Qualitative study of factors affecting engagement with a hospital-based violence intervention programme in Indianapolis, Indiana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are few qualitative studies of firearm injury survivors and hospital-based violence intervention programme (HVIP) participants. The original study aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to survivors' utilisation of mental health services. This secondary analysis aimed to identify factors that may impact engagement with an HVIP.

Study design

This study was a subanalysis of an original qualitative study that used a community-based participatory research approach to conduct semistructured interviews with English-speaking, intentional firearm injury survivors aged 13 and older within Indianapolis, Indiana between 2021 and 2022. Participants were recruited by a community organisation through a snowball sampling method. Interviews were analysed using manual t

SUBMITTER: Ortiz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816096 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature