Application of AI Mind Mapping in Mental Health Care
Abstract
1. Introduction
- Improve information organization capabilities
- 2.
- Enhance memory and recall ability
- 3.
- Reduce anxiety and stress
- 4.
- Promote creativity and mental flexibility
- 5.
- Support collaboration and social interaction
- Visual thinking and learning
- 2.
- Automatic generation of mind maps
- 3.
- Enhancing participation and interactivity
- 4.
- Supporting multiple input formats
- 5.
- Improving learning efficiency
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Measurement
2.2.1. Demographic Variable Questionnaire
2.2.2. Family Function Scale
2.2.3. Social Support Scale
2.2.4. Quality of Life Scale
2.2.5. Loneliness Scale
2.3. Data Collection and Analysis
2.3.1. Descriptive Statistics
2.3.2. Inferential Statistics
2.4. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Study Sample Characteristics
3.2. Mediation Effect Analysis
3.2.1. Mediating Effect of Family Function, Social Support Satisfaction, and Quality of Life
3.2.2. Mediating Effect of Family Function, Social Support Satisfaction, and Loneliness
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | β | SE | 95%C.I. | Bootstrap 95%C.I. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||
Family function→Quality of life | 3.186 *** | 0.568 | 2.047 | 4.324 | 2.047 | 4.406 |
Family function→Social support | 4.944 *** | 0.752 | 3.438 | 6.451 | 3.470 | 6.359 |
Family function→Social support→Quality of life | 0.249 ** | 0.076 | 0.096 | 0.402 | 0.123 | 0.387 |
Effect | SE | 95%C.I. | Bootstrap 95%C.I. | |||
Total effect | 4.418 *** | 0.461 | 3.494 | 5.342 | ─ | ─ |
Direct effect | ||||||
Family function→Quality of life | 3.186 *** | 0.568 | 2.047 | 4.324 | ─ | ─ |
Indirect effect | ||||||
Family function→Social support→Quality of life | 1.232 *** | 0.332 | ─ | ─ | 0.627 | 1.931 |
Variables | β | SE | 95%C.I. | Bootstrap 95%C.I. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||
Family function→Feelings of loneliness | −1.905 *** | 0.520 | −2.947 | −0.862 | −2.784 | −0.981 |
Family function→Social support | 4.944 *** | 0.752 | 3.438 | 6.451 | 3.470 | 6.330 |
Family function→Social support→Feelings of loneliness | −0.183 * | 0.070 | −0.323 | −0.043 | −0.302 | −0.071 |
Effect | SE | 95%C.I. | Bootstrap 95%C.I. | |||
Total effect | −2.811 *** | 0.409 | −3.632 | −1.991 | ─ | ─ |
Direct effect | ||||||
Family function→Feelings of loneliness | −1.905 *** | 0.520 | −2.947 | −0.862 | ─ | ─ |
Indirect effect | ||||||
Family function→Social support→Feelings of loneliness | −0.906 ** | 0.313 | ─ | ─ | −1.571 | −0.337 |
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Huang, H.-S.; Lee, B.-O.; Liu, C.-M. Application of AI Mind Mapping in Mental Health Care. Healthcare 2025, 13, 1885. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13151885
Huang H-S, Lee B-O, Liu C-M. Application of AI Mind Mapping in Mental Health Care. Healthcare. 2025; 13(15):1885. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13151885
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Hsin-Shu, Bih-O Lee, and Chin-Ming Liu. 2025. "Application of AI Mind Mapping in Mental Health Care" Healthcare 13, no. 15: 1885. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13151885
APA StyleHuang, H.-S., Lee, B.-O., & Liu, C.-M. (2025). Application of AI Mind Mapping in Mental Health Care. Healthcare, 13(15), 1885. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13151885