一个基于虚拟现实的认知扩散应用程序,用于青少年抑郁和焦虑:混合方法实验研究
Imogen H Bell1,2, Cassandra Li1,2, Andrew Thompson1,2,3
1Orygen, Parkville, Australia.
JMIR mental health
|August 7, 2025
概括
这项研究发现,虚拟现实 (VR) 认知缓解应用对于年轻人来说是可行的,安全的和可接受的. 虽然VR和音频练习都改善了消极思维,但VR由于其引人入胜的格式而被偏爱,这表明了增强心理健康治疗的潜力.
科学领域:
- 心理学和认知科学 心理学和认知科学
- 人与计算机的交互
- 虚拟现实应用 虚拟现实应用
背景情况:
- 第三波疗法,如接受和承诺疗法,对青少年抑郁和焦虑有希望.
- 认知缓解技术可能是抽象的,对于年轻人来说很难学习和应用.
- 虚拟现实 (VR) 提供了一个交互和引人入胜的媒介来转化复杂的治疗技术.
研究的目的:
- 评估一种新型VR认知解应用的可行性,可接受性,可用性和安全性.
- 评估VR应用对负面思维和情绪状态的影响.
- 将VR认知缓解体验与传统的基于音频的练习进行比较.
主要方法:
- 一个混合方法的实验设计与20名年轻参与者.
- 参与者按随机顺序完成了VR和音频认知缓解练习.
- 定量测量评估了心理状态的变化,并补充了对经验进行比较的定性访谈.
主要成果:
- 虚拟现实应用是可行的,可以接受的,安全的,没有严重的不良事件.
- 虚拟现实和音频练习都改善了思维不适和认知缓解.
- 参与者更喜欢VR格式的新性和参与度,尽管需要改进指导.
结论:
- 虚拟现实认知缓解工具是一个可行的,安全的和可接受的对年轻人的干预.
- 虚拟现实引人入胜的本质有可能改善第三波认知行为治疗技术的学习.
- 未来的研究应该根据用户反改进VR设计,并在现实环境中进行更大的试验.
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