Title
Interest on the internet for systemic lupus erythematosus: Analysis of Google Trends in Latin American countries
Date Issued
01 July 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
Background/Objective: Information available on the internet about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) can influence the doctor-patient relationship. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the terms used for SLE on the internet. Methods: We analyzed the data downloaded from Google Trends, considering the term “Lupus” in a six-year web-based research. The frequency of the terms for each Pan-American country was obtained automatically from Google Trends, which reports relative search volumes or RSV (on a scale from 0 to 100) across regions. Results: We obtained a total of 67 registered terms in 18 countries. The terms were distributed into five categories. The categories with interest in all countries were “definition” and “symptoms”. Conclusions: Google Trends allows us to find useful information about SLE on the internet; once the accuracy of this information is validated, it can be used by patients, health institutions, rheumatologists and other health professionals.
Start page
1342
End page
1346
Volume
30
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Reumatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85104782919
PubMed ID
Source
Lupus
ISSN of the container
09612033
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