Store Safely: Rural Firearm Injury Prevention for Families
University of Michigan
Summary
The researchers are testing a firearm safety prevention strategy tailored for families with children who reside in a rural area. Researchers hypothesize that the intervention will lead to improvements in household firearm storage.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form * English-speaking * Have a child under 18 living at home * Own at least one firearm * Reside in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP) * Access to a computer/mobile device and wifi * Have sufficient information about household storage to complete surveys Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to be consented in English * Lack of firearm in the home * No child in the home * Residence outside the UP * No access to technology * Previously enrolled in 2020 pilot project
Interventions
- BehavioralStore Safely
The Store Safely intervention occurs online and is self-administered. Once directed to the Store Safely website, participants are welcomed and instructed to complete each step of the online program. Upon clicking "Start," participants are taken to Step 1 of the intervention and instructed to review a brief video. Step 2 involves a review of a data infographics. Participants are then directed to the Decision Aid in Step 3. In Step 4, participants are instructed to complete the Family Firearm Storage Action Plan. In Step 5, participants will review another brief video. There will also be an optional step, consisting of a resource page that details local options for obtaining safe storage devices. At the end of each step, participants mark a checkbox to indicate they have completed the intervention activity which facilitates website analytics of participant engagement. Lastly, participants are thanked and provided with details about the final steps of the trial.
Locations (2)
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
- Marquette County Health DepartmentNegaunee, Michigan