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Alarmingly Increased Public Interest in "Chest Pain" During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From Google Trends

Hee Kong Fong1, Sandeep Singh2, Jilmil S Raina3

  • 1Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.

Cureus
|May 10, 2021
PubMed

Insights

Public interest in chest pain information surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Google Trends data reveals a temporal link between rising coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and online searches for chest pain symptoms.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Public Health
  • Digital Epidemiology

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with various cardiac issues.
  • A notable decrease in hospital visits for established cardiovascular disorders was reported.
  • Public interest in cardiovascular symptoms during the pandemic remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze public interest in "chest pain" information during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To compare search trends between pre-pandemic and pandemic periods.
  • To examine country-specific variations in search interest (US, UK, India).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Google Trends for data analysis.
  • Compared internet search data from March 2019 to March 2021.
  • Analyzed search trends for "chest pain" across the United States, United Kingdom, and India.

Main Results:

  • Observed a significant increase in online searches for "chest pain" during the COVID-19 pandemic peaks.
  • The United Kingdom showed the most prominent rise in search interest, followed by the US and India.
  • Temporal association noted between COVID-19 surges and "chest pain" search spikes in all analyzed countries.

Conclusions:

  • Google Trends data indicate heightened public interest in chest pain during the pandemic.
  • Findings suggest a potential association between COVID-19 and chest pain concerns.
  • Further research is recommended, especially considering conflicting reports on hospital visit trends.

Keywords:
acute coronary syndromeacute myocardial infarctioncardiovascular diseasechest paincovid-19google trendspandemicsars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2)

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