Public interest in musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic : Infodemiology study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The goal was to assess public interest in a wide range of musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

We searched Google Trends for 118 search queries within the United States. We compared two timeframes of 2020 (March 15-July 4 and July 5-October 31) to similar timeframes over the four prior years (2016-2019).

Results

In the early pandemic, March 15-July 4, a statistically significant decrease in relative search volume of the majority of queries (60%) was detected, with a significant increase in only 2 queries (i.e. myalgia and toe swelling). In the phase July through October, a statistically significant decrease was detected in only 22% of search queries; there was no difference for 60% of search

SUBMITTER: Kardes S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8006118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature