| Autor: |
Sebastian Sitaru, MD, Linda Tizek, PhD, Jeroen Buters, PhD, Agneta Ekebom, MSc, Jan-Erik Wallin, BSc, Alexander Zink, MD PhD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
World Allergy Organization Journal, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 100752- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1939-4551 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.waojou.2023.100752 |
| Popis: |
Background: Asthma and its main phenotype allergic asthma are prevalent, chronic, and complex diseases affecting 4% of the population. One main trigger for allergic asthma exacerbations is pollen. Online health information search behavior by people is increasing, and analysis of web-search data can provide valuable insight into disease burden and risk factors of a population. Objectives: We sought to perform a web-search data analysis and correlation to climate factors and pollen in 2 European countries. Methods: We analyzed the national web-search volume for allergic asthma-related keywords in Germany and Sweden from 2018 to 2021 and correlated it to local pollen counts, climatic factors, and drug prescription rates. Results: Per capita, more searches were conducted in Sweden than in Germany. A complex geographic stratification within the countries was observed. Search results were seasonal with a peak in spring and correlated with pollen counts in both countries. However, anti-asthmatic drug prescription rates in Sweden, as well as temperature and precipitation in both countries, did not correlate with search volume. Conclusion: Our analysis offers population-level insights about this complex disease by reporting its needs and establishing the correlation to pollen counts, which enables a targeted approach in the public health management of allergic asthma. Local pollen counts, as opposed to temperature or precipitation, might be good predictors of allergic asthma disease burden. |
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