Are online searches for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related to media or epidemiology? A cross-sectional study

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dc.creatorSzmuda, Tomasz
dc.creatorAli, Shan
dc.creatorHetzger, Tarjei Vevang
dc.creatorRosvall, Philip
dc.creatorSłoniewski, Paweł
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T15:46:44Z
dc.date.available2020-07-24T15:46:44Z
dc.date.created2020-08
dc.description.abstractenglishBackground Previous studies on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have found strong correlations between online searches and the epidemiology of the disease. Aim Our aim was to determine if online searches for COVID-19 related to international media announcements or national epidemiology. Methods Searches for “coronavirus” were made on Google Trends from December 31, 2019 to April 13, 2020 for 40 European countries. The online COVID-19 searches for all countries were correlated with each other. COVID-10 epidemiology (i.e. incidence and mortality) was correlated with the national online searches. Major announcements by the World Health Organization (WHO) were taken into consideration with peaks in online searches. Correlations were made using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Results Overall, the online searches for COVID-19 were not correlated with the actual incidence and mortality of COVID-19. The mean Spearman correlation for incidence was 0.20 (range −0.66 to 0.76) and for mortality was 0.35 (range −0.75 to 0.85). Online searches in Europe were all strongly synchronized with each other; a mean Spearman correlation of 0.93 (range 0.62 to 0.99). Conclusions Online searches for COVID-19 in Europe are not correlated with epidemiology but strongly correlated with international WHO announcements. Our study challenges previous Google Trends studies and emphasizes the role of the WHO in raising awareness of a new disease.spa
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.028spa
dc.identifier.issn1201-9712spa
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220304641#kwd0005spa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/11090
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Infectious Diseaseseng
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessspa
dc.sourcereponame:Expeditio Repositorio Institucional UJTLspa
dc.sourceinstname:Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozanospa
dc.subjectTendencias de Googlespa
dc.subjectComunicación de riesgosspa
dc.subjectVigilanciaspa
dc.subject.keywordGoogle Trendsspa
dc.subject.keywordRisk communicationspa
dc.subject.keywordEuropespa
dc.subject.keywordSurveillancespa
dc.subject.lembSíndrome respiratorio agudo gravespa
dc.subject.lembCOVID-19spa
dc.subject.lembSARS-CoV-2spa
dc.subject.lembCoronavirusspa
dc.titleAre online searches for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related to media or epidemiology? A cross-sectional studyspa
dc.type.hasversioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionspa
dc.type.localArtículospa

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