Investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial assessing effectiveness of the Family Safety Check-In website on firearm storage practices. Prior to conducting the RCT, investigators will engage in a robust, participatory process of language adaptation to ensure the intervention meets the expressed needs of the large and growing proportion of parents in the United States who identify as Hispanic and speak primarily Spanish.
The clinical trial portion of this study will enroll 274 families. While two adults are required to enroll in the study for a family to participate, all adults living in the home will be invited to participate in the study. Baseline surveys will be completed by the first parent/guardian after study enrollment. Participants will then be randomized at the family-level, and, after randomization, will receive a link to their respective intervention (active control or Family Safety Check In). Survey data will also be collected 1 month and 6 months after intervention completion using self-report online questionnaires hosted on the secure REDCap platform.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
548
An interactive web-based decision support tool that is tailored to different family structures and ages of children and adolescents in the home. It is designed to facilitate informed, value-consistent decision making about storage in which all adult family members are engaged in the decision-making process.
American Academy of Pediatrics' informational resource about safe firearm storage for families.
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, United States
Firearm storage practices
Adaptation of National Firearm Survey and Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS) survey questions: Firearm storage will be measured on a continuum that reflects incremental improvements in safety across the storage of all firearms in the home.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months
Satisfaction with storage practices
Satisfaction with Decision Scale: 6-item measure asking about satisfaction with received information, personal decision-making, decision-making related to value system, intent to carry out decision, sense of autonomy in decision-making, and general decision satisfaction. Responses are recorded on a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months
Feeling informed
Informed Subscale of Decisional Conflict Scale: 3-item measure assessing perceptions of feeling informed about a decision, such as knowing which options are available and knowing the risks/benefits of each option. Responses are recorded on a 5-point scale and typically converted to a 0-100 scale, where higher scores indicate higher conflict and feeling less informed.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months
Clarity on what matters most
Values Clarity Sub-Scale of Decisional Conflict Scale: 3-item measure assessing clarity of personal values in decision-making such as being clear about which benefits and risks matter most. Responses are recorded on a 5-point scale and typically converted to a 0-100 scale, with higher scores indicating higher conflict (less clarity) about personal values for benefits and risks.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months
Involvement in decision process
Decision Making Involvement Scale- Express subscale: 3-item measure assessing behaviors such as expressing an opinion or giving an opinion. Responses are recorded on a 4-point scale (not at all, a little bit, quite a bit, a lot), with higher scores indicating that the individual is actively participating in the decision by sharing their views.
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Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 6 months
Communication quality
Lewis Mutuality and Interpersonal Sensitivity Scale: 23-item scale that measures dyadic communication. Responses are recorded on a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating more perceived open communication.
Time frame: Baseline, 1 month