsHealth AdministrationHealth servicesService referralsMedical servicesHomeless ProgramVeteransCOVID-19 pandemicReferralOutcomesMost contactModerate increaseSocial careAnalysis of callsMajor increaseAdministrationCare
2019
Association between suicide attempts and homelessness in a population-based sample of US veterans and non-veterans
Tsai J, Cao X. Association between suicide attempts and homelessness in a population-based sample of US veterans and non-veterans. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2019, 73: 346. PMID: 30602531, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2018-211065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS veteransSuicide attemptsVeterans Health AdministrationHigh-risk individualsLifetime homelessnessSame risk factorsPopulation-based sampleNational Epidemiological SurveySuicide prevention servicesRelated Conditions-IIILifetime suicide attemptsRepresentative US sampleRisk factorsUS adultsPrevention servicesEpidemiological surveyHealth AdministrationHomeless historiesVeteransConditions-IIISuicideAssociationUS sample
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
2016
Partnerships Between Health Care and Legal Providers in the Veterans Health Administration
Tsai J, Middleton M, Retkin R, Johnson C, Kenneally K, Sherman S, Rosenheck RA. Partnerships Between Health Care and Legal Providers in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatric Services 2016, 68: 321-323. PMID: 27903138, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationMedical-legal partnershipsLarge safety net health care systemHealth AdministrationSafety net health care systemVHA medical centersSerious mental illnessHealth care teamHealth care systemCare teamMedical CenterMental illnessSocial determinantsCare systemVulnerable populationsHealth careVeteransAdministrationCareInnovative service modelIllness
2013
Homelessness in a National Sample of Incarcerated Veterans in State and Federal Prisons
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA, Kasprow WJ, McGuire JF. Homelessness in a National Sample of Incarcerated Veterans in State and Federal Prisons. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2013, 41: 360-367. PMID: 23512110, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0483-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationVHA servicesPast homelessnessMore mental health problemsMore substance abuseNational administrative dataMental health problemsIncarcerated veteransClinical statusNon-homeless veteransMultinomial logistic regressionGeneral populationCriminal justice statusHealth AdministrationAdult menHealth problemsNeed of servicesSociodemographic characteristicsRe-entry programLogistic regressionSubstance abuse