Quantifying Patient Demand for Orthopedics Care by Region Through Google Trends Analysis: Descriptive Epidemiology Study
This study showed that regional disparities in access to orthopedic care can be addressed by increasing orthopedic residencies. The study highlights the novel application of the RDI to mapping the regional need for orthopedics, and this map allows for better targeted resource allocation to expand orthopedic surgery training.
Authors
- Kenneth D. Meadows
- Fei Ye
- Osasu Iyawe
- Kenneth Kenneth-Nwosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1972-4047)
- Abram Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8815-0858)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/63560
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55