Decision Making Tool for Firearm Storage

N/ACompletedNCT06382194

University of Washington5 enrolled

Overview

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

Conditions

Dementia, Mild Depression

Interventions

Decision aidOTHER

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Medical record documentation of early dementia and/or depression * Internet or mobile device access * Access to firearm(s) Exclusion Criteria: • Active suicidality

Locations (1)

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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

Secondary Outcomes

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

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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