Alibudbud Rowalt
Department of Sociology and Behavioral Sciences, De La Salle University, Manila City, Philippines.
Front Digit Health. 2025 Apr 1;7:1425684. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1425684. eCollection 2025.
Studies call for the further assessment and understanding of public interests and concerns about telepsychiatry, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since telepsychiatry services are accessed through the Internet, this study analyzed online searches and queries to determine telepsychiatry-related interests and concerns over time. The findings can inform the development and customization of online telepsychiatry resources and services, enabling a more effective response to public needs.
This study determined public concerns and interests in telepsychiatry using data from Google Trends and Wikipedia from 2004 to 2022. These platforms were selected for their large global market share. After describing the data, bootstrap for independent sample tests of search volumes and Wikipedia page views before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The highest interest in telepsychiatry was observed in high-income countries. Search volumes for telepsychiatry increased, while Wikipedia page views decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The top and rising queries that can be incorporated into telepsychiatry websites include telepsychiatry concepts, jobs, services, costs, and locations.
The findings support that the use of the Internet for telepsychiatry information increased compared to previous years, especially during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. There may also be a higher interest in telepsychiatry among high-income nations compared to low and middle-income countries. Furthermore, the study also supports that digital information should be tailored to respond to public needs and expectations by incorporating telepsychiatry-related concepts, jobs, services, costs, and locations.
研究呼吁进一步评估和理解公众对远程精神病学的兴趣和关注，尤其是在新冠疫情期间。由于远程精神病学服务是通过互联网获取的，本研究分析了在线搜索和查询情况，以确定随时间推移与远程精神病学相关的兴趣和关注。这些发现可为在线远程精神病学资源和服务的开发及定制提供参考，从而更有效地满足公众需求。
本研究利用2004年至2022年谷歌趋势和维基百科的数据，确定公众对远程精神病学的关注和兴趣。选择这些平台是因其在全球市场占有率高。在描述数据后，对新冠疫情之前和期间的搜索量及维基百科页面浏览量进行独立样本检验的自助法分析。
在高收入国家观察到对远程精神病学的兴趣最高。在新冠疫情期间，远程精神病学的搜索量增加，而维基百科页面浏览量下降。可纳入远程精神病学网站的热门及新兴查询包括远程精神病学概念、工作、服务、成本和地点。
研究结果表明，与前几年相比，利用互联网获取远程精神病学信息的情况有所增加，尤其是在新冠疫情初期。与低收入和中等收入国家相比，高收入国家对远程精神病学的兴趣可能也更高。此外，该研究还支持应通过纳入与远程精神病学相关的概念、工作、服务、成本和地点，对数字信息进行定制，以满足公众需求和期望。
