The Evaluation of Cardiovascular Surgery-Associated Google Search Trends During COVID-19 Waves

Objectives: The aim of the study was to clarify public interest about cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic using Google Trends (GT).
Methods: The study was performed between November 20 and December 1, 2021. A total of 21 keywords related to cardiovascular surgery were selected. Public attention to all selected keywords was analyzed by GT with using the filters “web search,” “all categories,” and “Turkey.” In Turkey, three COVID-19 waves (between March 12, 2020, and May 8, 2020, November 24, 2020, and January 20, 2021, and March 20, 2021, and May 16, 2021) were experienced since the beginning of the pandemic. To analyze public attention to cardiovascular surgery during the COVID-19 waves, 8-week periods during the COVID-19 waves were compared with the same times in the past 4 years (2016–2019).
Results: Comparisons of March 12–May 8 2020 and the same period between 2016 and 2019 showed that total public interest about cardiovascular surgery was significantly decreased (−28.7%, p=0.001). The comparison of the second COVID-19 wave (November 24, 2020–January 20, 2021 versus November 24-January 20, 2016–2019) revealed that public interest about cardiovascular surgery was significantly lower in the COVID-19 era (−22.2%, p=0.001). Comparison of the third COVID-19 wave and the same periods in the previous 4 years demonstrated that public interest about cardiovascular disease was significantly lower in the COVID-19 era (−8.5%, p=0.001). In contrast, the term coronary angiography was searched significantly more during the third wave of COVID-19 in comparison to the same periods between 2016 and 2019 (17.9%, p=0.015).
Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that public interest in cardiovascular diseases was significantly decreased in all waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, interest in only the term coronary angiography was significantly increased in the third wave of pandemic.

COVID-19 Dalgalarý Sýrasýnda Kalp Damar Cerrahisi ile Ýliþkili Google Arama Trendlerinin Deðerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Google Trendler'i (GT) kullanarak COVID-19 salgýný sýrasýnda kardiyovasküler hastalýklarla ilgili kamu ilgisini deðerlendirmek.
Yöntemler: Çalýþma 20 Kasým-1 Aralýk 2021 tarihleri arasýnda yapýldý. Kalp damar cerrahisi ile ilgili toplam 21 terim seçildi. Seçilen tüm terimlere yönelik kamuoyunun dikkati, 'web arama', 'tüm kategoriler' ve 'Türkiye' filtreleri kullanýlarak GT tarafýndan analiz edildi. Türkiye'de pandeminin baþlangýcýndan bu yana üç COVID-19 dalgasý (12 Mart 2020 ile 8 Mayýs 2020, 24 Kasým 2020 ile 20 Ocak 2021 ve 20 Mart 2021 ile 16 Mayýs 2021 arasýnda) yaþandý. COVID-19 dalgalarý sýrasýnda halkýn kardiyovasküler cerrahiye olan ilgisini analiz etmek için, COVID-19 dalgalarý sýrasýndaki sekiz haftalýk dönemler, son dört yýldaki (2016 - 2019) ayný zamanlarla karþýlaþtýrýldý.
Sonuçlar: 12 Mart - 8 Mayýs 2020 ile 2016 ve 2019 arasýndaki ayný dönem karþýlaþtýrýldýðýnda, kardiyovasküler cerrahiye toplam kamu ilgisinin önemli ölçüde azaldýðý görüldü (- %28,7, p= 0,001). Ýkinci COVID-19 dalgasýnýn karþýlaþtýrýlmasýnda (24 Kasým 2020 – 20 Ocak 2021 ile 24 Kasým – 20 Ocak 2016-2019) COVID-19 döneminde halkýn kardiyovasküler cerrahiye olan ilgisinin önemli ölçüde düþük olduðunu ortaya koydu (- %22,2, p= 0,001). Üçüncü COVID-19 dalgasý ile önceki dört yýldaki ayný dönemlerin karþýlaþtýrýlmasýnda, COVID-19 döneminde kardiyovasküler hastalýða yönelik kamu ilgisinin önemli ölçüde daha düþük olduðunu gösterdi (-%8,5, p= 0,001). Buna karþýlýk, koroner anjiyografi terimi, 2016 ve 2019 arasýndaki ayný dönemlere kýyasla COVID-19'un üçüncü dalgasý sýrasýnda önemli ölçüde daha fazla arandý (%17,9, p= 0,015).
Sonuç: Çalýþmamýz, COVID-19 pandemisinin tüm dalgalarýnda halkýn kardiyovasküler hastalýklara olan ilgisinin önemli ölçüde azaldýðýný göstermiþtir. Bununla birlikte, üçüncü pandemi dalgasýnda sadece koroner anjiyografi terimine olan ilgi önemli ölçüde artmýþtýr. (SETB-2021-12-384)