ArticleAmerican journal of public health2018
Firearm Ownership, Storage Practices, and Suicide Risk Factors in Washington State, 2013-2016.
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- Receptiveness and Responsiveness Toward Using Social Media for Safe Firearm Storage Outreach: Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Firearm Exposure and Storage Practices in the Homes of Rural Adolescents.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- A multi-state evaluation of the association between mental health and firearm storage practices.Preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Parents' Perspectives on Safe Storage of Firearms.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Suicide in Older Adults With and Without Known Mental Illness: Results From the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003-2016.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Article
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- Firearm Storage and Adult Alcohol Misuse Among Washington State Households With Children.JAMA pediatrics · 2019Article
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objectivesTo characterize firearm ownership and storage practices in Washington State and assess their relationship with suicide risk factors.
methodsUsing Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 2013 to 2016, we conducted survey-weighted multivariable Poisson regression models to obtain prevalence ratios (PRs) and confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsOf 34 884 adult respondents, 34.3% (95% CI = 33.7%, 35.0%) reported a firearm in their household, among whom 36.6% (95% CI = 35.4%, 37.7%) stored their firearm locked and unloaded. There were no differences in mental health indicators by firearm ownership or storage practice status. Binge and chronic alcohol use were somewhat more prevalent among adults from firearm-owning households (PR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.1, 1.3; PR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.1, 1.4, respectively) and among those living in households not practicing safe storage (PR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.2, 1.7; PR = 1.9; 1.5, 2.3, respectively).
conclusionsVariability in mental health does not explain the substantial increased suicide risk among individuals in firearm-owning households. Greater prevalence of alcohol misuse among adults in firearm-owning households not practicing safe storage highlights the need for suicide prevention interventions.
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