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Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; an Infodemiological Study
Abstract
Background: Functional disorders of the gastrointestinal system are very common in general population. In the digital era, search for information about their disorders is very popular especially in young population. The current study aimed to evaluate the Google search statistics of common gastrointestinal symptoms.
Material and method: This infodemiological study was performed using Google Trends data; which simply gives the search popularity of a given search term according to the given time period and region.
Results: Related search volumes for terms constipation and diarrhea showed seasonal variations. Related search volume for diarrhea was detected to be higher in summer time. Whereas, other gastrointestinal symptoms showed no seasonal variations.
Conclusion: Seasonal viral gastroenteritis outbreaks shows correlation with the Google Trends data. Related search volumes can be an alternative way to show seasonality of other disorders.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Surgery, Internal Diseases
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
April 28, 2022
Submission Date
April 5, 2022
Acceptance Date
April 8, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Volume: 5 Number: 1
APA
Sevinç, B., Damburacı, N., & Turan, E. (2022). Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; an Infodemiological Study. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, 5(1), 16-19. https://doi.org/10.33713/egetbd.1099099
AMA
1.Sevinç B, Damburacı N, Turan E. Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; an Infodemiological Study. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi. 2022;5(1):16-19. doi:10.33713/egetbd.1099099
Chicago
Sevinç, Barış, Nurullah Damburacı, and Ersin Turan. 2022. “Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; An Infodemiological Study”. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 5 (1): 16-19. https://doi.org/10.33713/egetbd.1099099.
EndNote
Sevinç B, Damburacı N, Turan E (April 1, 2022) Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; an Infodemiological Study. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 5 1 16–19.
IEEE
[1]B. Sevinç, N. Damburacı, and E. Turan, “Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; an Infodemiological Study”, Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 16–19, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.33713/egetbd.1099099.
ISNAD
Sevinç, Barış - Damburacı, Nurullah - Turan, Ersin. “Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; An Infodemiological Study”. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi 5/1 (April 1, 2022): 16-19. https://doi.org/10.33713/egetbd.1099099.
JAMA
1.Sevinç B, Damburacı N, Turan E. Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; an Infodemiological Study. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi. 2022;5:16–19.
MLA
Sevinç, Barış, et al. “Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; An Infodemiological Study”. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 1, Apr. 2022, pp. 16-19, doi:10.33713/egetbd.1099099.
Vancouver
1.Barış Sevinç, Nurullah Damburacı, Ersin Turan. Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; an Infodemiological Study. Ege Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi. 2022 Apr. 1;5(1):16-9. doi:10.33713/egetbd.1099099