Research Article

Search Popularity of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms; an Infodemiological Study

Volume: 5 Number: 1 April 28, 2022
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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

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