Public Interest in Neurological Diseases on Wikipedia during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
Infodemiology is a research discipline that investigates parameters of information distribution in order to support public health and public policy. Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia, is commonly used as a source of information for infodemiological studies. Using Pageviews analysis, we descripti...
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| author | Stela Rutovic Ana Isabel Fumagalli Inna Lutsenko Francesco Corea |
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| description | Infodemiology is a research discipline that investigates parameters of information distribution in order to support public health and public policy. Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia, is commonly used as a source of information for infodemiological studies. Using Pageviews analysis, we descriptively assessed the total monthly number of views of the Wikipedia articles in English describing main neurological diseases in the period from January 2018 to July 2020. Our results show a general trend of a decrease in interest in neurological disease-related pages throughout years and especially during the burst of interest towards coronavirus. The monitoring of infodemiological indicators shall be prioritized to reshape global campaigns and tailored advocacy programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ac98d04e28845689c1fb2c2b96356102023-12-03T13:06:15ZengMDPI AGNeurology International2035-83772021-02-01131596310.3390/neurolint13010006Public Interest in Neurological Diseases on Wikipedia during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) PandemicStela Rutovic0Ana Isabel Fumagalli1Inna Lutsenko2Francesco Corea3Department of Neurology, University Hospital Dubrava, Avenija Gojka Suska 6, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Neurology, Sanatorio Parque, Rosario S2000, ArgentinaCenter for Distance Learning and Advanced Training, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy after I.K.Akhunbaev, Bishkek 720020, KyrgyzstanStroke and Neurology Unit, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, 06034 Foligno, ItalyInfodemiology is a research discipline that investigates parameters of information distribution in order to support public health and public policy. Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia, is commonly used as a source of information for infodemiological studies. Using Pageviews analysis, we descriptively assessed the total monthly number of views of the Wikipedia articles in English describing main neurological diseases in the period from January 2018 to July 2020. Our results show a general trend of a decrease in interest in neurological disease-related pages throughout years and especially during the burst of interest towards coronavirus. The monitoring of infodemiological indicators shall be prioritized to reshape global campaigns and tailored advocacy programs.https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8377/13/1/6WikipediaCOVID-19neurological diseases |
| spellingShingle | Stela Rutovic Ana Isabel Fumagalli Inna Lutsenko Francesco Corea Public Interest in Neurological Diseases on Wikipedia during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic Neurology International Wikipedia COVID-19 neurological diseases |
| title | Public Interest in Neurological Diseases on Wikipedia during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic |
| title_full | Public Interest in Neurological Diseases on Wikipedia during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Public Interest in Neurological Diseases on Wikipedia during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public Interest in Neurological Diseases on Wikipedia during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic |
| title_short | Public Interest in Neurological Diseases on Wikipedia during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic |
| title_sort | public interest in neurological diseases on wikipedia during coronavirus disease covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Wikipedia COVID-19 neurological diseases |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2035-8377/13/1/6 |
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