Mohammad Adawi|Howard Amital|Mahmud Mahamid|Daniela Amital|Bishara Bisharat|Naim Mahroum|?assem Sharif|Adi Guy|Amin Adawi|Hussein Mahagna|Arsalan Abu?Much|Samaa Watad|Nicola Luigi Bragazzi|????Abdulla Watad
Searching the Internet for psychiatric disorders among Arab and Jewish Israelis: insights from a comprehensive infodemiological survey
Rebecca Sieff Hospital|Bar-Ilan University|Sheba Medical Center|Tel Aviv University|Nazareth Hospital EMMS|Bar-Ilan University|Tel Aviv University|Nazareth Hospital EMMS|Bar-Ilan University|Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel|Sheba Medical Center|Tel Aviv University|Sheba Medical Center|Tel Aviv University|Sheba Medical Center|Tel Aviv University|Nazareth Hospital EMMS|Bar-Ilan University|Sheba Medical Center|Tel Aviv University|Sheba Medical Center|Tel Aviv University|Tel Aviv University|University of Genoa|Sheba Medical Center|Tel Aviv University
israel represents complex pluralistic society comprising two major ethnonational groups israeli jews israeli arabs differ terms religious cultural values well social constructs according socalled diversification hypothesis within framework ehealth era new information communication technologies seeking online health information could channel increase health literacy especially among disadvantaged groups however little known concerning digital seeking behavior particular digital mental health literacy study conducted order fill gap concerning raw figures unadjusted confounding variables time population size internet penetration index disease rate depression searched hebrew characterized 15 times higher search volumes slightly declining throughout time whereas relative search volumes rsvs related depression searched arabic tended increase years similar patterns could detected phobia hebrew 14fold higher arabic anxiety searches performed hebrew 23 times higher arabic suicide hebrew searched 20fold arabic interestingly languages search volumes exhibited seasonal cyclic patterns eating disorders searched hebrew 80times bulimia whilst anorexia searched hebrew adjusting confounding variables association digital seeking behavior ethnicity remained statistically significant p value lt 00001 psychiatric disorders considered current investigation except bulimia p 0989 details israeli arabs searched mental health disorders less jews apart depression arab jewish israelis besides differing terms language religion social cultural values different patterns usage healthcare services provisions well ehealthcare services concerning mental health policy decisionmakers aware make best efforts promote digital health literacy among arab population israel