%0 Journal Article
%J Journal of Behavioral Medicine
%D 2019
%T Firearm-related behaviors following firearm injury: Changes in ownership, carrying and storage
%A Vivian H. Lyons, Frederick Rivara, Alice Ning-Xue Yan, Cara Currier, Erin Ballsmith, Kevin P. Haggerty, Lauren Whiteside, Anthony S. Floyd, Anjum Hajat, & Ali Rowhani-Rahbar
%X Individuals who sustain nonfatal gunshot wound (GSW) injuries are at substantially increased risk of subsequent firearm injury. There is a dearth of literature examining what, if any, firearm-related behavior changes occur among adults as a result of GSW injuries. Using survey data on firearm-related behaviors from an ongoing randomized controlled trial, we sought to describe changes in reported firearm-related behaviors among GSW patients following their injury. Our results suggest that patients with a GSW, especially firearm owners, may change their firearm-related behaviors following injury, some by increasing firearm-related safety and others by increasing frequency of behaviors that may place them at increased risk of subsequent injury. This study highlights the need for further examination of firearm-related behavior change among GSW patients and development of interventions to promote firearm safety among this population.
%B Journal of Behavioral Medicine
%V 42
%P 658-673
%G eng
%N 4
%R 10.1007/s10865-019-00052-1