Published on in Vol 12 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/43702, first published .
A Web-Based Decision Aid for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia With Firearm Access (Safe at Home Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

A Web-Based Decision Aid for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia With Firearm Access (Safe at Home Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

A Web-Based Decision Aid for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia With Firearm Access (Safe at Home Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Virginia McCarthy   1, 2 * , MDiv, MPH ;   Jennifer Portz   3 * , MSW, PhD ;   Stacy M Fischer   3 * , MD ;   Emily Greenway   1 * , MPH ;   Rachel L Johnson   4 * , MS ;   Christopher E Knoepke   5, 6 * , MSW, PhD ;   Daniel D Matlock   5, 7, 8 * , MPH, MD ;   Faris Omeragic   1 * , BS ;   Ryan A Peterson   4 * , PhD ;   Megan L Ranney   9, 10, 11 * , MPH, MD ;   Marian E Betz   1, 2, 7 * , MPH, MD

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

2 Injury and Violence Prevention Center, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

3 Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

4 Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

5 Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

6 Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

7 VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States

8 Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

9 Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

10 School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

11 Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Virginia McCarthy, MDiv, MPH
  • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • School of Medicine
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • School of Medicine Campus Box B-215
  • 12401 E 17th Avenue
  • Aurora, CO, 80045
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 3037243915
  • Email: virginia.mccarthy@cuanschutz.edu