Marcia C Mecca, MD
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Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Geriatric Medicine
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VA Connecticut Faculty Champion for Trainee Wellbeing and Thriving, Office of the Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Veterans Affairs Connecticut
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Geriatric Medicine
950 Campbell Ave, #240
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
Appointments
Geriatric Medicine
Primary
Additional Titles
VA Connecticut Faculty Champion for Trainee Wellbeing and Thriving, Office of the Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Veterans Affairs Connecticut
Contact Info
Geriatric Medicine
950 Campbell Ave, #240
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
Appointments
Geriatric Medicine
Primary
Additional Titles
VA Connecticut Faculty Champion for Trainee Wellbeing and Thriving, Office of the Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Veterans Affairs Connecticut
Contact Info
Geriatric Medicine
950 Campbell Ave, #240
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
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Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)
Positions outside Yale
VA Connecticut Faculty Champion for Trainee Wellbeing and Thriving, Office of the Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Veterans Affairs Connecticut
Appointments
Geriatric Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Office of DEI in Medicine
- Patient Priorities Care
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Leading Healthcare Improvement Advanced Virtual Training Course Participant
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency
- University of Florida (2012)
- MD
- University of South Florida, Medicine, Health Disparities (2009)
- BA
- University of Florida, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Gerontology (2005)
Board Certifications
Geriatric Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2014
Research
Overview
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Health Priorities; Multiple Chronic Conditions; Polypharmacy
ORCID
0000-0003-4392-9963- View Lab Website
IMPROVE: Initiative to Minimize Pharmaceutical Risk in Older Veterans
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Marcia C Mecca's published research.
Andrew Cohen, MD, DPhil
Jennifer Ouellet, MD
Kirsten Wilkins, MD
Maria Zenoni, MS
Mary Tinetti, MD
Michelle Conroy, MD
Publications
2024
An innovative approach to aligning healthcare with what matters most to patients: A hybrid type 1 trial protocol of patient priorities care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Naik A, Shanahan M, Dindo L, Mecca M, Arney J, Amspoker A, Wydermyer S, Banks J, Street R, Kiefer L, Zenoni M, Rosen T, Gonzalez R, Catic A, Fried T. An innovative approach to aligning healthcare with what matters most to patients: A hybrid type 1 trial protocol of patient priorities care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 143: 107613. PMID: 38914308, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsHealth priorityOlder adultsCare approachChronic conditionsTreatment burdenPriorities of older adultsPatient-centered care approachPatient Priorities CarePatients' health prioritiesPrimary care providersVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHealth care decisionsAffairs Medical CenterHigh treatment burdenComplexity of patientsRandomized controlled trialsPrimary careUsual carePriority careCare providersImplementation outcomesCare decisionsCare optionsAssessor-blindedPatient Priorities Care: Priorities Aligned Decision Making for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Ouellet J, Samper-Ternent R, Tinetti M, Bonds Johnson K, Mecca M. Patient Priorities Care: Priorities Aligned Decision Making for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions. 2024, 353-358. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56204-4_37.ChaptersConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsChronic conditionsOlder adultsHealth outcome goalsSelf-management tasksFragmented careGuideline-recommended treatmentSpecialist visitsDisease-basedCombination of medicationsOutcome goalsSilo approachAdultsDecision-makingDiagnostic testsCareClinical trialsHealthVisitsCliniciansHarmMedicationPersonsRecommendationsPolypharmacy, deprescribing, and trust in the clinician–patient relationship
Thomas C, Cohen A, Mecca M. Polypharmacy, deprescribing, and trust in the clinician–patient relationship. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1562-1565. PMID: 38232315, PMCID: PMC11090731, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18756.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetric
2023
PATIENT PRIORITIES CARE FOR VETERANS
Mecca M. PATIENT PRIORITIES CARE FOR VETERANS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 432-432. PMCID: PMC10737427, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.1421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA primary carePrimary careChronic conditionsPatient prioritiesVeterans Affairs Health SystemVeteran careMore chronic conditionsMultiple chronic conditionsGreater socioeconomic disadvantageTeam-based approachUsual careSpecialty careClinician preferencePatient expectationsHealth systemTranscribed verbatimOlder adultsPilot studyStudy proceduresStudy providersSocioeconomic disadvantageCareAssessment interviewsEarly phaseDocumentation of changes
2021
Social Connections for Seniors During COVID-19: An Online Psychoeducation and Peer Support Program
van Dyck L, Wilkins K, Mecca M, Lane C, Conroy M. Social Connections for Seniors During COVID-19: An Online Psychoeducation and Peer Support Program. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2021, 29: s135. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.01.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsOlder adultsSocial isolationPeer supportSignificant negative health outcomesCOVID-19 programsNegative health outcomesPeer support programMajority of participantsHealth outcomesPsychosocial needsGeriatric psychiatristsSocial connectednessImproved feelingsVulnerable populationsOngoing pandemicOnline psychoeducationAdultsEnhanced mindfulnessPsychoeducationCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicYale Department
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