Table 3.
Description of the dataframe used for the machine learning approaches.
| Meaning | Scaling | Implementation | Count | Mean | Std | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question1 | Did you perceive the tinnitus right now? | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 80,969 | 0.76 | 0.43 |
| Question2 | How loud is the tinnitus right now? | Continuous | Slider in range (0,1) | 80,969 | 0.46 | 0.3 |
| Question3 | How stressful is the tinnitus right now? | Continuous | Slider in range (0,1) | 80,969 | 0.36 | 0.28 |
| Question4 | How is your mood right now? | Discrete | SAM from 0 to 1 with step size 0.125 | 80,969 | 0.56 | 0.21 |
| Question5 | How is your arousal right now? | Discrete | SAM from 0 to 1 with step size 0.125 | 80,969 | 0.26 | 0.22 |
| Question6 | Do you feel stressed right now? | Continuous | Slider in range (0,1) | 80,969 | 0.28 | 0.24 |
| Question7 | How much did you concentrate on the things you are doing right now? | Continuous | Slider in range (0,1) | 80,969 | 0.58 | 0.31 |
| Question8_0 | Because of the tinnitus it is hard for me to get to sleep | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 7919 | 0.35 | 0.48 |
| Question8_1 | I am feeling depressed because of the tinnitus | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 10,361 | 0.23 | 0.42 |
| Question8_2 | I find it harder to relax because of the tinnitus | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 13,904 | 0.45 | 0.5 |
| Question8_3 | I don’t have any of these symptoms | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL |
| Question8_4 | I have strong worries because of the tinnitus | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 10,839 | 0.27 | 0.45 |
| Question8_5 | Because of the tinnitus it is difficult to follow a conversation, a piece of music or a film | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 11,877 | 0.33 | 0.47 |
| Question8_6 | Because of the tinnitus it is difficult to concentrate | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 8220 | 0.42 | 0.49 |
| Question8_7 | Because of the tinnitus I am more irritable with my family, friends and colleagues | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 3391 | 0.32 | 0.47 |
| Question8_8 | Because of the tinnitus I am more sensitive to environmental noises | Binary | YesNoSwitch | 9179 | 0.09 | 0.29 |
| Qender | 0 = Male, 1 = female | Binary | Single Choice | 80,969 | 0.26 | 0.44 |
Note that the count for the questions 8_0, 8_1, ..., q_8 is dependent on the number of individuals that selected this answer in the baseline questionnaire. If an individual selected I don’t have any of these symptoms, no follow-up question appeared, so that these values are NULL. SAM = Self Assessment Manikin65.