Effects of the COVID-19 on the public interest in medical specialties in Brazil
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992)
;
67(9): 1229-1232, Sept. 2021. tab, graf
Article
Dans Anglais
| 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.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
COVID-19
/
Médecine
Limites du sujet:
Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
/
Brésil
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992)
Année:
2021
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Centro Universitário Christus/BR
Documents relatifs à ce sujet
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS