Seasonal variability in public searches of keratosis pilaris: How the internet can illuminate a pattern in public interest

Ravipati, Advaitaa; Pradeep, Tejus

doi:10.1111/dth.13957

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“…20 Google Trends is particularly useful, for it offers several valuable insights into the health information-seeking behavior and collects the Internet activities concerning a specific topic. [21][22][23] This study applied Google Trends to evaluate public interest in Raynaud's phenomenon. The results of our study revealed that the average number of RSV per year decreased between 2004 and 2015, and rapidly rebounded after 2016.…”

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Public interest in Raynaud's phenomenon: A Google Trends analysis

Wang

Zhang

Zheng

et al. 2020

Dermatologic Therapy

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Raynaud's phenomenon is a common disorder affecting body extremities and other vascular beds. As infodemiological methods have developed, online search tools could be used to explore the public interest of the disease. The study aimed to determine the annual trend, seasonal pattern, and associated topics of Raynaud's phenomenon. Google Trends was used to collect the data. "Raynaud syndrome" was selected as the search term. Data on monthly relative search volume (RSV) were collected from four selected countries (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand) and globally. Related topics were obtained, and annual-related topics were also collected for analysis. The maximum RSV appeared in January 2019, and the minimum value was observed in August 2011. The peak for RSV occurred in winter, and the bottom appeared in summer. In top related topics, "Maurice Raynaud" was the most related. In rising related topics, disease manifestations and autoimmune connective diseases were highly concerned. For annual-related topics, associated diseases were attracting more attention over time. The population is interested in related diseases, pathogenesis, and treatment. There was a peak in winter for searching and supported the importance of season variation on the impact of Raynaud's phenomenon.

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“…The use of search engines is also associated with a physician visit and serves as a supplement to health care services 20 . Google Trends is particularly useful, for it offers several valuable insights into the health information‐seeking behavior and collects the Internet activities concerning a specific topic 21‐23 …”

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Public interest in Raynaud's phenomenon: A Google Trends analysis

Wang

Zhang

Zheng

et al. 2020

Dermatologic Therapy

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“…However, the genes are currently unknown, and despite being a very common disorder, there is less literature on KP in comparison to other dermatological conditions such as acne vulgaris or AD. From a research and epidemiological perspective, there is limited documentation on the incidence, patterns, exacerbations, and seasonal trends of KP [6].…”

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A Review of the Scoring and Assessment of Keratosis Pilaris

Wang

Wilson

Murrell

2023

Skin Appendage Disord

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Disease severity assessment tools play a large part in evaluating skin conditions in dermatology. Currently, there is no existing validated assessment tool for keratosis pilaris (KP), a benign yet highly prevalent follicular disorder. A range of proposed scoring tools have been used in different clinical trials for the assessment of potential treatments for KP. A literature review of the current scoring systems used for KP shows that there is a lack of consistency with most studies using varying versions of unvalidated investigator global assessment (IGA) scores and quartile grading systems. A review of these studies shows that current methods of evaluating KP in clinical trials are subjective, unreliable, and inconsistent. A standardised and validated scoring system would be significant as it could be used in clinical trials to advance the current knowledge of KP.

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Population-Level Interest in Skincare: Evidence from a Google Trends

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EJMHS

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COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented disruption of daily life including the pattern of skincare in healthcare settings by issuing stay-at-home orders around the world. There has been limited information about trends of skincare-related public interest during CVOID-19 and whether any substantial disruption in population-level behavior. The objective of this study is to evaluate the change in skincare-related population interest around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic time. Weekly RSV data were extracted worldwide and in 25 counties between August 1, 2016, and August 31, 2020. Interrupted time-series analysis was conducted as the quasi-experimental approach to evaluate the longitudinal effects of COVID-19 skincare-related search queries. For each country, autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model relative search volume (RSV) time series and then testing multiple periods simultaneously to examine the magnitude of the interruption. Multivariate linear regression was used to estimate the correlation between the relative changes in RSV with COVID-19 confirmed cases/ per million population and lockdown measures. Of 25 included countries in our study, 17 showed significantly increased (p<0.01) RSVs during the lockdown period compared with ARIMA forecasted data. The highest percentage of increments occurs in May and June in most countries. There was also a significant correlation between lockdown measures and the number of COVID-19 cases with relative changes in population interests for skincare. Understanding the trend and changes in skincare public interest during COVID-19 may assist health authorities to promote accessible educational information and preventive initiatives regarding skin problems.

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Seasonal variability in public searches of keratosis pilaris: How the internet can illuminate a pattern in public interest

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Public interest in Raynaud's phenomenon: A Google Trends analysis

Public interest in Raynaud's phenomenon: A Google Trends analysis

A Review of the Scoring and Assessment of Keratosis Pilaris

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Population-Level Interest in Skincare: Evidence from a Google Trends

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