2024
Cost-Effectiveness of Temporary Financial Assistance for Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability
Nelson R, Chapman A, Byrne T, Chaiyakunapruk N, Suo Y, Effiong A, Pettey W, Gelberg L, Kertesz S, Tsai J, Montgomery A. Cost-Effectiveness of Temporary Financial Assistance for Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2443396. PMID: 39499512, PMCID: PMC11539017, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMarkov ChainsMiddle AgedQuality-Adjusted Life YearsUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsSupportive Services for Veteran FamiliesTemporary financial assistanceHousing insecurityHousing-related expensesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life yearsMonte Carlo simulationsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesFinancial assistanceHomelessness prevention servicesHousing outcomesHomelessness preventionLoss of housingCarlo simulationsPrevent homelessnessTime horizonCombination of inputsHousing instabilityHousing interventionsEconomic evaluationVulnerable VeteransHousingHomelessnessVeteran familiesVeterans Affairs
2021
Estimation of Utility Values for Computing Quality-adjusted Life Years Associated With Homelessness
Rajan SS, Tsai J. Estimation of Utility Values for Computing Quality-adjusted Life Years Associated With Homelessness. Medical Care 2021, 59: 1115-1121. PMID: 34629422, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEconomicsFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMiddle AgedQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsUtility valuesLife yearsIndividual-level characteristicsLow-income adultsGeneralizable evidenceAverage utility valueHomelessness interventionsLarge national surveySocietal valuesHolistic measureComparison of interventionsValuationUnited StatesPolicyData-driven evidenceGood healthEvidenceNational surveySurveyLinear regressionBurdenHomeless group