ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Mental Health Interest and Its Prediction during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Google Trends.
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- [Analysis with Google Trends and Our World in Data on Global Mental Health in the Context of the covid-19 Pandemic].Revista colombiana de psiquiatria · 2023Article
- Google Trends for health research: Its advantages, application, methodological considerations, and limitations in psychiatric and mental health infodemiology.Frontiers in big data · 2023Review
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Abstract
This study aimed to analyze and predict interest in mental health-related queries created in Google Trends (GT) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Google Trends tool collected data on the Google search engine interest and provided real-time surveillance. Five key phrases: "depression", "insomnia", "loneliness", "psychologist", and "psychiatrist", were studied for the period from 25 September 2016 to 19 September 2021. The predictions for the upcoming trend were carried out for the period from September 2021 to September 2023 and were estimated by a hybrid five-component model. The results show a decrease of interest in the search queries "depression" and "loneliness" by 15.3% and 7.2%, respectively. Compared to the period under review, an increase of 5.2% in "insomnia" expression and 8.4% in the "psychiatrist" phrase were predicted. The expression "psychologist" is expected to show an almost unchanged interest. The upcoming changes in the expressions connected with mental health might be explained by vaccination and the gradual removal of social distancing rules. Finally, the analysis of GT can provide a timely insight into the mental health interest of a population and give a forecast for a short period trend.
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