Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

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Analysis of Public and Researcher Interests in Suicide and Related Illnesses, and Acupuncture and Acupressure: Utilizing Google Trends and Major Electronic Database

자살 및 관련 질환과 침치료 및 혈위지압에 대한 대중과 연구자의 관심도 분석: Google Trends와 주요 전자 데이터베이스를 이용하여

  • Sung-Hyun Kang (Department of Korean Medicine, Dong-Eui University College of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Jung-Gyung Lee (Department of Korean Medicine, Dong-Eui University College of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Chan-Young Kwon (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Dong-Eui University College of Korean Medicine )
  • 강성현 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 이정경 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 권찬영 (동의대학교 한의과대학 한방신경정신과)
  • Received : 2023.08.10
  • Accepted : 2023.09.21
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze public and researcher interests in suicide and related illnesses and acupuncture and acupressure treatment using Google Trends and some electronic databases. Methods: Search results for keywords "suicide," "acupuncture," "acupressure," and several illnesses related to suicide were analyzed in Google Trends from January 2004 to June 2023. Illnesses included anxiety, depression (including major depressive disorder), schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorder (including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa), substance use disorder, autism spectrum disorder, personality disorder (including borderline person- ality disorder), and chronic pain. Search results were extracted using relative search volume (RSV) scores between 0 and 100. Search terms were also searched in online databases, including PubMed, CNKI, and OASIS, to estimate the number of related studies, and descriptive analysis was conducted. Results: Google Trends analysis showed a strong positive correlation between the RSVs of "suicide and depression," "acupuncture and chronic pain," and "acupressure and PTSD." The electronic database search results produced numerous studies published on "suicide and depression," "acupuncture and depression," and "acupressure and anxiety." High interest in "suicide and depression," "acupuncture and chronic pain," and "acupressure and anxiety" was seen among the public and researchers. Interest in "suicide and chronic pain," "acupuncture and eating disorder," and "acupressure and PTSD" was higher in the public than among researchers, while "anxiety and suicide" and "anxiety and acu- puncture" showed opposite trends. Conclusions: The results of this research enable an understanding of public and researcher interest in suicide, acupuncture, acupressure, and suicide-related illnesses. The results also provide a basis for fu- ture research and examining public health implications in Korean medicine.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HF22C0039), and by the MSIT (Ministry of Science and ICT), Korea, under the Grand Information Technology Research Center support program (IITP-2023-2020-0-01791) supervised by the IITP (Institute for Information & communications Technology Planning & evaluation).

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