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Attitudes towards acceptance of mHealth in an Institute of Technology in Chennai, India

Attitudes towards acceptance of mHealth in an Institute of Technology in Chennai, India John Bosco Lourdusamy Department of Humanities and Social Sciences  IIT Madras, Chennai 600 036, INDIA  and K.  Ganapathy President Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation

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Attitudes towards acceptance of mHealth in an Institute of Technology in Chennai, India

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  1. Attitudes towards acceptance of mHealth in an Institute of Technology in Chennai, India John BoscoLourdusamy Department of Humanities and Social Sciences  IIT Madras, Chennai 600 036, INDIA  and K. GanapathyPresident Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation Adjunct Professor IIT Madras and Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation, Chennai 600006, INDIA 3rd International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 31st Aug.-1st Sep. 2012 Hyderabad, India

  2. The study is about awareness levels and willingness to accept a technological service (mobile health) in a situation where that service has not yet been actually introduced • But the underlying technology (cellular telephony) is widely accepted and used. • Conducted in premier institute of technology, involved in the creation and transfer of such technology and services. • The findings point to the greater challenges that need to be surmounted, in far less endowed locales. 3rd International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 31st Aug.-1st Sep. 2012 Hyderabad, India

  3. Electronic-survey, involving the institute’s component groups - the teaching faculty, non-teaching staff and a large student community • No specific or directed mHealth or telemedicine programme in place in the institution • Almost all the respondents had cell phones and showed different usage patterns (exogenous to health care). • The institution is also among those, which creates technologies and services specifically for rural use 3rd International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 31st Aug.-1st Sep. 2012 Hyderabad, India

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  8. Why such a study and what are the lessons: An institution (being part of a larger network of institutional structures involved in technology production and transfer) should, wherever possible, try to study the possible ramifications of its effort in its own backyard - however different from or similar it might be, to the intended target population. The results of such a study may offer some useful clues, for the intended external outreach programmes Such ‘attitudes/needs analysis’ studies should be done in the intended external locale itself before starting even a pilot programmeso that it (pilot) can be launched more efficiently. 3rd International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 31st Aug.-1st Sep. 2012 Hyderabad, India

  9. the ultimate touchstone would be the social milieu– hence continued and more attention should be given to this dimension There is tremendous diffusion with regard to part of the technology and service (cell phone device and basic telephony) but one hits the rock when it comes to more substantive (and importantly, pertinent) services. The combination of suitability, relative advantage (including cost) and complexity has to be constantly fine-tuned to achieve a favourable equilibrium status 3rd International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 31st Aug.-1st Sep. 2012 Hyderabad, India

  10. There is much that needs to be done through the media and social work agencies, beyond the technologies and service options offered by mHealth and its professionals. 3rd International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 31st Aug.-1st Sep. 2012 Hyderabad, India

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