Feasibility and Acceptability of a Web-Based Caregiver Decision Aid (Safety in Dementia) for Firearm Access: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Firearms are common in the households of persons with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD). Safety in Dementia (SiD) is a free web-based decision aid that was developed to support ADRD caregivers in addressing firearm access.

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of SiD among a web-based sample of ADRD caregivers.

Methods

SiD was tested in 2 phases by using participants who were recruited from a web-based convenience sample (Amazon Mechanical Turk participants). In phase 1, caregivers were randomized to view either the intervention (SiD) or the control (Alzheimer's Association materials), and the blinding of participants to the study arms was conducted. In phase 2, caregivers of individuals with ADRD and firearm access w

SUBMITTER: Betz ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8495566 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature