PuSH - Publication Server of Helmholtz Zentrum München

Export: TXT Text RIS Endnote (RIS) BIB BibTeX
Wecker, H.* ; Tizek, L.* ; Ziehfreund, S.* ; Kain, A.* ; Traidl-Hoffmann, C. ; Zimmermann, G.S.* ; Scala, E.* ; Elberling, J.* ; Doll, A.* ; Boffa, M.J.* ; Schmidt, L.* ; Sikora, M.* ; Torres, T.* ; Ballardini, N.* ; Chernyshov, P.V.* ; Buters, J.T.M. ; Biedermann, T.* ; Zink, A.*

Impact of asthma in Europe: A comparison of web search data in 21 European countries.

World Allergy Organiz. J. 16:100805 (2023)
Publ. Version/Full Text DOI PMC
Open Access Gold
Creative Commons Lizenzvertrag
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways and one of the most important non-communicable diseases worldwide. Analyzing crowdsourced data can help understand public interest and unmet needs as well as potential factors influencing search behavior. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate asthma-related web search data in Europe to identify possible regional and seasonal variations and to assess public interest. METHODS: Google Ads Keyword Planner was used to measure search volume for search terms related to asthma, allergic asthma, and bronchial asthma in 21 European countries between January 2018 and December 2021. The top 10 keywords of each country were categorized qualitatively. Search volume per 100 000 inhabitants was descriptively assessed in terms of regional and seasonal trends. Spearman correlations between search volume and pollen concentration as well as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were investigated. RESULTS: The median search volume per 100 000 inhabitants for asthma and allergic asthma was highest in Northern and Western Europe, while the highest search volume for bronchial asthma was observed in Western and Eastern regions. A seasonal trend was identified for all search terms and in all regions. Correlations were found between search frequency and pollen load and search behavior and COVID-19 cases. Overall, Europeans were most interested in the diseases in general, their treatment options, and symptoms. CONCLUSION: These results highlighted the need for reliable and region-specific information about the disease and for public campaigns to improve asthma control. The study also emphasizes the importance of using crowdsourced data for a more encompassing overview beyond conventional healthcare data.
Impact Factor
Scopus SNIP
Altmetric
5.100
0.000
Tags
Annotations
Special Publikation
Hide on homepage

Edit extra information
Edit own tags
Private
Edit own annotation
Private
Hide on publication lists
on hompage
Mark as special
publikation
Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords Asthma ; Covid-19 ; Infodemiology ; Pollen ; Web Search; Google Trends; Pollen; Rhinitis; Birch
Language english
Publication Year 2023
HGF-reported in Year 2023
e-ISSN 1939-4551
Journal World Allergy Organization Journal
Quellenangaben Volume: 16, Issue: 8, Pages: , Article Number: 100805 Supplement: ,
Publisher BioMed Central
Publishing Place Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Environmental Medicine (IEM)
Institute for Allergy Research (IAF)
POF-Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Research field(s) Allergy
PSP Element(s) G-503400-001
G-505400-001
Grants Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
DOI 10.1016/j.waojou.2023.100805
WOS ID 001052924400001
Scopus ID 85166556382
PubMed ID 37564904
Erfassungsdatum 2023-10-06
[➜Report correction]