Firearm Injury, Suicide Due to Use of Firearm
Conditions
Keywords
temporary out-of-home storage (TOHS).
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to understand how culturally competent messaging on secure firearm storage and temporary out-of-home storage (TOHS) is perceived and accepted by firearm owners.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTemporary out-of-home storage (TOHS) training
The intervention will consist of a brief conversation with the firearm owner, which will include asking about their planned storage practices, providing education on secure storage options, assessing their knowledge about TOHS, and providing subsequent education about TOHS. The intervention is designed to be brief and conversational, taking no more than 5 minutes. The conversation will be guided by a brochure developed by our expert team, and firearm owners will be directed to additional resources for further information
Sponsors
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Gun store owners, firearm range owners, and healthcare providers in the greater Houston area
Exclusion criteria
* Non-English or Spanish speakers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of TOHS education as assessed by the likert scale on the post educational survey | post intervention (about 6 weeks after baseline) | The survey will be reported categorically as Not at all, Slightly, Moderately, Very, and Extremely |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriateness of the intervention's venue (i.e., location for storage services) as assessed by the post educational survey | post intervention (about 6 weeks after baseline) | There are 3 questions and each is reported categorically as yes or no |
| Likelihood to talk to family and friends about TOHS as assessed the post educational survey | post intervention (about 6 weeks after baseline) | This is a 2 item questionnaire and each will be categorically reported as yes or no |
| Adoptability of TOHS by firearm owners as assessed by the likert scale on the post educational survey | post intervention (about 6 weeks after baseline) | This will be reported categorically as Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree or Strongly Agree |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSandra McKay, MD
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Outcome results
None listed