Study Design. Primary care providers will be sent a providers packet to include a cover letter explaining the survey and its purpose as well as a 2-part questionnaire that includes nine selected short patient vignettes and a questionnaire regarding their personal and practice characteristics.~Study Population. Individuals who receive the survey will be the primary care provider identified by study participants enrolled in our ongoing study entitled, Asthma in the Delta Region of Arkansas: Characterization of Disease and Impact of Environmental Factors (ARIA#53054). We will send the survey to all identified practitioners in Lee, Phillips, Desha, Chicot, St. Francis, and surrounding counties. Future studies will include primary care providers from other Arkansas Delta counties pending funding.~Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria. We will send the survey to all identified practitioners in Lee, Phillips, Desha, Chicot, St. Francis, and surrounding counties. Future studies will include primary care providers from other Arkansas Delta counties pending funding.~Instruments. Delta Primary Care Provider Survey. The self administered survey examines the attitudes, perceptions and practices of primary care providers. The 2-part questionnaire includes nine selected short patient vignettes and a questionnaire regarding the providers personal and practice characteristics.
The proposed study will utilize a survey format to examine the attitudes, perceptions, and practices of primary care providers in the Delta region of Arkansas.