Public Interest and Accessibility of Telehealth in Japan: Retrospective Analysis Using Google Trends and National Surveillance.

Takuya Kinoshita Takehiro Matsumoto Naota Taura Tetsuya Usui Nemu Matsuya Mayumi Nishiguchi Hozumi Horita Kazuhiko Nakao

Published in: JMIR formative research (2022)

Although there was no long-term correlation between the public interest in telehealth and COVID-19, there was a regional correlation between mobile telehealth app accessibility in Japan, especially for general clinics. We also revealed that epidemic regions had higher mobile telehealth app accessibility. Further studies about the actual use of telehealth and its effect after the COVID-19 pandemic are necessary.

Keyphrases

healthcare
coronavirus disease
mental health
sars cov
public health
emergency department