Infodemiology of Bell's palsy: Tracing the seasonality of facial paralysis

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dc.authoridSalbas, Ender/0000-0001-7460-2889
dc.contributor.authorSalbas, Ender
dc.contributor.authorKetenci, Sertac
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:25:14Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:25:14Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Although there are a few studies on the seasonality of facial paralysis, no studies have utilized internet data for this purpose. The use of internet data to investigate diseases and user-contributed health-related content is increasingly prevalent, and has earned the name infodemiology. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to use Google Trends data to investigate whether there is a seasonal variation in facial paralysis. METHODS: In this observational study, the search volume for the terms facial paralysis and Bell's palsy for a total of 19 countries was queried from Google Trends, selecting the time interval between January 2004 and October 2020. RESULTS: In the Cosinor analysis of data from a total of 19 countries, from both northern and southern hemisphere, a statistically significant seasonality was found in the search volume of facial paralysis. It was observed that facial paralysis searches peaked in spring in the northern hemisphere and in winter in the southern hemisphere. CONCLUSION: Internet search query data showed that facial paralysis has a seasonal variation, with peaks in spring for the northern hemisphere and winter for the southern hemisphere. Further studies are needed to understand the deviation between hemispheres and the cause of the peak in winter-spring season.
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/BMR-210021
dc.identifier.endpage623
dc.identifier.issn1053-8127
dc.identifier.issn1878-6324
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid34602459
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85131219817
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage615
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-210021
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/14572
dc.identifier.volume35
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000803684600019
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIos Press
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectFacial paralysis
dc.subjectBell's palsy
dc.subjectinfodemiology
dc.subjectinternet search
dc.subjectseasonality
dc.titleInfodemiology of Bell's palsy: Tracing the seasonality of facial paralysis
dc.typeArticle

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