Applications of 3D Simulation in Mental Health: Utilities and New Developments

Torres, José Alberto Carmona; Cangas, Adolfo J.; Herrera, Álvaro I. Langer

doi:10.5772/29597

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“…VR allows the context of therapy to be perceived by the child as a safe environment where the child can behave freely and without any risk (Carmona Torres, Cangas Diaz, & Langer Herrer, 2012). Although studies indicate that VR can be used in paediatric procedures, further research on which procedures and in which age range it can be used is needed (Lange, Williams, & Fulton, 2006).…”

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Effects of virtual reality on pain, fear and anxiety during blood draw in children aged 5–12 years old: A randomised controlled study

Gerçeker

Ayar

Özdemir

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aim and objectives Virtual reality (VR) can be used during painful procedures in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different VR methods on procedure‐related pain, fear and anxiety of children aged 5–12 years old during blood draw. Methods This randomised controlled study used parallel trial design guided by the CONSORT checklist, see Supporting Information. The sample of children (n = 136) was allocated to the VR‐Rollercoaster (n = 45), VR‐Ocean Rift (n = 45) and control group (n = 46) using blocked randomisation. The primary outcome was pain scores after the blood draw and fear and anxiety scores before and after the blood draw. Before the blood draw, fear and anxiety scores were assessed using self‐report and reports from the parents and the researcher using the Child Fear Scale and Children's Anxiety Meter. After the blood draw, level of pain experienced was assessed using the Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale and the fear and anxiety levels experienced by the children during the blood draw were re‐evaluated. Results Pain scores were found to be lower in the VR‐Rollercoaster group and the VR‐Ocean Rift group. A statistical difference was found between groups according to self‐, parent‐ and researcher‐reported fear and anxiety scores after blood draw. While being in VR‐Rollercoaster and VR‐Ocean Rift group reduced children's fear and anxiety, being in the control group increased fear levels by 20% and anxiety levels by 34.1%. Conclusions VR is an effective method in reducing procedure‐related pain, fear and anxiety in children aged 5–12 years old during blood draw. Relevance to clinical practice Evidence‐based guidelines and protocols should be created for nonpharmacological methods such as VR for procedural pain and anxiety in children.

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confidence: 99%

Effects of virtual reality on pain, fear and anxiety during blood draw in children aged 5–12 years old: A randomised controlled study

Gerçeker

Ayar

Özdemir

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

112

108

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“…Lastly, in providing response options for social interaction, the game could provide players with features (e.g., feedback loops of their own behavior and the social agents' actions and vice versa) which enable them to re-examine their own behavioral response to previous cyberbullying incidents and make desired changes (Bandura, 2006). This is also an innovative contribution to previous research on behavior change and game design based on previous studies that have been conducted with games (Calvo-Morata et al, 2020;Carmona Torres et al, 2011), showing that online violence does not have to cause more violence or silence among bystanders.…”

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“…Accordingly, we incorporated a fictitious social network into the game we present to set the scene for the storyline with the different cyberbullying scenarios. Moreover, we incorporated various response options, as previous research on games has suggested for these types of scenarios (Carmona Torres et al, 2011).…”

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“…To design the psychosocial intervention we present in this study, we considered it beneficial (1) to foster human-agent interactions in the game to build social relationships (Ohmoto et al, 2017); (2) that the players have social agents in their in-group (Abbink & Harris, 2019;Bos et al, 2004); (3) to provide social feedback (i.e., in a chat for instance) to offer a more realistic social interaction (Midden et al, 2009); and (4) to provide players with response options to interact in the game (Carmona Torres et al, 2011) so that they may develop selfregulation strategies effectively and meaningfully.…”

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Serious Game-based Psychosocial Intervention to Foster Prosociality in Cyberbullying Bystanders

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Simão

Paiva

et al. 2022

Psychosocial Intervention

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Bystanders of cyberbullying play an important role in the resolution of such situations and therefore, it is beneficial to promote self-regulation strategies that enable them to engage in prosocial behavior in these contexts. We propose that serious game-based psychosocial interventions with profile-based social agents can encourage prosocial bystander behavior in cyberbullying. A pilot quasi-experimental study with repeated and pre/post measurements was performed. We randomly assigned 194 7th and 8th graders to three conditions, namely experimental condition (n = 103, M age = 13.91, SD = 1.02, 53.3% male); alternative condition (n = 37, M age = 14, SD = 0.86, 54.1% female) and control condition (n = 54, M age = 13.92, SD = 0.85, 50.9% female). An analysis of covariance showed that players revealed higher levels of prosocial assertive behavior when compared to other participants. Through multilevel modelling of longitudinal log-file data, we found that those who did not experience the game tended to interpret the cyberbullying situations more as non-serious, avoid assuming responsibility for intervening, and engage in aggressive behavior toward the victim. Players tended to support more and were less aggressive with victims from their in-group than those from the out-group. Insights for the development of games to promote prosocial behavior in bystanders of cyberbullying are presented. P. C. Ferreira et al. / Psychosocial Intervention (2022) xx(x) xx-xx

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Substance Use, Bullying, and Body Image Disturbances in Adolescents and Young Adults Under the Prism of a 3D Simulation Program: Validation of MySchool4web

Langer

Aguilar-Parra

Ulloa

et al. 2016

Telemedicine and e-Health

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Applications of 3D Simulation in Mental Health: Utilities and New Developments

Cited by 9 publications

References 80 publications

Effects of virtual reality on pain, fear and anxiety during blood draw in children aged 5–12 years old: A randomised controlled study

Effects of virtual reality on pain, fear and anxiety during blood draw in children aged 5–12 years old: A randomised controlled study

Serious Game-based Psychosocial Intervention to Foster Prosociality in Cyberbullying Bystanders

Substance Use, Bullying, and Body Image Disturbances in Adolescents and Young Adults Under the Prism of a 3D Simulation Program: Validation of MySchool4web

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