Population-level interest in anti-rheumatic drugs in the COVID-19 era: insights from Google Trends


Kardes S., Kuzu A. S., Pakhchanian H., Raiker R., Karagulle M.

CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.40, sa.5, ss.2047-2055, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10067-020-05490-w
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2047-2055
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anakinra, Colchicine, Google search, Hydroxychloroquine, Internet, Tocilizumab
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction/objective The general public may utilize online information through search engines for implications and risks of some anti-rheumatic drugs. These drugs have been used in the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and associated inflammatory sequelae or cytokine storm of infection. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the population-level interest in anti-rheumatic drugs during the COVID-19 era, by analyzing changes in Google search frequency data.