美国对白内障手术的需求:谷歌趋势分析
Justin H Cheong1, Zacharia H Nayer2, Danielle F Trief3
1Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 104 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032 USA.
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
|July 11, 2025
概括
在全国范围内,公众对白内障手术的需求正在上升. 这项研究突出了需求和外科医生可用性的显著地理差异,表明这种常见的视力恢复程序的潜在未满足需求.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 白内障手术是恢复视力的常见手术.
- 估计公众需求和外科医生可用性对于医疗保健规划至关重要.
- 医疗保健获取的地理差异已经得到了充分证实.
研究的目的:
- 为了估计美国各地对白内障手术的公众需求.
- 确定潜在的未满足的白内障手术需求的地理区域.
- 分析公众搜索兴趣与外科医生可用性之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 利用"白内障手术"的谷歌趋势数据来衡量各州的相对搜索量 (RSV).
- 雇佣了美国白内障和折射手术学会 (ASCRS) 会员目录,以评估每个州的外科医生度.
- 通过将RSV除以外科医生度来计算需求指数 (DI).
主要成果:
- "白内障手术"的相对搜索量从2004年到2023年增加了277%.
- 在2023年,缅因州和西弗吉尼亚州的RSV感染率最高,而犹他州的RSV感染率最低.
- 阿拉斯加的需求指数最高,而犹他州的需求指数最低,这表明地理差异很大.
结论:
- 在美国,公众对白内障手术的需求和外科医生的可用性存在很大地理差异.
- 计算的需求指数揭示了可能面临及时白内障手术未满足需求的地区.
- 这些发现强调了解决眼科护理获取的区域差异的重要性.
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