Effectiveness of self-training using the mobile-based virtual reality program in patients with social anxiety disorder

Kim, Hesun Erin; Hong, Yeon-Ju; Kim, Min-Kyeong; Jung, Young Hoon; Kyeong, Sunghyon; Kim, Jae‐Jin

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.04.017

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“…The present study showed that, in general, participants in the social anxiety disorder group had higher levels of anxiety than the healthy control group in a virtual public speaking environment. This finding is consistent with previous studies (Kim et al, 2017;Owens and Beidel, 2015;Pan et al, 2012;Parrish et al, 2016), wherein researchers found that participants with social anxiety disorders tended to respond to virtual social scenarios with higher levels of anxietysimilar to how they respond to real social scenarios. This finding makes it possible for virtual reality to be used as a treatment tool to reduce social anxiety.…”

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confidence: 92%

The influences of virtual social feedback on social anxiety disorders

Kishimoto

Ding

2019

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Background:Social feedback in the virtual environment is a critical part of successful virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET), and identifying the influences of virtual social feedback on social anxiety patients is necessary.Aims:The present study aimed to explore the influences of ambiguous and negative virtual social feedback on social anxiety patients and a health control group (HCG).Method:Twenty-six social anxiety patients and 26 healthy participants were recruited. All participants were exposed to a virtual public speaking scenario. The participants were required to make two 3-minute speeches while the virtual audiences gave them either ambiguous feedback or negative feedback. The subjective units of discomfort (SUD) and heart rate were collected during the process.Results:The results showed that SAD individuals reported higher levels of subjective anxiety than those in the HCG, and the between-group differences were larger in the mild ambiguous condition than in the intense negative condition.Conclusions:This study indicates that social anxiety patients have an interpretation bias towards ambiguous virtual social feedback. Therefore, it is important for VR-based interventions to take into account not only the valence of the feedback but also the ambiguity aspect.

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confidence: 92%

The influences of virtual social feedback on social anxiety disorders

Kishimoto

Ding

2019

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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“…This section synthesises the results of studies on a user's interaction with their own avatar, covering the design dimensions customisability, realism, and time, as well as the avatar's effects on user perceptions and behaviour. Overall, 11 studies (13.1% based on our SLR) considered H2SA interactions in different contexts such as health (H. E. Kim et al, 2017;Sanchez-Valdes & Trivino, 2015), business and entertainment (Kaye et al, 2018;Peña & Chen, 2017;Won et al, 2015), and education and social interaction (Seo et al, 2017;Song, Kim, Kwon, et al, 2013;Vasalou et al, 2008;Vasalou & Joinson, 2009).…”

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Avatars and Embodied Agents in Experimental Information Systems Research: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework

Aljaroodi¹,

Adam²,

Chiong³

et al. 2019

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Computerised graphical representations of human users and computer agents, known as avatars and embodied agents, have been extensively explored and investigated in Information Systems (IS) research and practice. Such digital representations can be employed in either 2D or 3D. In order to facilitate research on user and agent representations and their applications in IS, we conduct a systematic literature review and establish the current state of research on humans’ perceptions and behaviours when interacting with avatars and embodied agents. Our findings are based on an analysis of 90 articles published in top outlets in the IS field. This review identifies 1) different types of avatar and embodied agent-mediated interactions with users, 2) current application domains of such representations, 3) their dimensionality, 4) affected psychological constructs, and 5) practical considerations for the design of such digital representations. Finally, we discuss limitations of current research and, based on these, directions for future work.

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“…Even though ET is widely used, there are some technical difficulties regarding its application: it can be costly for the clinician, in order to acquire the feared stimuli (animals, items, or places where the stimuli is most prominent), and time-consuming to apply, as well as costly for the patient. Therefore, in order for the better treatments to be used, they need to be enhanced in a way that will benefit both the patient and the clinician [12][13][14].…”

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Comparison between Full Body Motion Recognition Camera Interaction and Hand Controllers Interaction used in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Acrophobia

Kritikos

Zoitaki

Tzannetos

et al. 2020

Sensors

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Virtual Reality has already been proven as a useful supplementary treatment tool for anxiety disorders. However, no specific technological importance has been given so far on how to apply Virtual Reality with a way that properly stimulates the phobic stimulus and provide the necessary means for lifelike experience. Thanks to technological advancements, there is now a variety of hardware that can help enhance stronger emotions generated by Virtual Reality systems. This study aims to evaluate the feeling of presence during different hardware setups of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, and, particularly how the user’s interaction with those setups can affects their sense of presence during the virtual simulation. An acrophobic virtual scenario is used as a case study by 20 phobic individuals and the Witmer–Singer presence questionnaire was used for presence evaluation by the users of the system. Statistical analysis on their answers revealed that the proposed full body Motion Recognition Cameras system generates a better feeling of presence compared to the Hand Controllers system. This is thanks to the Motion Recognition Cameras, which track and allow display of the user’s entire body within the virtual environment. Thus, the users are enabled to interact and confront the anxiety-provoking stimulus as in real world. Further studies are recommended, in which the proposed system could be used in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy trials with acrophobic patients and other anxiety disorders as well, since the proposed system can provide natural interaction in various simulated environments.

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Effectiveness of self-training using the mobile-based virtual reality program in patients with social anxiety disorder

Cited by 70 publications

References 31 publications

The influences of virtual social feedback on social anxiety disorders

The influences of virtual social feedback on social anxiety disorders

Avatars and Embodied Agents in Experimental Information Systems Research: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework

Comparison between Full Body Motion Recognition Camera Interaction and Hand Controllers Interaction used in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Acrophobia

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