Table 3 The dynamic human behavior model state variables and parameters
From: To isolate or not to isolate: the impact of changing behavior on COVID-19 transmission
Variable | Description |
xS(t) | Proportion of susceptible individuals who support closure |
xI(t) | Proportion of symptomatically infected individuals who self-isolate |
C(t) | Impact of school and workplace closures |
LS(t) | Accumulated socio-economic losses due to closures |
Parameter | Description |
κS | Support for closure social learning rate |
κI | Self-isolation social learning rate |
εS | Sensitivity to socio-economic losses relative to COVID-19 infection |
εI | Sensitivity to self-isolation relative to infecting others |
tclose | Initial time closures may take effect |
C0 | Effectiveness of the closure measures |
αS | Closure impact rate on socio-economic health |
ξS | Decay rate for socio-economic losses |