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Table 2 Expression statements (ES) concerning the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic that were rated by the person in respect to the impression about the “need for help”

From: Detecting the patient’s need for help with machine learning based on expressions

Compact notation

Expression statement

Range of values for the person’s answer (indicating the “need for help” rating)

ES1

“I have a flu.”

0-10

ES2

“I have a cough.”

0-10

ES3

“I have a shortness of breath.”

0-10

ES4

“My health condition is weakening.”

0-10

ES5

“I have a sore throat.”

0-10

ES6

“I have muscular ache.”

0-10

ES7

“I have a fever.”

0-10

ES8

“A sudden fever rises for me with 38 degrees of Celsius or more.”

0-10

ES9

“I suspect that I have now become infected by the coronavirus.”

0-10

ES10

“I have now become infected by the coronavirus.”

0-10

ES11

“I am quarantined from meeting other people ordinarily so that the spreading of an infectious disease could be prevented.”

0-10

ES12

“I must be inside a house without getting out.”

0-10

ES13

“I must be without a human companion.”

0-10

ES14

“I do not cope in everyday life independently without getting help from other persons.”

0-10

ES15

“I do not cope at home independently without getting help from persons who originate outside of my home.”

0-10

ES16

“I have an infectious disease.”

0-10

ES17

“I have an infectious disease that has been verified by a doctor.”

0-10

ES18

“I suspect that I have an infectious disease.”

0-10

ES19

“I have a bad health condition.”

0-10

ES20

“I have an ordinary health condition.”

0-10