Ocular-symptoms-related Google Search Trends during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe

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dc.contributor.authorMirza, Enver
dc.contributor.authorMirza, Gunsu Deniz
dc.contributor.authorBelviranli, Selman
dc.contributor.authorOltulu, Refik
dc.contributor.authorOkka, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T13:56:11Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T13:56:11Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose To investigate the correlation between the daily relative search volume (RSV) of keywords related to coronavirus and ocular symptoms, and the numbers of the daily coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) new cases and new deaths in Europe using Google Trends (GT). Methods The RSVs of the selected keywords related to coronavirus and ocular symptoms between 24 January and 1 June 2020 in the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany and Turkey were accessed from GT. The numbers of daily COVID-19 new cases and new deaths in the same time interval in the aforementioned countries were compared with the RSVs of the keywords and terms. Results The United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Turkey were the most affected countries from the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. In these countries, statistically significant and strong correlations were found between the daily RSVs of most keywords related to coronavirus and ocular symptoms, and the daily numbers of COVID-19 new cases and new deaths ranging from 0.175 to 0.807. Conclusions Ocular symptoms are not the frequent signs of COVID-19, but the ocular surface is a possible route for the transmission of COVID-19. The preliminary outcomes of this study demonstrated that there are significant correlations with the ocular symptoms and COVID-19. The news about the relation of eye and COVID-19 in the mass media may have influenced the Google internet search activity of the public for ocular symptoms.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10792-021-01782-5
dc.identifier.endpage2223en_US
dc.identifier.issn0165-5701
dc.identifier.issn1573-2630
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid33725271en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85102881117en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage2213en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-021-01782-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/11113
dc.identifier.volume41en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000629496400007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Ophthalmologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectGoogle Trendsen_US
dc.subjectConjunctivitisen_US
dc.subjectOcular Signen_US
dc.subjectInternet Search Activityen_US
dc.subjectInfodemiologyen_US
dc.titleOcular-symptoms-related Google Search Trends during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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