Online information-seeking behavior of Iranian web users on Google about Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP): an infodemiology study

Autor: Vadood Javadi, Sharareh Kamfar, Vahide Zeinali, Khosro Rahmani, Foroughossadat Hosseini Moghaddamemami
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6963
07341628
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10357-2
Popis: Abstract Backgrounds : Previous studies have indicated that users’ health information-seeking behavior can serve as a reflection of current health issues within a community. This study aimed to investigate the online information-seeking behavior of Iranian web users on Google about Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP). Methods Google Trends (GTr) was utilized to collect big data from the internet searches conducted by Iranian web users. A focus group discussion was employed to identify users’ selected keywords when searching for HSP. Additionally, keywords related to the disease’s symptoms were selected based on recent clinical studies. All keywords were queried in GTr from January 1, 2012 to October 30, 2022. The outputs were saved in an Excel format and analyzed using SPSS. Results The highest and lowest search rates of HSP were recorded in winter and summer, respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between HSP search rates and the terms “joint pain” (P = 0.007), “vomiting” (P = 0.032), “hands and feet swelling” (P = 0.041) and “seizure” (P
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