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. 2020 Sep 15;14(6):1849–1850. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.09.015

Table 1.

Investigation of Pearson correlation coefficient between google searches of particular keywords RSV and daily infectious cases and deaths in India.

a. Impact of COVID-19 scare on mental health
Google search terms Daily COVID-19 cases
Daily COVID-19 deaths
r (p < 0.05) r (p < 0.05)
“Suicide” 0.1306 0.1564
“Autism” −0.1691 −0.1924
“Anxiety”, 0.5233 0.5272
“Depression" 0.3019 0.339
“Dementia” 0.3933 0.3908
b. Impact of COVID-19 scare on consciousness about preventive measures
Google search terms Daily COVID-19 cases
Daily COVID-19 deaths
r (p < 0.05) r (p < 0.05)
“Social distancing” −0.217 −0.2204
“Hand wash” −0.3313 −0.2906
“Face mask” 0.7911 0.7077
“COVID-19 symptoms” −0.4169 −0.4483
“Immunity” −0.078 −0.115
c. Correlation between RSV index “COVID-19 symptoms” and google searches
Google search terms “COVID-19 symptoms”
r (p < 0.05)
“Social distancing” 0.5787
“Hand wash” 0.7885
“Face mask” −0.2377
“Immunity” 0.5886