Estimating the Incidence of Conjunctivitis by Comparing the Frequency of Google Search Terms With Clinical Data: Retrospective Study.

Paola Kammrath Betancor Linda Tizek Alexander Zink Thomas Reinhard Daniel Böhringer

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)

We observed a close correlation between the Google search volume for the signs and symptoms of conjunctivitis and the frequency of patients with a congruent diagnosis in the Freiburg region. Regional deviations from the nationwide average search volume may therefore indicate a regional outbreak of infectious conjunctivitis.

Keyphrases

risk factors
electronic health record
big data
cross sectional
sleep quality