Brigo Francesco, Igwe Stanley C, Nardone Raffaele, Lochner Piergiorgio, Tezzon Frediano, Otte Willem M
Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 10, Verona 37134, Italy; Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Merano, Italy.
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki-Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Jul;22(7):1170-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.02.006. Epub 2015 Apr 15.
Our aim was to evaluate Wikipedia page visits in relation to the most common neurological disorders by determining which factors are related to peaks in Wikipedia searches for these conditions. Millions of people worldwide use the internet daily as a source of health information. Wikipedia is a popular free online encyclopedia used by patients and physicians to search for health-related information. The following Wikipedia articles were considered: Alzheimer's disease; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Dementia; Epilepsy; Epileptic seizure; Migraine; Multiple sclerosis; Parkinson's disease; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury. We analyzed information regarding the total article views for 90 days and the rank of these articles among all those available in Wikipedia. We determined the highest search volume peaks to identify possible relation with online news headlines. No relation between incidence or prevalence of neurological disorders and the search volume for the related articles was found. Seven out of 10 neurological conditions showed relations in search volume peaks and news headlines. Six out of these seven peaks were related to news about famous people suffering from neurological disorders, especially those from showbusiness. Identification of discrepancies between disease burden and health seeking behavior on Wikipedia is useful in the planning of public health campaigns. Celebrities who publicly announce their neurological diagnosis might effectively promote awareness programs, increase public knowledge and reduce stigma related to diagnoses of neurological disorders.
我们的目标是通过确定哪些因素与维基百科上这些疾病搜索量的峰值相关，来评估与最常见神经系统疾病相关的维基百科页面访问量。全球数百万人每天使用互联网作为健康信息来源。维基百科是患者和医生用于搜索健康相关信息的热门免费在线百科全书。我们考虑了以下维基百科文章：阿尔茨海默病；肌萎缩侧索硬化症；痴呆；癫痫；癫痫发作；偏头痛；多发性硬化症；帕金森病；中风；创伤性脑损伤。我们分析了90天内文章的总浏览量信息以及这些文章在维基百科所有文章中的排名。我们确定了最高搜索量峰值，以确定其与在线新闻标题的可能关系。未发现神经系统疾病的发病率或患病率与相关文章的搜索量之间存在关联。10种神经系统疾病中有7种在搜索量峰值与新闻标题之间存在关联。这7个峰值中有6个与患有神经系统疾病的名人的新闻有关，尤其是来自演艺界的名人。识别维基百科上疾病负担与健康寻求行为之间的差异，有助于公共卫生运动的规划。公开宣布自己神经系统诊断结果的名人可能会有效地促进宣传项目，增加公众知识，并减少与神经系统疾病诊断相关的耻辱感。
