Di Simone Emanuele, Panattoni Nicolò, De Giorgi Alfredo, Rodríguez-Muñoz Pedro Manuel, Bondanelli Marta, Rodríguez-Cortés Francisco José, López-Soto Pablo Jesús, Giannetta Noemi, Dionisi Sara, Di Muzio Marco, Fabbian Fabio
Nursing, Technical, Rehabilitation, Assistance and Research Direction-IRCCS Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri-IFO, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Clinica Medica Unit, University Hospital of Ferrara, 44124 Ferrara, Italy.
Brain Sci. 2022 Dec 8;12(12):1683. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12121683.
Exposure to light at night, insomnia, and disrupted circadian patterns could be considered risk factors for developing noncommunicable diseases. Understanding the awareness of the general population about the abovementioned factors could be essential to predict noncommunicable diseases. This report aimed to investigate the general community's interest in circadian, insomnia, metabolism, and light using Google Trends, and to evaluate results from different geographic areas. Relative search volumes (RSVs) for the factors mentioned, filtered by the "Health" category, were collected between 2007 and 2021. Moreover, RSVs were analysed in five different European languages. Worldwide mean RSVs for "Circadian", "Insomnia", "Light", and "Metabolism" during the study period were 2%, 13.4%, 62.2%, and 10%, respectively. In different developed countries, searching for light, insomnia, and metabolism were different, suggesting a variable level of awareness. Limited knowledge about the circadian pattern of human activities was detected. The highest correlation coefficient was calculated. Our results suggest the potential role of extensive data analysis in understanding the public interest and awareness about these risk factors. Moreover, it should be interpreted as the onset of stimulus for researchers to use comprehensible language for reaching comprehensive media coverage to prevent sleep and circadian system disturbances.
夜间光照、失眠和昼夜节律紊乱可被视为非传染性疾病的危险因素。了解普通人群对上述因素的认知对于预测非传染性疾病可能至关重要。本报告旨在利用谷歌趋势调查普通社区对昼夜节律、失眠、新陈代谢和光照的关注，并评估不同地理区域的结果。在2007年至2021年期间收集了按“健康”类别筛选的上述因素的相对搜索量（RSV）。此外，还对五种不同的欧洲语言中的RSV进行了分析。研究期间，“昼夜节律”“失眠”“光照”和“新陈代谢”在全球范围内的平均RSV分别为2%、13.4%、62.2%和10%。在不同的发达国家，对光照、失眠和新陈代谢的搜索情况有所不同，这表明认知水平存在差异。研究发现人们对人类活动昼夜节律模式的了解有限。计算出了最高相关系数。我们的结果表明，广泛的数据分析在了解公众对这些危险因素的兴趣和认知方面具有潜在作用。此外，这应被视为一种刺激的开始，促使研究人员使用通俗易懂的语言来实现全面的媒体报道，以预防睡眠和昼夜节律系统紊乱。
