Assessment of the Frequency of Online Searches for Symptoms Before Diagnosis: Analysis of Archival Data.

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)

Our results indicate that there is large variability in the percentage of people who query the internet for their symptoms before a formal medical diagnosis is made. This finding has important implications for systems that attempt to screen for medical conditions.

Keyphrases

healthcare
health information
sleep quality
social media
electronic health record
big data
depressive symptoms
single cell
artificial intelligence