Table 12 The distribution of annotated question frame categories

General question types

comparison

1

52

1.1 (19)

25

2.7 (12)

information

1

736

15.7 (2)

148

16.5 (1)

time

-

-

-

40

4.5 (9)

other_question

0

172

3.7 (7)

0

0 (24)

Problem question types

cause

4

263

5.6 (3)

100

11.1 (2)

complication

1

67

1.4 (17)

32

3.6 (10)

diagnose_me

-

-

-

11

1.2 (20)

diagnosis

0

180

3.8 (6)

16

1.8 (15)

effect (association)

0

112

2.4 (12)

12

1.3 (19)

frequency

0

21

0.5 (29)

-

-

inheritance

0

90

1.9 (14)

-

-

lifestyle_diet

0

51

1.1 (20)

15

1.7 (16)

location

0

8

0.2 (32)

79

8.8 (4)

person_organization

1

237

5.1 (4)

17

1.9 (14)

prevention

0

48

1.0 (21)

4

0.5 (22)

prognosis

1

209

4.5 (5)

14

1.6 (17)

support_group

0

14

0.3 (31)

-

-

susceptibility

0

67

1.4 (17)

49

5.5 (7)

symptom

0

83

1.8 (15)

18

2.0 (13)

treatment

9

1,298

27.7 (1)

90

10.0 (3)

Intervention question types

action

0

26

0.6 (28)

43

4.8 (8)

alternative

0

39

0.8 (22)

0

0 (24)

contraindication

1

34

0.7 (26)

27

3.0 (11)

cost

1

20

0.4 (30)

2

0.2 (23)

dosage

0

36

0.8 (23)

-

-

indication

1

127

2.7 (10)

78

8.7 (5)

ingredient

1

127

2.7 (10)

7

0.8 (21)

interaction

0

73

1.6 (16)

13

1.5 (18)

long_term_effect

1

34

0.7 (26)

-

-

overdose

1

8

0.2 (32)

-

-

side_effect

1

134

2.9 (9)

-

-

storage_disposal

0

36

0.8 (23)

-

-

tapering

0

35

0.7 (25)

-

-

usage

0

143

3.1 (8)

60

6.7 (6)

drug_question

0

104

2.2 (13)

0

0 (24)

Total

25

4,684

900

Range

1-4

1-18

1-2

Average

1.25

1.36

1.03