Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally, and timely health care seeking is imperative for its prevention, early detection, and management. While online health information-seeking behavior (OHISB) is increasingly popular due to widespread internet con...

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Main Authors: Fang, Yang, Shepherd, Thomas A., Smith, Helen Elizabeth
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1539372023-03-05T16:46:55Z Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study Fang, Yang Shepherd, Thomas A. Smith, Helen Elizabeth Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Science::Medicine Online Health Information Seeking Infodemiology Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally, and timely health care seeking is imperative for its prevention, early detection, and management. While online health information-seeking behavior (OHISB) is increasingly popular due to widespread internet connectivity, little is known about how OHISB for COPD has changed in comparison with the COPD disease burden, particularly at a country-specific level. Nanyang Technological University Published version The authors acknowledge The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH) for financial and collaboration support. Yang Fang is supported by TARIPH at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 2022-06-06T04:31:46Z 2022-06-06T04:31:46Z 2021 Journal Article Fang, Y., Shepherd, T. A. & Smith, H. E. (2021). Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(10), e19307-. https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19307 1438-8871 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153937 10.2196/19307 34661539 2-s2.0-85117922034 10 23 e19307 en TARIPH Journal of Medical Internet Research ©Yang Fang, Thomas A Shepherd, Helen E Smith. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 18.10.2021. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on https://www.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. application/pdf
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topic Science::Medicine
Online Health Information Seeking
Infodemiology
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Online Health Information Seeking
Infodemiology
Fang, Yang
Shepherd, Thomas A.
Smith, Helen Elizabeth
Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study
description Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally, and timely health care seeking is imperative for its prevention, early detection, and management. While online health information-seeking behavior (OHISB) is increasingly popular due to widespread internet connectivity, little is known about how OHISB for COPD has changed in comparison with the COPD disease burden, particularly at a country-specific level.
author2 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
author_facet Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Fang, Yang
Shepherd, Thomas A.
Smith, Helen Elizabeth
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Shepherd, Thomas A.
Smith, Helen Elizabeth
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title Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study
title_short Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study
title_full Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study
title_fullStr Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study
title_full_unstemmed Examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study
title_sort examining the trends in online health information-seeking behavior about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in singapore: analysis of data from google trends and the global burden of disease study
publishDate 2022
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153937
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