Where does psoriasis hold out in the era of biologics?

Belinchón, Isabel

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“…The higher search volume therefore can reflect the increased disease impact for people having these localizations affected. Further studies should identify why areas traditionally known to be difficult to treat gained more interest than predilection sites, even though they might be less commonly affected by residual lesions under systemic therapy according to the latest findings 38 …”

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“…Further studies should identify why areas traditionally known to be difficult to treat gained more interest than predilection sites, even though they might be less commonly affected by residual lesions under systemic therapy according to the latest findings. 38 Based on treatment-related search volume, people were primarily interested in alternative care and phytotherapy. This interest in alternative treatments may reflect the considerable proportion of people with psoriasis who are not in medical care 39 and the widespread use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) throughout developed countries, more common among women and higher educated people, 40 with an average of 40% in Germany and 38% in the United States.…”

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Leveraging web search data to explore public interest in psoriasis in Germany

Wallnöfer

Erbas

Tizek

et al. 2022

JEADV Clinical Practice

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Background: Little is known about what people are interested in when they search the web for psoriasis. The monitoring of online search behaviour allows the assessment of interest in a disease on a more representative level by including people outside of medical settings.Objectives: This study aims to reveal relevant aspects regarding psoriasis for people consulting the web.Methods: Google Ads Keyword Planner was used to select and evaluate relevant German keywords for 'psoriasis' in the study period from September 2016 to August 2020 on German territory. All keywords were qualitatively reviewed and descriptively analysed in 11 categories. One-way analysis of variance, Welch test and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to assess differences within Germany, annual search volumes and seasons. Results: Overall, 11,170,740 German language Google searches on the topic of psoriasis were made. In the general category, the most commonly searched disease aspect was related to the possible contagiousness of psoriasis (n = 122,040). 'Head' (51.1%), followed by 'nails' (15.9%), 'hands' (8.8%), 'feet' (7.8%), and 'genital/anal area' (6.1%), was the most frequently searched for localization. Pustular forms of psoriasis were overrepresented in the search volume. Almost half of the search terms for therapy were represented by keywords related to alternative care and phytotherapy, while less than 1% related to biologics. Differences between the federal states for search volume on treatment options (p < 0.001) and between annual search volumes (p < 0.001) were found. Conclusions: Queries on pustular forms and difficult-to-treat areas gained high online interest, which suggests higher disease impact or underdiagnosis. The high interest in alternative therapy options suggests possible therapy dissatisfaction, lack of patient information or lack of access to guideline-conform therapy options. The

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Leveraging web search data to explore public interest in psoriasis in Germany

Wallnöfer

Erbas

Tizek

et al. 2022

JEADV Clinical Practice

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Identifying Relevant Disease Characteristics Regarding Psoriasis in Germany: A Retrospective Web Search Data Analysis (Preprint)

Wallnöfer¹,

Erbas²,

Tizek³

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND Little is known about what people with psoriasis are interested in when they search the web. As the Internet is becoming increasingly relevant as a source of information for health-related questions, the monitoring of online search behavior allows the assessment of interest in a disease on a more representative level by including people outside of medical settings. OBJECTIVE This study aims to reveal relevant aspects regarding psoriasis for people consulting the web. METHODS Google Ads Keyword Planner was used to select and evaluate relevant keywords for ‘psoriasis’ in the study period from September 2016 to August 2020. All keywords were qualitatively reviewed and descriptively analyzed in eleven categories. The study considered the search volume for all of Germany with German as the language preference. One-way analysis of variance and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used to assess differences in the German states. RESULTS Among 11,170,740 German language Google searches on the topic of psoriasis, the keyword with the overall highest search volume was the German lay term for psoriasis “Schuppenflechte” (n=3,634,000; 32.5%), followed by “psoriasis” (n=2,675,600; 24.0%) and “psoriasis scalp” (n=369,200; 3.3%). In the general category, the most commonly searched for disease aspect related to the possible contagiousness of psoriasis (n=122,040). “Head” (51.1%), followed by “nails” (15.9%), “hands” (8.8%), “feet” (7.8%), and “genital/anal area” (6.1%), was the most frequently searched for localization. Pustular forms of psoriasis were overrepresented in the search volume relative to their frequency in the literature. Almost half of the search terms for therapy were represented by keywords related to alternative care and phytotherapy. Less than one percent of queries on therapy dealt with biologics. Significant differences between the federal states could be established for search volumes on treatment options (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS Queries on pustular forms and difficult-to-treat areas gained high online interest, which suggests a subjectively higher burden of disease or underdiagnosis. Concerning therapy, people most notably consulted the web for alternative therapy options instead of guideline-conform therapies. This suggests possible therapy dissatisfaction, lack of patient information, or lack of access to guideline-conform therapy options. The possible infectiousness of psoriasis seems to remain an issue in the general population and should be continously addressed to reduce stigmatization.

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Where does psoriasis hold out in the era of biologics?

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Leveraging web search data to explore public interest in psoriasis in Germany

Leveraging web search data to explore public interest in psoriasis in Germany

Identifying Relevant Disease Characteristics Regarding Psoriasis in Germany: A Retrospective Web Search Data Analysis (Preprint)

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