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- E C Becher, C K Cassel, and E A Nelson.
- Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. elise.becher@mssm.edu
- Am J Public Health. 2000 Oct 1;90(10):1626-8.
ObjectivesThis study explored the relation between physicians' gun ownership and their attitudes and practices regarding firearm injury prevention.MethodsInternists and surgeons were surveyed, and logistic regression models were developed with physicians' personal involvement with firearms (in the form of a gun score) as the primary independent variable.ResultsHigher gun scores were associated with less agreement that firearm injury is a public health issue and that physicians should be involved in firearm injury prevention but with a greater likelihood of reporting the inclusion of firearm ownership and storage as part of patient safety counseling.ConclusionsDespite being less likely to say that doctors should participate in firearm injury prevention, physician gun owners are more likely than nonowners to report counseling patients about firearm safety.
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