This is a one-arm pilot study testing the feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid about safe firearm storage.
This pilot study will test the feasibility and acceptability of a decision aid about safe firearm storage with firearm-owning persons with early dementia and/or depression
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
5
The intervention is a newly developed decision aid designed to guide decisions about storage of firearms among older gun owners with early dementia and/or depression.
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Number of Participants With Any Improvement in Safe Firearm Storage (Adapted From the National Firearm Survey)
Data were reported on an ordinal scale (0=unlocked and loaded; 1=unlocked and unloaded; 2=locked and loaded; 3=locked and unloaded; 4=removed from house). Any improvement on the ordinal scale from baseline to follow-up was dichotomized (0=no improvement; 1=any improvement in safe firearm storage).
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
Change From Baseline in the Low-Literacy Decisional Conflict Scale Score
Measured by the Low Literacy Decisional Conflict Scale. This is a 10-item scale. Response options for each item are yes (0), no (4), unsure (2). Score range is from 0 (no decisional conflict) to 40 (extremely high decisional conflict). Lower scores represent a better outcome.
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
Change From Baseline in Firearm Safe Storage Knowledge Questionnaire Score
A measure of participant understanding of firearm safe storage, alternatives, rationale, risks and benefits. Each questionnaire item is given a score value of 1 (if participant correctly selects 'true' or 'false') or zero (if participant selects the incorrect answer or selects 'unsure'). Item values are totaled to obtain an overall knowledge score. Minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 8, with higher scores representing a better outcome.
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
Number of Participants Who Access the Intervention
Number of participants who access and report watching the decision aid intervention at follow-up
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
Mean Score on the Acceptability of Intervention Measure
A 4-item measure of the intervention's acceptability from the perspective of the participants, assessed at follow-up. The response option for each item is a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). The score for the scale is calculated as the average of responses on the 4 items. The minimum score on the scale is 1, and the maximum score is 5. Higher scores represent a better outcome.
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Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment