In Turkey, spas are widely used and preferred by patients who are seeking relief from their disability and pain. The spa therapy program is partly reimbursed by the national health insurance system. The objective of the present study was to leverage Google Trends to elucidate the public interest in spas in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Google Trends was queried to analyze search trends within Turkey for the Turkish term representing a spa (i.e., kaplıca) from January 01, 2016, to September 30, 2020. The relative search volume of “kaplıca” was statistically significantly decreased in the March 15–May 30, 2020 (− 73.04%; p < 0.001); May 31–July 25, 2020 (− 41.38%; p < 0.001); and July 26–September 19, 2020 (− 29.98%; p < 0.001) periods compared to similar periods of preceding 4 years (2016–2019). After June 1, 2020, the relative search volume was shown to have a moderate recovery, without reaching the level of 2016–2019. Public interest in spas showed an initial sharp decline between mid-March and May, with a moderate increase during the June–August period. This finding might be indicative of public preference in undertaking spa therapy during the COVID-19 period. In Turkey, spas might be used to increase places providing rehabilitation for both non-COVID-19 patients and survivors of COVID-19 with long-term symptoms during the pandemic.

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COVID-19 大流行期间公众对水疗疗法的兴趣：土耳其 Google 趋势数据分析


在土耳其，水疗中心被广泛使用，并受到寻求缓解残疾和疼痛的患者的青睐。水疗治疗项目的部分费用由国家健康保险系统报销。本研究的目的是利用 Google 趋势来阐明 COVID-19 大流行期间公众对土耳其水疗中心的兴趣。 Google Trends 被要求分析土耳其境内 2016 年 1 月 1 日至 2020 年 9 月 30 日期间代表水疗中心的土耳其语术语（即 kaplıca）的搜索趋势。从统计数据来看，“kaplıca”的相对搜索量在 3 月 15 日显着下降。 –2020 年 5 月 30 日（− 73.04%；p < 0.001）； 2020 年 5 月 31 日至 7 月 25 日（− 41.38%；p < 0.001）； 2020 年 7 月 26 日至 9 月 19 日（− 29.98%；p < 0.001）期间与前 4 年（2016 年至 2019 年）的类似时期相比。 2020年6月1日之后，相对搜索量呈现温和回升，未达到2016-2019年的水平。公众对水疗中心的兴趣在 3 月中旬至 5 月期间最初急剧下降，但在 6 月至 8 月期间略有上升。这一发现可能表明公众在 COVID-19 期间倾向于进行水疗治疗。在土耳其，水疗中心可用于增加为非 COVID-19 患者和在大流行期间出现长期症状的 COVID-19 幸存者提供康复服务的场所。