Google Trends Insights Into Reduced Acute Coronary Syndrome Admissions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Infodemiology Study
| Autor: | Rajiv Gulati, Conor Senecal, Amir Lerman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Acute coronary syndrome lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system 020205 medical informatics Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Google Trends Health Informatics 02 engineering and technology Disease heart 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Chest pain acute coronary syndrome Infodemiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine online search Pandemic 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Myocardial infarction coronary heart disease Original Paper business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) cardiovascular COVID-19 medicine.disease Computer Science Applications trend lcsh:RC666-701 Emergency medicine internet medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | JMIR Cardio JMIR Cardio, Vol 4, Iss 1, p e20426 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2561-1011 |
| Popis: | Background During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a reduction in the presentation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has been noted in several countries. However, whether these trends reflect a reduction in ACS incidence or a decrease in emergency room visits is unknown. Using Google Trends, queries for chest pain that have previously been shown to closely correlate with coronary heart disease were compared with searches for myocardial infarction and COVID-19 symptoms. Objective The current study evaluates if search terms (or topics) pertaining to chest pain symptoms correlate with the reported decrease in presentations of ACS. Methods Google Trends data for search terms “chest pain,” “myocardial infarction,” “cough,” and “fever” were obtained from June 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020. Related queries were evaluated for a relationship to coronary heart disease. Results Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, chest pain searches increased in all countries studied by at least 34% (USA P=.003, Spain P=.007, UK P=.001, Italy P=.002), while searches for myocardial infarction dropped or remained unchanged. Rising searches for chest pain included “coronavirus chest pain,” “home remedies for chest pain,” and “natural remedies for chest pain.” Searches on COVID-19 symptoms (eg, cough, fever) rose initially but returned to baseline while chest pain–related searches remained elevated throughout May. Conclusions Search engine queries for chest pain have risen during the pandemic as have related searches with alternative attribution for chest pain or home care for chest pain, suggesting that recent drops in ACS presentations may be due to patients avoiding the emergency room and potential treatment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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