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Review of evaluations of educational approaches to promote safe storage of firearms.

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McGee, KS; Coyne-Beasley, T; Johnson, RM
Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
June 2003

To systematically review evaluation studies of educational interventions promoting safe firearm storage.Medline, ERIC, PsycINFO, Criminal Justice Periodicals Index, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Sociofile were searched. The references from each potentially eligible study were checked, and experts in the field were contacted for additional reports. In addition, an internet search was performed to identify programs not published in the conventional literature. Sources relevant to safe firearm storage promotion were selected and evaluated.Seven studies met inclusion criteria: adult subjects, program description was included, and firearm storage outcomes were measured. One was a randomized controlled trial and the other six were one group pre-test and/or post-test. The studies were classified into the following categories based on the intervention strategies used: (1). counseling and firearm safety materials (n=3); (2). counseling/educational message (n=3); and (3). firearm safety materials distribution (n=1). The outcomes were safe firearms storage (firearms locked up and unloaded or removal from home) after intervention. Four studies, three using counseling and materials distribution, reported improved storage after the interventions.It is not yet clear what types of interventions, or which specific intervention components, prompt gun owners to securely store their weapons. Increased understanding of gun storage behaviors and stronger evaluation designs will aid further understanding of this important issue.

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Published In

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention

DOI

EISSN

1475-5785

ISSN

1353-8047

Publication Date

June 2003

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

108 / 111

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds, Gunshot
  • United States
  • Safety
  • Public Health
  • Program Evaluation
  • Humans
  • Health Education
  • Firearms
  • Counseling
  • Adult
 

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McGee, K. S., Coyne-Beasley, T., & Johnson, R. M. (2003). Review of evaluations of educational approaches to promote safe storage of firearms. Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 9(2), 108–111. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.9.2.108
McGee, K. S., T. Coyne-Beasley, and R. M. Johnson. “Review of evaluations of educational approaches to promote safe storage of firearms.Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention 9, no. 2 (June 2003): 108–11. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.9.2.108.
McGee KS, Coyne-Beasley T, Johnson RM. Review of evaluations of educational approaches to promote safe storage of firearms. Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. 2003 Jun;9(2):108–11.
McGee, K. S., et al. “Review of evaluations of educational approaches to promote safe storage of firearms.Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, vol. 9, no. 2, June 2003, pp. 108–11. Epmc, doi:10.1136/ip.9.2.108.
McGee KS, Coyne-Beasley T, Johnson RM. Review of evaluations of educational approaches to promote safe storage of firearms. Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. 2003 Jun;9(2):108–111.

Published In

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention

DOI

EISSN

1475-5785

ISSN

1353-8047

Publication Date

June 2003

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

108 / 111

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds, Gunshot
  • United States
  • Safety
  • Public Health
  • Program Evaluation
  • Humans
  • Health Education
  • Firearms
  • Counseling
  • Adult