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ArticleDermatologic therapy2021

Public interest in dermatologic symptoms, conditions, treatments, and procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from Google Trends.

Kübra Esen-Salman, Özlem Akın-Çakıcı, Sinan Kardeş, Andaç Salman

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Article in Dermatologic therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [The problem of long/post-COVID in expert assessments].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023
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  2. COVID-19's impact on interest in gastrointestinal topics.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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  3. Google searches for bruxism, teeth grinding, and teeth clenching during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Kübra Esen-SalmanDepartment of Dermatology, Anadolu Medical Center, Kocaeli, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9652-114X
Özlem Akın-ÇakıcıDepartment of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sinan KardeşDepartment of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6311-8634
Andaç SalmanDepartment of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6407-926X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had substantial effect both on daily life and medical practice. Internet data have been used to analyze the trends in public interest in various medical conditions and treatments. The aim of this study is to analyze the public interest in dermatologic symptoms, conditions, treatments, and procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Google Trends was queried for a total of 120 dermatological search queries. Three periods of 2020 ([March 15-May 9], [May 10-July 4], and [July 5-October 31]) were compared with the previous 4 years (2016-2019). A significantly decreased interest in skin cancers and certain dermatologic conditions (eg, pityriasis rosea and scabies) was observed throughout the study period. Whereas a significant increase of interest in dry skin, hair shedding, oily hair, atopic dermatitis, and hand eczema was detected during the study. An initial decrease in interest was followed by a significant increase for acne, comedones, melasma, rosacea, botox, dermaroller, and peeling. The study demonstrated a significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public interest in dermatology. The present results would help to create healthcare policies and information sources, which can meet the public demand. The reasons for the observed trends and their effect on patient outcomes might be of interest for future studies.

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Acne VulgarisCOVID-19HumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Search EngineCOVID-19dermatologyGoogleinternetpublic interestskin disorders

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PMCPMC7995005

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