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 ResearchMultiple 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.ChaptersMultiple chronic conditionsChronic conditionsOlder adultsHealth outcome goalsSelf-management tasksFragmented careGuideline-recommended treatmentSpecialist visitsDisease-basedCombination of medicationsOutcome goalsSilo approachAdultsDecision-makingDiagnostic testsCareClinical trialsHealthVisitsCliniciansHarmMedicationPersonsRecommendations
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 ResearchVA 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 ResearchOlder 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