Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London, London, UK.
Department of Biological Sciences and Babraham Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Nat Hum Behav. 2019 Feb;3(2):164-172. doi: 10.1038/s41562-018-0511-4. Epub 2019 Jan 14.
Ontologies are classification systems specifying entities, definitions and inter-relationships for a given domain, with the potential to advance knowledge about human behaviour change. A scoping review was conducted to: (1) identify what ontologies exist related to human behaviour change, (2) describe the methods used to develop these ontologies and (3) assess the quality of identified ontologies. Using a systematic search, 2,303 papers were identified. Fifteen ontologies met the eligibility criteria for inclusion, developed in areas such as cognition, mental disease and emotions. Methods used for developing the ontologies were expert consultation, data-driven techniques and reuse of terms from existing taxonomies, terminologies and ontologies. Best practices used in ontology development and maintenance were documented. The review did not identify any ontologies representing the breadth and detail of human behaviour change. This suggests that advancing behavioural science would benefit from the development of a behaviour change intervention ontology.
本体是一种分类系统，用于指定特定领域的实体、定义和相互关系，具有促进人类行为改变知识的潜力。本研究进行了范围综述，以：(1) 确定与人类行为改变相关的本体，(2) 描述开发这些本体的方法，以及 (3) 评估所确定本体的质量。通过系统搜索，确定了 2303 篇论文。有 15 个本体符合纳入标准，涉及认知、精神疾病和情绪等领域。开发这些本体的方法包括专家咨询、数据驱动技术以及重用现有分类法、术语表和本体中的术语。记录了本体开发和维护中的最佳实践。本综述没有发现任何能够全面详细地代表人类行为改变的本体。这表明，开发行为改变干预本体将有益于行为科学的发展。
