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ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2023

Impact of asthma in Europe: A comparison of web search data in 21 European countries.

Hannah Wecker, Linda Tizek, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Alphina Kain, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Gregor S Zimmermann, Emanuele Scala, Jesper Elberling, Anaïs Doll, Michael J Boffa and 8 more

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Article in The World Allergy Organization journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Hannah WeckerTechnical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Munich, Germany.
Linda TizekTechnical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Munich, Germany.
Stefanie ZiehfreundTechnical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Munich, Germany.
Alphina KainTechnical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Munich, Germany.
Claudia Traidl-HoffmannEnvironmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Gregor S ZimmermannDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, InnKlinikum, Academic Hospital of the Technical University of Munich, Muehldorf am Inn, Germany.
Emanuele ScalaDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Jesper ElberlingDepart of Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Anaïs DollTechnical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Munich, Germany.
Michael J BoffaDepartment of Dermatology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Lea SchmidtTechnical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Munich, Germany.
Mariusz SikoraNational Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland.
Tiago TorresDepartment of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Natalia BallardiniInstitute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pavel V ChernyshovDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine.
Jeroen ButersCenter of Allergy & Environment (ZAUM), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Technical University and Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany.
Tilo BiedermannTechnical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Munich, Germany.
Alexander ZinkTechnical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Munich, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways and one of the most important non-communicable diseases worldwide. Analyzing crowdsourced data can help understand public interest and unmet needs as well as potential factors influencing search behavior. Objective: The study aimed to investigate asthma-related web search data in Europe to identify possible regional and seasonal variations and to assess public interest. Methods: Google Ads Keyword Planner was used to measure search volume for search terms related to Results: The median search volume per 100 000 inhabitants for Conclusion: These results highlighted the need for reliable and region-specific information about the disease and for public campaigns to improve asthma control. The study also emphasizes the importance of using crowdsourced data for a more encompassing overview beyond conventional healthcare data.

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AsthmaCOVID-19InfodemiologyPollenWeb search

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PMID37564904
PMCPMC10410582

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