Virtual reality treatment versus exposure in vivo: a comparative evaluation in acrophobia
Virtual reality treatment versus exposure in vivo: a comparative evaluation in acrophobia
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DOI：
10.1016/s0005-7967(01)00023-7
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发表时间：
2002-05-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
van der Mast, CAPG
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作者：
Emmelkamp, PMG;Krijn, M;van der Mast, CAPG
本研究的目的是评估低预算的虚拟现实（VR）暴露与暴露在体内的组间设计在33例患有恐高症的有效性。治疗中使用的虚拟环境完全复制自体内暴露程序中使用的真实的环境。VR暴露被认为是有效的暴露在体内的焦虑和回避与恐高症问卷（AQ），对高度的态度问卷（ATHQ）和行为回避测试（BAT）测量。结果保持了长达六个月的follow.The目前的研究表明，VR曝光可以有效地与相对便宜的硬件和软件上的独立计算机目前在市场上。建议在其他临床人群中进一步研究VR暴露的有效性，如广场恐惧症和社交恐惧症，以及将VR暴露与CAVE型系统中出现的更多新兴虚拟世界进行比较的研究。(C)2002爱思唯尔科技有限公司版权所有。
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of low-budget virtual reality (VR) exposure versus exposure in vivo in a between-group design in 33 patients suffering from acrophobia. The virtual environments used in treatment were exactly copied from the real environments used in the exposure in vivo program. VR exposure was found to be as effective as exposure in vivo on anxiety and avoidance as measured with the Acrophobia Questionnaire (AQ), the Attitude Towards Heights Questionnaire (ATHQ) and the Behavioral Avoidance Test (BAT). Results were maintained up to six months follow-up.The present study shows that VR exposure can be effective with relatively cheap hardware and software on stand-alone computers currently on the market. Further studies into the effectiveness of VR exposure are recommended in other clinical groups as agoraphobics and social phobics and studies in which VR exposure is compared with more emerging virtual worlds as presented in CAVE-type systems. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.