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.
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Lyons, V. H., Rivara, F. P., Yan, A. N. X., Currier, C., Ballsmith, E., Haggerty, K. P., … Rowhani-Rahbar, A. (2019). Firearm-related behaviors following firearm injury: changes in ownership, carrying and storage. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42(4), 658–673. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-019-00052-1
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