title: Mobile Phone Usage and Willingness to Receive Health-Related Information Among Patients Attending a Chronic Disease Clinic in Rural Puducherry, India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Niranjjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Manikandan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Pruthu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thekkur
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Phoebe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India palaniccm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Palanivel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chinnakali
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Bijay Nanda
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D040421:Cell Phone; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D019035:Rural Health Services; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: chronic disease; mHealth; mobile phone; willingness