Seasonal trends in hypertension in Poland: evidence from Google search engine query data

Płatek, Anna E.; Sierdziński, Janusz; Krzowski, Bartosz; Szymański, Filip M.

doi:10.5603/kp.a2017.0264

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“…Google Trends provides many features that might help to identify geographic regions with low disease awareness and could contribute to a better understanding of the current needs of COPD patients http://bit.ly/2YXfGHz components may have an inverse relationship when data is split according to Northern and Southern hemisphere [3][4][5]. Accordingly, a study by JENKINS et al [6] described this phenomenon when analysing seasonal trends of acute COPD exacerbations.…”

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We read the recent article published in the European Respiratory Journal by BOEHM et al [1] with great interest: their study is the first to explore global chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) awareness using Google searches. Currently, with the development of the internet and search engines, Google Trends has emerged as a robust tool to investigate the interest of the general population in medical conditions [2][3][4]. In the study by BOEHM et al[1], it was found that the awareness of COPD in the real world is rising, while it is highly under-represented in the public interest compared with other common conditions.

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“…Anna Boehm1,3 , Alex Pizzini1,3 , Thomas Sonnweber 1 , Judith Loeffler-Ragg 1 , Claudia Lamina 2 , Guenter Weiss 1 and Ivan Tancevski 1 1 Dept of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Pneumology, Rheumatology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. 2 Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.…”

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Using Google Trends to investigate global COPD awareness

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2019

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We read the recent article published in the European Respiratory Journal by BOEHM et al. [1] with great interest: their study is the first to explore global chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) awareness using Google searches. Currently, with the development of the internet and search engines, Google Trends has emerged as a robust tool to investigate the interest of the general population in medical conditions [2][3][4]. In the study by BOEHM et al.[1], it was found that the awareness of COPD in the real world is rising, while it is highly under-represented in the public interest compared with other common conditions. In addition, public interest in seeking COPD information through Google searches presented a seasonal pattern, with peaks in the first and the fourth quarter of the year. These findings may help to improve programmes to guide interventions for COPD and contribute to the development of preventative healthcare for this disease.

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Using Google Trends to investigate global COPD awareness

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2019

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“…15 In addition, Platel et al showed that hypertension occurs more in the winter months and the frequency of searching for the term 'hypertension' increases in internet browsing. 16 In the light of this evidences, we aimed to evaluate the behaviors of people seeking basic and known cardiovascular system diseases and symptoms in both countries, Turkey and Italy, during COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, internet searches related to chest pain signifi cantly increased in both countries in March 2020 compared to the last year.…”

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A Google Trends Analysis: Change in internet searches related to cardiovascular disease during COVID-19 outbreak

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2020

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“…7 A few articles were associated with the name of CVDs. 8,9 However, patients can name the symptoms they experience rather than a disease that underlies them. Scientists should take it under consideration when planning the study.…”

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The Retrospective Analysis of Google Queries Related to Cardiovascular Diseases Symptoms in the Years 2004–2019

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The Internet enables immediate access to health-related information. We aimed to rank the complaints related to cardiovascular diseases among Google users globally and locally as well as investigate secular and seasonal trends in the years 2004 to 2019. We used Google Trends (GT) to identify and analyze course over time and regional interest of seven topics: “Chest pain,” “Cyanosis,” “Edema,” “Orthopnea,” “Palpitation,” “Shortness of breath,” and “Syncope.” We analyzed secular trends using the seasonal Mann–Kendall test and seasonal variation using time series decomposition. We calculated the interest of all topics in proportion to the relative search volume (RSV) of “Chest Pain.” Globally the most popular topics were: “Edema” (proportion to RSV of “Chest pain,” 1.39), “Chest pain” (1.00), and Syncope (0.71). “Chest pain” was predominately searched in n = 25 countries, while “Edema” in n = 24, “Syncope” in n = 9, and “Shortness of breath” in n = 3. The RSV of all topics increases over time and the most dynamically for “Chest pain” (4.30 RSV/year), “Shortness of breath” (3.87 RSV/year), and “Palpitations” (3.69 RSV/year). Interest in “Chest pain,” “Cyanosis,” “Orthopnea,” “Palpitations,” and “Syncope” peaks in fall and winter, while interest in “Edema” in midsummer and “Shortness of breath” in April. Google users were particularly interested in “Edema,” “Chest pain,” and “Syncope.” The interest in cardiovascular diseases-related symptoms increases over time and presents explicable seasonal variations. The Internet plays the acquisition of health-related information; thus, professionals should create and recommend evidence-based information sources for their patients.

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Seasonal trends in hypertension in Poland: evidence from Google search engine query data

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Using Google Trends to investigate global COPD awareness

Using Google Trends to investigate global COPD awareness

A Google Trends Analysis: Change in internet searches related to cardiovascular disease during COVID-19 outbreak

The Retrospective Analysis of Google Queries Related to Cardiovascular Diseases Symptoms in the Years 2004–2019

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