A PRISMA Scoping Review to Explore Interventions to Prevent Firearm-Related Injury and Suicide in Older Adults

CONCLUSIONS: Further research into adapting interventions to meet the clinical needs of older adults and treatment efficacy trials is necessary.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Training healthcare providers to conduct firearm safety interventions with older adults may be an acceptable and impactful avenue to prevent suicide.PMID:38626064 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2339366

Source: Clinical Gerontologist - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lakshmi Chennapragada Terra Osterberg Madison Strouse Sarah R Sullivan Chana Silver Mary LaMarca Caroline Boucher Emilia Fonseca Marianne Goodman Source Type: research