Study on Sharing Health Guidance Contents Using Health Guidance Visualization System

In Japan, “Specific Health Checkups” and “Specific Health Guidance” are implemented to prevent lifestyle-related diseases [1]. In the specific health guidance, health professionals (e.g., public health nurses and dietitians) interview patients and guide them toward a healthy lifestyle. We have analyzed the interview dialogues and found that experienced health professionals learn the characteristics of patients (biological, psychological, and social aspects [2], and lifestyle habits) and select intervention methods (motivational methods, action plans, etc.) in accordance with these characteristics, leading to behavioral change and improved health examination results. However, although health professionals have learned from experience and know ways to effectively interview patients in accordance with their characteristics, they have few opportunities to share their knowledge and experience and learn from each other. In this study, we developed a system to visualize intervention methods in accordance with patient’s characteristics, which are the findings of health professionals, with the aim of contributing to improving health guidance skills by sharing knowledge among health professionals. To verify the usefulness of the system, an experiment using health guidance interviews was conducted in February 2023. Post-experiment interviews suggested that the system would be effective in sharing health guidance knowledge.