<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">White, Brett</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Knox, Lyndee</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zepeda, Monica</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mull, Dennis</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nunez, Felix</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Impact of Immigration on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Hispanic Patients</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009-05-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">337-338</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3122/jabfm.2009.03.080210</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">22</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Background: Although previous research has demonstrated frequent complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by Hispanic patients, it remains unclear whether the status of immigration plays a role in the frequency and reasons for use.Methods: A survey of 164 patients from a federally qualified health center in South Central Los Angeles was used; the health center serves a predominantly Latino immigrant patient population. The study included the following variables: patient age; sex; place of birth; number of years living in the United States; CAM use within the last year; and, if positive CAM use, what type(s) and for what condition(s).Results: Sixty-six percent of patients had used a CAM substance within the past year. Ninety-seven percent of the patients were immigrants (primarily from Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala). Differences in CAM use between recently arrived (≤9 years) and long-term immigrants (≥10 years) were not significant. Ninety-four percent of patients using CAM reported using herbal/tea/plant-based substances, with the most frequent reason for CAM use being digestive problems. Although most CAM substances were obtained from a market (64%), a not insignificant number of CAM substances were grown at home (23%).Conclusions: Time since immigration does not seem to impact the frequency of CAM use by Hispanic immigrant patients. Herbal/tea/plant-based substances are frequently used in the Hispanic patient population, often for digestive complaints.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>