Application progress of knowledge graphs in health education for patients with chronic diseases

doi:10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2026.13.019

Abstract

Abstract:

Health education is a key component of improving health literacy and self-management efficacy in patients with chronic diseases. However，existing health education resources often suffer from fragmentation and inconsistent evidential quality，making it difficult to meet patients’ needs for continuous and individualized education. As a structured semantic network，a knowledge graph can extract，integrate，and represent multisource heterogeneous health education information，providing a new approach for the digital and intelligent development of health education for patients with chronic diseases. This review summarizes the concept of knowledge graphs and their application forms，application scenarios，and application effects in health education for patients with chronic diseases，analyzes the current challenges，and proposes corresponding strategies，with a view to providing a reference for the development of digital health education systems for chronic diseases and for clinical nursing practice.

Key words: Knowledge Graph, Health Education, Chronic Disease, Review, Nursing Care

摘要：

健康教育是提升慢性病患者健康素养和自我管理效能的重要环节。然而，现有健康教育资源常存在碎片化、循证质量参差不齐等问题，难以满足患者连续性和个性化健康教育需求。知识图谱作为一种结构化语义网络，能够对多源异构健康教育信息进行抽取、融合和关联表达，为慢性病患者健康教育的数字化、智能化发展提供了新的思路。该文对知识图谱的概念及其在慢性病患者健康教育中的应用形式、应用场景和应用效果进行了综述，分析了当前面临的挑战并提出相应对策，可为慢性病患者的数字化健康教育体系建设和临床护理实践提供参考。

关键词: 知识图谱, 健康教育, 慢性病, 综述, 护理

MI Zishuo, SONG Yulei, YIN Tingting, YAN Jingjing, WANG Yan, XU Guihua, BAI Yamei. Application progress of knowledge graphs in health education for patients with chronic diseases[J]. Chinese Journal of Nursing, 2026, 61(13): 1860-1865.

米子硕, 宋玉磊, 尹婷婷, 严菁菁, 汪妍, 徐桂华, 柏亚妹. 知识图谱在慢性病患者健康教育中的应用进展[J]. 中华护理杂志, 2026, 61(13): 1860-1865.

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