Older adults and planning for firearm safety: A qualitative study of healthcare providers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose/background

Firearm injury, particularly self-directed, is a major source of preventable morbidity and mortality among older adults. Older adults are at elevated risk of serious illness, cognitive impairment, and depression-all known risk factors for suicide and/or unintentional injury. Healthcare providers are often the first to identify these conditions and, although they commonly deliver safety guidance to such patients, little is known about how they approach firearm safety conversations with older adults.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with healthcare providers who care for older adults (November 2020-May 2021). We used inductive and deductive thematic analyses to develop themes. We present themes and representative quotes from our analysis.

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SUBMITTER: Prater LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10089957 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature