ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2023
Older adults and planning for firearm safety: A qualitative study of healthcare providers.
Article in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- The Effect of the "Safety in Dementia" Online Tool to Assist Decision Making for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia and Access to Firearms : A Randomized Trial.Annals of internal medicine · 2024Trial
- Mental and Physical Health-Related Risk Factors Among Females Who Died by Firearm Suicide.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Whether and how to store firearms in the home: Qualitative insights from care partner experiences in the Safety in Dementia Trial.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Comfort With Talking to Healthcare and Community Professionals About Firearm Safety: Insights for Suicide Prevention From a Sample of Black Adults.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Older Adults in Six U.S. States: A Descriptive Study.Clinical gerontologistArticle
- Provider Perspectives on Addressing Firearm Safety with Older Adults in Primary Care.Clinical gerontologistArticle
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Abstract
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backgroundFirearm injury, particularly self-directed, is a major source of preventable morbidity and mortality among older adults. Older adults are at elevated risk of serious illness, cognitive impairment, and depression-all known risk factors for suicide and/or unintentional injury. Healthcare providers are often the first to identify these conditions and, although they commonly deliver safety guidance to such patients, little is known about how they approach firearm safety conversations with older adults.
methodsWe conducted semi-structured interviews with healthcare providers who care for older adults (November 2020-May 2021). We used inductive and deductive thematic analyses to develop themes. We present themes and representative quotes from our analysis.
resultsWe interviewed 13 healthcare providers who regularly care for older adult firearm owners. Emergent themes were: circumstances that prompt firearm safety conversations; strategies for addressing firearm safety in routine and acute circumstances; barriers to addressing firearm safety; and available or desired resources.
conclusionPlanning for firearm safety should occur "early and often" as part of a longitudinal relationship with older adult patients. Age-related safety issues such as driving are regularly addressed with older adult patients, likely because there are standard processes and established pathways. Establishing processes and provider/ patient resources would help improve provider efficacy to address firearm safety and relinquishment for older adult firearm owners. Integrating firearm safety conversations into routine encounters (e.g., Medicare Annual Wellness Visit, problem-focused visits) templates could be a promising initial step but resources for follow-up to the firearm screening must be available to both provider and patient.
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