Developing implementation strategies for firearm safety promotion in paediatric primary care for suicide prevention in two large US health systems: A study protocol for a mixed-methods implementation study

BMJ Open

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Wolk, Courtney Benjamin ^a   Jager Hyman, Shari ^a   Marcus, Steven C ^b   Ahmedani, Brian K ^c   Zeber, John E ^d   Fein, Joel A ^a,e   Brown, Gregory K ^a   Lieberman, Adina ^a   Beidas, Rinad S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; firearms; implementation; intervention mapping; means restriction; suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FIREARM; FIREARM SAFETY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEADERSHIP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; PROGRAM IMPACT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FIREARMS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (U.S.); NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 85021410352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014407     Document Type: Article

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