Provider Perspectives on Addressing Firearm Safety with Older Adults in Primary Care

CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for decision aids in the clinical setting that facilitate firearm counseling and promotes shared decision-making about firearm storage.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Implementing a decision aid in the clinical setting can improve provider self-efficacy to conduct firearm counseling and help reduce risk factors associated with firearm-related harm among older adults.PMID:37791738 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2023.2264291

Source: Clinical Gerontologist - October 4, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rachel Ross Laura C Prater Allison Cole Ayah Mustafa Kiet Pham Monica Zigman Suchsland Amy Gallagher Ali Rowhani-Rahbar Elizabeth A Phelan Source Type: research