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Effects of the COVID-19 on the public interest in medical specialties in Brazil
Verde, Lise Queiroz Lima; Barbosa, José de Paula; Silva, Paulo Goberlânio Barros; Ribeiro, João Crispim.
  • Verde, Lise Queiroz Lima; Centro Universitário Christus. Fortaleza. BR
  • Barbosa, José de Paula; Centro Universitário Christus. Fortaleza. BR
  • Silva, Paulo Goberlânio Barros; Centro Universitário Christus. Fortaleza. BR
  • Ribeiro, João Crispim; Centro Universitário Christus. Fortaleza. BR
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) ; 67(9): 1229-1232, Sept. 2021. tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: biblio-1351486
ABSTRACT
SUMMARY

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social isolation on the interest rates of different medical specialties in Brazil.

METHODS:

The research was performed using the terms "Médico" (Doctor), "Infectologista" (Infectologist), "Cirurgião" (Surgeon), "Geriatra" (Geriatrician), "Otorrinolaringologista" (Otolaryngologist), and "Oftalmologista" (Ophthalmologist), related to several medical specialties, and "COVID-19," which represented the public interest for the disease, utilizing the Brazilian version of Google Trends, where the data were acquired. The time range of this analysis was from 29 September, 2019 to 20 September, 2020. The data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel, exported to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software, and correlated with searches for the term "COVID-19" using Pearson's correlation. 95% confidence interval was used for all analyses.

RESULTS:

"Geriatra" (72.26±16.42) and "Cirurgião" (72.15±12.53) remained with the higher means among the evaluated specialties. In terms of standard deviation, "Oftalmologista" (64.71±16.72) and "Infectologista" (22.03±16.60) presented the most significant changes. After utilizing the Pearson's analysis to identify the correlation between each medical specialty and the term "COVID-19," all the evaluated specialties presented significant statistical correlations. "Oftalmologista" (r= -0.607) was notoriously the most negatively affected, while "Infectologista" (r=0.504) was pointed to have the highest positive correlation with the term.

CONCLUSIONS:

Several changes in the interest rates of different medical specialties in Brazil were found during the time range of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: COVID-19 / Medicina Límite: Humanos País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Centro Universitário Christus/BR

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: COVID-19 / Medicina Límite: Humanos País/Región como asunto: America del Sur / Brasil Idioma: Inglés Revista: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Brasil Institución/País de afiliación: Centro Universitário Christus/BR