Clinical approaches to the prevention of firearm-related injury

PM Carter, RM Cunningham - New England Journal of Medicine, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Points Clinical Approaches to Prevention of Firearm-Related Injury Injury by firearm is
preventable. Clinicians can reduce patients' risks of firearm-related injury and death using …

Temperature, crime, and violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis

HM Choi, S Heo, D Foo, Y Song… - Environmental …, 2024 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Heat is known to affect many health outcomes, but more evidence is needed
on the impact of rising temperatures on crime and/or violence. Objectives: We conducted a …

Firearm ownership, attitudes, and safe storage practices among a nationally representative sample of older US adults age 50 to 80

PM Carter, E Losman, JS Roche, PN Malani… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Firearms are a leading cause of injury mortality across the lifespan, with elevated risks for
older adult populations. To inform prevention efforts, we conducted a probability-based web …

Cars, guns, aging, and “giving up the keys”

ME Betz, ER Polzer, CE Knoepke, LC Prater… - The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Age-associated changes can impair abilities for safe
driving and the use of firearms. We sought to examine multiple perspectives on reducing …

Asian American elders: Caught in the crosshairs of a syndemic of racism, misogyny, and ageism during coronavirus disease 2019

JC Takamura, C Browne, R Jeung… - Public Policy & …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began its deathly march across the globe, at
the onset impacting persons 65 years of age and older most severely (Sharma, 2021) …

[HTML][HTML] Healthcare utilization and mental health outcomes among nonfatal shooting assault victims

LA Magee, JD Fortenberry, MC Aalsma… - Preventive medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Victims of nonfatal shooting (NFS) assaults suffer from emotional and physical trauma;
however, little is understood about clinical care utilization patterns among victims. This study …

External validation of the eRADAR risk score for detecting undiagnosed dementia in two real-world healthcare systems

RY Coley, JJ Smith, L Karliner, AE Idu, SJ Lee… - Journal of general …, 2023 - Springer
Background Fifty percent of people living with dementia are undiagnosed. The electronic
health record (EHR) Risk of Alzheimer's and Dementia Assessment Rule (eRADAR) was …

Do interventions to prevent or stop abuse and neglect among older adults work? A systematic review of reviews

K Marshall, J Herbst, C Girod… - Journal of elder abuse & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abuse and neglect among older adults impact everyone and are recognized internationally
as significant and growing public health issues. A systematic review of reviews was …

Views on firearm safety among caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease and related dementias

ME Betz, D Azrael, RL Johnson, CE Knoepke… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The population of adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD)
is increasing, and many people with ADRD have access to firearms. Little is known …

Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus …

J Kayser, N Morrow-Howell, TE Rosen… - Journal of elder …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network (1)
conducted a scoping review of the current literature on the identification of and interventions …