An Analysis of Trends in Internet Searches about Dementia in Turkey

Giriş: Demans görülme oranı arttıkça daha fazla ilgi çeken konulardan biri haline gelmiştir. İnternette demans hakkında tarama yapan bakım veren ve araştırmacıların sayısı artmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, internette taranan konuların belirlenmesi gerekmektedir. Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, “Google Trends” kullanarak Türkiye’de demans ile ilgili yapılan internet tarama konularını ve durumlarını incelemektir. Yöntem: Araştırmanın türü inceleme yazısıdır. Demans ve ilgili anahtar kelimelerin 2007 ve 2017 yılları arasındaki internet taramaları Google Trends kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Bulgular: Demansla ilgili internet taramaları zamanla artış göstermektedir. Belirtilen anahtar kelimelerin tümünün Google trends eşiği ve hacmi hesaplanmıştır. Konu ve konuya ilişkin sorular şehirlere göre farklılık göstermektedir. Demansla ilgili incelenen anahtar kelimelerin internette sıkça taranan konular haline geldiği belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Tarama yapan araştırmacıların doğrudan kim olduğu bilinmemekle birlikte, araştırmacıların büyük çoğunluğunun hasta yakınlarından oluştuğu düşünülmektedir. Bu nedenle, bakım verenlere verilecek materyalleri geliştirmek için en çok taranan konuların ne olduğunu bilmenin faydalı olacağı düşünülmüştür.

An Analysis of Trends in Internet Searches about Dementia in Turkey

Background: As the frequency of dementia increases, it becomes one of the topics of interest. The number of caregivers and researchers who searches about dementia on the internet is increasing. However, it is necessary to reveal what the subjects that are searched on the internet area. Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine internet search topics and situation related to dementia in Turkey using by Google Trends. Methods: Review design was used. Internet searches of [dementia] and related keywords between 2007 and 2017 have been reviewed by using Google Trends. Results: Internet searches about dementia are showing an increase over time. All of the keywords specified have exceeded the Google trend threshold and the volume has been calculated and reported. The subjects and related questions are different according to the cities. Key words related to dementia have become frequently searched topics on the internet. Conclusion: Although it is not known directly who the searchers are, it is thought that the vast majority of the searchers are made up of patient relatives. For this reason, it will be useful to know what is the most searched topic to develop training materials for the educational initiatives to be given to caregivers.

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