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According to the theory of unpleasant symptoms, candidate predictors are categorized into physiological factors (including sociodemographic factors, disease-related influencing factors, sleep, nutrition, and neurocognitive function), psychological factors (including anxiety and depression status), and environmental factors (including social support status). Potential predictors are screened using univariate analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression to identify variables for final model inclusion. Model construction and validation employ 3 standard machine learning algorithms: logistic regression, random forest, and support vector machine. Model performance will be evaluated by reporting accuracy, precision, sensitivity, specificity, and the area under the curve.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n This study is conducted at a designated infectious disease hospital in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Participant recruitment commenced on December 22, 2024, and as of December 5, 2025, a total of 603 patients have been enrolled. 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