Firearm Injury
Conditions
Keywords
rural, firearm safe storage, injury prevention, suicide prevention, community education
Brief summary
The researchers are testing a firearm safety prevention strategy tailored for families with children who reside in a rural area. Researchers hypothesize that the intervention will lead to improvements in household firearm storage.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALStore Safely
The Store Safely intervention occurs online and is self-administered. Once directed to the Store Safely website, participants are welcomed and instructed to complete each step of the online program. Upon clicking "Start," participants are taken to Step 1 of the intervention and instructed to review a brief video. Step 2 involves a review of a data infographics. Participants are then directed to the Decision Aid in Step 3. In Step 4, participants are instructed to complete the Family Firearm Storage Action Plan. In Step 5, participants will review another brief video. There will also be an optional step, consisting of a resource page that details local options for obtaining safe storage devices. At the end of each step, participants mark a checkbox to indicate they have completed the intervention activity which facilitates website analytics of participant engagement. Lastly, participants are thanked and provided with details about the final steps of the trial.
Sponsors
University of Michigan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marquette County Health Department
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Waitlist control and intervention
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Provision of signed and dated informed consent form * Age 18 or older * English-speaking * Have a child under 18 living at home * Currently keep at least one firearm on their property * Reside in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.) * Access to a computer/mobile device and wifi * Have sufficient information about household storage to complete surveys
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to be consented in English * Under the age of 18 * Lack of firearm on their property * No child in the home * Residence outside the U.P. * No access to technology * Previously enrolled in 2020 pilot project * Previously access the Store Safely website
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of firearms stored locked | Approximately 3 months | Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months. May range from 1-40 based on pilot data |
| Parent Engagement in Harm Reduction Firearm Storage Behaviors Score | Approximately 3 months | Measured using the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months. The survey is 14 items, endorsed as Y/N. Score range is 0-14. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parent Self-Efficacy for Firearm Safety Questionnaire | Baseline, Immediate/2-Week | — |
| Number of firearms unloaded | Approximately 3 months | Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months. |
| Number of firearms unlocked and loaded | Approximately 3 months | Measured using a self-report item from the Family Firearm Storage Behaviors Survey (Ewell Foster et al., 2024) administered at 3 months. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTChristina Magness
CONTACTLauren Majlinger, BA
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORCynthia Ewell Foster, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Outcome results
None listed