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
Firearm storage (adapted from the National Firearm Survey)
An ordinal measure of how firearms are stored (from relinquishment to loaded/unlocked)
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
Low-Literacy Decisional Conflict Scale
Measured by the Low Literacy Decisional Conflict Scale. This is a 10-item scale comprised of 4 subscales. Response options for each item are yes, no, unsure. Score range is from 0 (no decisional conflict) to 100 (extremely high decisional conflict).
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
Knowledge Questionnaire
A measure of participant understanding of firearm safe storage, alternatives, rationale, risks and benefits. Each item is given a score value of 1 (if participant correctly selects 'true' or 'false') or zero (if selects the incorrect answer or selects 'unsure'). Items are totaled to obtain an overall knowledge score.
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
Feasibility of intervention delivery
Number of participants who access and view the entire decision aid
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
Acceptability of Intervention Measure
A 4-item measure of the intervention's acceptability. The response option for each item is a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree).
Time frame: Assessed at 4 weeks post enrollment
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