Temporal trends in Home Care Services search patterns before and after COVID-19

Authors

  • Ruben Palomo Llinares Universidad Miguel Hernandez https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1890-4337
  • Julia Sanchez-Tormo Centro Internacional Virtual de Investigación en Nutrición (CIVIN), Alicante
  • Benjamín Palomo-Llinares Universitat Miguel Hernández d’Elx, Elche

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22585/hospdomic.v5i4.148

Keywords:

Home Care Services, COVID-19, Infodemiology, Google Trends, Trends

Abstract

Objetive: To analyze the temporal trends of the information search patterns on Home Care Services through Google Trends before and after the appearance of COVID-19.

Method: Ecological and correlational study. The data were obtained from direct queries in the «Google Trends» tool. Search term: “Home Care Services.” Date of consultation 01-09-2021.

Results: The maximum number of searches was reached in January 2020, coinciding with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pre-COVID period, a seasonality was observed in the interest of the population (ADF: - 0.49; * p> 0.05) that disappeared with the emergence of COVID-19 (ADF: -8.55; p < 0.05). The comparison of the medians showed statistically significant differences before and after COVID (KW: 31.15; *** p-value < 0.001).

Conclusions: It has been shown that the appearance of COVID-19 has been a significant milestone regarding the general population’s interest in Home Care Services.

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Published

2021-10-29

How to Cite

Palomo Llinares, R., Sanchez-Tormo, J., & Palomo-Llinares, B. (2021). Temporal trends in Home Care Services search patterns before and after COVID-19. Hospital a Domicilio, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.22585/hospdomic.v5i4.148

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