A study to examine the attitudes, knowledge, and utilization of CAM by primary care professional in West Texas.

Objective: This study examined the attitudes, knowledge, and utilization of CAM among primary care providers at two campuses of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

Design And Setting: A cross-sectional study design and a convenient sampling method were used. This study employed the questionnaire adapted from the Wahner-Roedler's study to survey participants in TTUHSC.

Use of the internet for health information among primary care patients in rural West Texas.

Background: Little is known about how primary care patients in rural, remote or border areas use the internet for their health information. This study examined the factors related to internet use for medical information among primary care clinic patients in such areas of West Texas.

Methods: A convenience sample was drawn from nine clinics that serve low-income rural area populations.

Complementary and alternative medicine use among primary care patients in west Texas.

Background: This study explored factors related to practitioner-based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) usage among primary care clinic patients in rural West Texas areas, including physicians' awareness of their patients' CAM use.

Methods: A convenience sample was drawn from nine clinics that served low-income populations. Surveys were distributed to patients during a 6-week period in the winter of 2006.