@article{ref1,
title="Family practice physicians' firearm safety counseling beliefs and behaviors",
journal="Journal of community health",
year="1997",
author="Everett, S. A. and Price, J. H. and Bedell, A. W. and Telljohann, S. K.",
volume="22",
number="5",
pages="313-324",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to identify family physicians' firearm safety counseling beliefs and behaviors. A survey was mailed to a random sample of 600 members of the American Academy of Family Physicians. A three wave mailing technique was used to maximize the response rate and yielded 271 usable surveys (55% response rate). Outcome measures included training experience in firearm safety counseling, the prevalence of firearm safety counseling by family physicians, and their perceptions regarding such counseling. The majority (78%) of family physicians lacked formal training on how to counsel patients about firearm safety and 49% believed more time should be spent in residency programs on firearm safety counseling. The majority (84%) of respondents never or rarely counseled patients on firearm safety and 50% believed firearm safety counseling should be a low priority in their delivery of primary care. The majority of respondents did not regularly counsel patients about firearm safety, did not believe firearm safety counseling should be a priority, and did not believe firearm safety counseling would be effective in reducing firearm-related trauma.",
language="",
issn="0094-5145",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}