Relationship between People’s Interest in Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Self-Care: An Infodemiological Analysis in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Era
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases has risen sharply in recent years, particularly among older individuals who require complex drug regimens. Patients are increasingly required to manage their health through medication adherence and self-care, but about 50% of patients struggle to adhere to...
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| author | Andrea Grandieri Caterina Trevisan Susanna Gentili Davide Liborio Vetrano Giuseppe Liotta Stefano Volpato |
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| description | The prevalence of non-communicable diseases has risen sharply in recent years, particularly among older individuals who require complex drug regimens. Patients are increasingly required to manage their health through medication adherence and self-care, but about 50% of patients struggle to adhere to prescribed treatments. This study explored the relationship between interest in medication adherence, health literacy, and self-care and how it changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used Google Trends to measure relative search volumes (RSVs) for these three topics from 2012 to 2022. We found that interest in self-care increased the most over time, followed by health literacy and medication adherence. Direct correlations emerged between RSVs for medication adherence and health literacy (r = 0.674, <i>p</i> < 0.0001), medication adherence and self-care (r = 0.466, <i>p</i> < 0.0001), and health literacy and self-care (r = 0.545, <i>p</i> < 0.0001). After the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, interest in self-care significantly increased, and Latin countries showed a greater interest in self-care than other geographical areas. This study suggests that people are increasingly interested in managing their health, especially in the context of the recent pandemic, and that infodemiology may provide interesting information about the attitudes of the population toward chronic disease management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75ef375c55ba425f8ebb6944ddf23d1c2023-11-18T20:03:26ZengMDPI AGJournal of Personalized Medicine2075-44262023-07-01137109010.3390/jpm13071090Relationship between People’s Interest in Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Self-Care: An Infodemiological Analysis in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 EraAndrea Grandieri0Caterina Trevisan1Susanna Gentili2Davide Liborio Vetrano3Giuseppe Liotta4Stefano Volpato5Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, ItalyGeriatric and Orthogeriatric Unit, St. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, ItalyAging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, 141 86 Stockholm, SwedenAging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, 141 86 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, ItalyGeriatric and Orthogeriatric Unit, St. Anna University Hospital of Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, ItalyThe prevalence of non-communicable diseases has risen sharply in recent years, particularly among older individuals who require complex drug regimens. Patients are increasingly required to manage their health through medication adherence and self-care, but about 50% of patients struggle to adhere to prescribed treatments. This study explored the relationship between interest in medication adherence, health literacy, and self-care and how it changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used Google Trends to measure relative search volumes (RSVs) for these three topics from 2012 to 2022. We found that interest in self-care increased the most over time, followed by health literacy and medication adherence. Direct correlations emerged between RSVs for medication adherence and health literacy (r = 0.674, <i>p</i> < 0.0001), medication adherence and self-care (r = 0.466, <i>p</i> < 0.0001), and health literacy and self-care (r = 0.545, <i>p</i> < 0.0001). After the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, interest in self-care significantly increased, and Latin countries showed a greater interest in self-care than other geographical areas. This study suggests that people are increasingly interested in managing their health, especially in the context of the recent pandemic, and that infodemiology may provide interesting information about the attitudes of the population toward chronic disease management.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/13/7/1090medication adherencehealth literacyself-careinfodemiologyGoogle Trends |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Grandieri Caterina Trevisan Susanna Gentili Davide Liborio Vetrano Giuseppe Liotta Stefano Volpato Relationship between People’s Interest in Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Self-Care: An Infodemiological Analysis in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Era Journal of Personalized Medicine medication adherence health literacy self-care infodemiology Google Trends |
| title | Relationship between People’s Interest in Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Self-Care: An Infodemiological Analysis in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Era |
| title_full | Relationship between People’s Interest in Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Self-Care: An Infodemiological Analysis in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Era |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between People’s Interest in Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Self-Care: An Infodemiological Analysis in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Era |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between People’s Interest in Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Self-Care: An Infodemiological Analysis in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Era |
| title_short | Relationship between People’s Interest in Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Self-Care: An Infodemiological Analysis in the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Era |
| title_sort | relationship between people s interest in medication adherence health literacy and self care an infodemiological analysis in the pre and post covid 19 era |
| topic | medication adherence health literacy self-care infodemiology Google Trends |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/13/7/1090 |
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