Military spouse and key stakeholder perspectives of effective messaging for US service members on secure storage of personal firearms: a qualitative study.

Autor:	Baker JC; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA Justin.Baker@osumc.edu., Anestis MD; School of Public Health, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA., Meza KA; Injury and Violence Prevention Center, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA., Moceri-Brooks J; Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA., Bletz A; Injury and Violence Prevention Center, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA., Friedman K; Injury and Violence Prevention Center, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA., Ho RA; Office of the Chief Scientist, 59MDW, USAF., Bryan AO; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA., Bryan CJ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA., Betz ME; Injury and Violence Prevention Center, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention [Inj Prev] 2024 Nov 23. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 23.
DOI:	10.1136/ip-2024-045351
Abstrakt:	Background: Secure firearm storage is a proposed method for reducing intentional and unintentional firearm injury and death among US military service members. However, little is known about suggested key messengers and optimal message content to promote secure firearm storage practices among at-risk US service members. This qualitative study focused on military spouse and stakeholder perspectives concerning key messengers and message content for the delivery of effective messaging around promoting secure firearm storage practices among US service members. Methods: Military spouses and stakeholders of military support organisations were recruited at various military installations in the USA and completed either individual or group qualitative interviews via Zoom consisting of open-ended questions on perspectives of effective messaging for secure firearm storage for at-risk service members. Qualitative analysis included comprehensive memoing, regularly scheduled team meetings and triangulation of data with established literature. Results: 56 participants were interviewed between August 2022 and March 2023. Participants identified key messengers for promoting secure firearm storage as peers, chaplains, clinicians or a combination. Perspectives on preferred message content for the promotion of secure firearm storage consisted of focusing on lived experience, personal anecdotes and relatable stories. Discussion and Conclusions: Extant research has focused exclusively on firearm owners' perspectives of effective messaging for the promotion of secure firearm storage practices. This study highlights the important contributions of military spouses and stakeholder perspectives on who are credible messengers and what is the most effective message content to promote a perspective shift on how firearms are stored among military firearm owners. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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