Refined Primary Concern Options

🧭 Refined Primary Concern Options

Each option below corresponds to one or more of your internal categories, so they can route cleanly to existing symptom checklists.

Label (patient-facing) Intent / Mapping Notes
Pain or discomfort → PAIN Most universal concern; covers body aches, headaches, abdominal pain.
Feeling tired, weak, or run-down → GENERAL / ENDOCRINE_METABOLIC High-frequency in data; emotionally resonant.
Fever, chills, or feeling hot/cold → GENERAL / FEVER-HEAT group Captures the Fever / Heat / Cold cluster dominant in frequency table.
Breathing or chest problems → RESPIRATORY / CARDIOVASCULAR Combines shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, palpitations.
Digestive or stomach issues → GASTROINTESTINAL Covers nausea, diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, appetite change.
Urinary, sexual, or reproductive concerns → GENITOURINARY / REPRODUCTIVE Inclusive phrasing; gender-neutral.
Dizziness, headaches, or nerve symptoms → NEUROLOGICAL Clear lay language for neuro complaints.
Joint, muscle, or movement problems → MUSCULOSKELETAL Familiar musculoskeletal phrasing.
Mood, stress, or sleep difficulties → MENTAL_HEALTH Groups emotional and insomnia items.
Skin, hair, or nail changes → DERMATOLOGICAL Self-evident; high visual salience for users.
Eyes, vision, or sensitivity to light → EYE Keeps ophthalmic items separate; optional secondary placement.
Ears, nose, throat, or sinus issues → ENT / RESPIRATORY Helps route allergy, infection, congestion complaints.
Weight, hormones, or temperature changes → ENDOCRINE_METABOLIC Covers thyroid/metabolic issues often mis-categorised by users.
Frequent infections or immune problems → HEME_IMMUNE_ALLERGY Good catch-all for recurrent illness / allergy.
I’m not sure / Something else → GENERAL Always provide this fallback; maintains flow and reassurance.

🧩 Optional Clustering (UX simplification)

If you want fewer visible tiles without losing diagnostic coverage, you can group them visually:

Body & Energy

  • Pain or discomfort

  • Feeling tired, weak, or run-down

  • Weight, hormones, or temperature changes

Vital Functions

  • Breathing or chest problems

  • Digestive or stomach issues

  • Urinary, sexual, or reproductive concerns

Head & Mind

  • Dizziness, headaches, or nerve symptoms

  • Mood, stress, or sleep difficulties

  • Eyes, vision, or light sensitivity

  • Ears, nose, throat, or sinus issues

Surface & Immunity

  • Skin, hair, or nail changes

  • Fever, chills, or feeling hot/cold

  • Frequent infections or immune problems

Other

  • I’m not sure / Something else

Would you like me to produce this as a ready-to-insert JSON node (q0_primary_concern) with proper nextByAnswer mappings to your existing category IDs (q6_GENERAL, q7_PAIN, etc.)?

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