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  • Mental Health
  • Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Depression and anxiety are prevalent, impactful mental health disorders.
  • Virtual reality (VR) is established for anxiety treatment, but its use for depression is less explored.
  • Individualized VR (iVR) offers a novel therapeutic avenue.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess if individualized VR (iVR) can enhance self-compassion and reduce depressive symptoms.
  • To evaluate participant-rated usability and acceptability of the iVR system.
  • To refine the iVR system based on prior user feedback for improved avatar and graphics.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 36 university students for a study on depression treatment.
  • Participants completed two iVR sessions, two weeks apart, with assessments at baseline and post-session.
  • Measures included self-compassion, depression, usability, and acceptability, with some participants unable to complete the second session due to COVID-19.

Main Results:

  • Self-compassion significantly increased after both session 1 (P=.01) and session 2 (P=.03) compared to baseline.
  • A non-significant trend indicated reduced depressive symptoms after session 2.
  • Participant feedback confirmed the iVR approach was both usable and acceptable.

Conclusions:

  • Preliminary findings suggest iVR may effectively enhance self-compassion and potentially alleviate depressive symptoms.
  • The iVR system demonstrated good usability and acceptability among participants.
  • Further research, including randomized controlled trials, is warranted to confirm these initial results.