Correlation of internet search enquiries, incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal, cataract and refractive surgical procedures
Abstract Analysis of internet search queries (ISQ) could be useful to study public interest and medical need for corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery. To date, there are preliminary data on seasonal trends in ophthalmic conditions, but only few studies correlate these data with real data from h...
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| author | Mohamed Ghaly Diana Jaber Mario Matthaei Claus Cursiefen Alexander Händel Juliane Köberlein-Neu Robert Hörster Sebastian Siebelmann |
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| description | Abstract Analysis of internet search queries (ISQ) could be useful to study public interest and medical need for corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery. To date, there are preliminary data on seasonal trends in ophthalmic conditions, but only few studies correlate these data with real data from healthcare systems. The aim of this study is to analyze ISQ and correlate it with real healthcare system data. Data were retrieved from the KBV registry of patients who underwent outpatient ophthalmic surgery in Germany from 2017 to 2019 and from Statista GmbH from 2010 to 2020 for corneal refractive surgery. Time Series analysis of ISQ was analyzed from 2004 to 2020 and correlated with healthcare system data using bivariate correlation analysis. ISQ correlated significantly with the incidence of ophthalmic procedures such as corneal transplantations (r = 0.69, p < 0.05), cataract- (r = 0.59, p < 0.05) and refractive laser surgery (r = 0.83, p < 0.05) in Germany. In addition, specific trends were observed with respect to individual surgical procedures. The correlation between search intensities and surgical procedures varied significantly. Thus, interests in surgical procedures can be tracked by observing changes in ISQ over time. These data correlate with real healthcare data and could be used in the future for now-casting or even forecasting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-612c7e24ab1d4843bf28e87a0c5de1f92022-12-25T12:16:08ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-12-011211810.1038/s41598-022-26704-yCorrelation of internet search enquiries, incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal, cataract and refractive surgical proceduresMohamed Ghaly0Diana Jaber1Mario Matthaei2Claus Cursiefen3Alexander Händel4Juliane Köberlein-Neu5Robert Hörster6Sebastian Siebelmann7Department of Ophthalmology, University of CologneUniversity of Applied Science HAWDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of CologneDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of CologneDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of CologneBergische Universität WuppertalDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of CologneDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of CologneAbstract Analysis of internet search queries (ISQ) could be useful to study public interest and medical need for corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery. To date, there are preliminary data on seasonal trends in ophthalmic conditions, but only few studies correlate these data with real data from healthcare systems. The aim of this study is to analyze ISQ and correlate it with real healthcare system data. Data were retrieved from the KBV registry of patients who underwent outpatient ophthalmic surgery in Germany from 2017 to 2019 and from Statista GmbH from 2010 to 2020 for corneal refractive surgery. Time Series analysis of ISQ was analyzed from 2004 to 2020 and correlated with healthcare system data using bivariate correlation analysis. ISQ correlated significantly with the incidence of ophthalmic procedures such as corneal transplantations (r = 0.69, p < 0.05), cataract- (r = 0.59, p < 0.05) and refractive laser surgery (r = 0.83, p < 0.05) in Germany. In addition, specific trends were observed with respect to individual surgical procedures. The correlation between search intensities and surgical procedures varied significantly. Thus, interests in surgical procedures can be tracked by observing changes in ISQ over time. These data correlate with real healthcare data and could be used in the future for now-casting or even forecasting.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26704-y |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Ghaly Diana Jaber Mario Matthaei Claus Cursiefen Alexander Händel Juliane Köberlein-Neu Robert Hörster Sebastian Siebelmann Correlation of internet search enquiries, incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal, cataract and refractive surgical procedures Scientific Reports |
| title | Correlation of internet search enquiries, incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal, cataract and refractive surgical procedures |
| title_full | Correlation of internet search enquiries, incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal, cataract and refractive surgical procedures |
| title_fullStr | Correlation of internet search enquiries, incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal, cataract and refractive surgical procedures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlation of internet search enquiries, incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal, cataract and refractive surgical procedures |
| title_short | Correlation of internet search enquiries, incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal, cataract and refractive surgical procedures |
| title_sort | correlation of internet search enquiries incidence of ophthalmological diseases and corneal cataract and refractive surgical procedures |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26704-y |
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