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Record W7134127582 · doi:10.2196/76808

Knowledge graphs based on meta-analysis papers improve the quality of case formulation: a mixed methods design (Preprint)

2025· article· en· W7134127582 on OpenAlexvenueno aff
Kenji Yokotani, Yasumitsu Jikihara, Kohei Koiwa

Bibliographic record

VenueJMIR Formative Research · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldDecision Sciences
TopicMeta-analysis and systematic reviews
Canadian institutionsnot available
Fundersnot available
KeywordsQuality (philosophy)Data qualityKnowledge graphKnowledge representation and reasoningMixed model

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Case formulation (CF) is a core skill for therapists; however, creating high-quality CF requires considerable time. OBJECTIVE: This study demonstrates that providing a knowledge graph based on the meta-analytic literature can enhance CF quality. METHODS: Five groups were established, including four large language model (LLM) groups and one human expert group, each generating 25 CFs based on 25 vignettes. The Control group with Claude Sonnet 3.7 produced 25 CFs. The Personalization group served as the control group with additional personalization prompts. The Knowledge Graph group employed an LLM that generated 25 CFs, which was provided with a meta-analysis Knowledge Graph. Further incorporation of additional personalization prompts then comprised the Knowledge Graph with Personalization group. Finally, the Expert Group consisted of 25 CFs generated by a human expert. These 125 CFs in total were evaluated for general quality (i.e., correctness, completeness, feasibility, and consistency) using a 7-point scale and 18 essential elements with binary scores (0 or 1) by another human expert. The CFs were also qualitatively analyzed. RESULTS: The Knowledge Graph and Knowledge Graph with Personalization groups scored significantly higher than the control group in terms of correctness, completeness, and feasibility. The Expert group scored significantly higher on consistency than the machine-generated groups. Additionally, there was no significant difference in the feasibility scores between the Knowledge Graph, Knowledge Graph with Personalization, and expert groups. The qualitative evaluation suggested that human CFs narrow the text to content that is easy for the client to read, whereas machine CFs are more likely to include expressions that are unnatural to the client. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that providing knowledge graphs to novice therapists increases the correctness, completeness, and feasibility of CF. Providing experienced therapists with knowledge graphs is suggested to improve the quality of their CF and mental health services. CLINICALTRIAL: None.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.131
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.274
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesMetaresearch
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: Methods · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.869
Threshold uncertainty score0.694

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.1310.274
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0020.004
Bibliometrics0.0050.004
Science and technology studies0.0020.002
Scholarly communication0.0040.003
Open science0.0030.004
Research integrity0.0020.002
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0100.001

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.862
GPT teacher head0.686
Teacher spread0.177 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

Study designObservational
DomainMethods
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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