Triangulation for causal loop diagrams: constructing biopsychosocial models using group model building, literature review, and causal discovery

• Published in: NPJ Complexity (Online) Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 19
• Main Authors: Uleman, Jeroen F., Luijten, Maartje, Abdo, Wilson F., Vyrastekova, Jana, Gerhardus, Andreas, Runge, Jakob, Rod, Naja Hulvej, Verhagen, Maaike
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 05.11.2024; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/477; 692/308/174; Algorithms; Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks; Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory; Behavior; Body mass index; Brain research; Complex Systems; Complexity; Cytokines; Feedback; Literature reviews; Loneliness; Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks; Mathematics; Mathematics and Statistics; Mindfulness; Questionnaires; Social support; Standard deviation; Subject specialists; Triangulation; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF

The complex nature of many health problems necessitates the use of systems thinking tools like causal loop diagrams (CLDs) to visualize the underlying causal network and facilitate computational simulations of potential interventions. However, the construction of CLDs is limited by the constraints a...