Design Considerations for a Virtual Reality-Based Nature Therapy to Release Stress

Rozmi, Mohd Daniel Azraff Bin; Zamin, Norshuhani; Muhaiyuddin, Nadia Diyana Mohd; Mean, Foong Oi

doi:10.1109/aect47998.2020.9194175

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“…Most studies included in this review confirmed that the effectiveness of VFT in overcoming methodological barriers in environmental research and demonstrated its ability to significantly improve participants' health, mood, and ability to recover from stress. The intervention duration, either short-term < 10 min [36,[47][48][49][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]59] or longterm > 10 min [34,35,45,46,50,58], positively impacted indicators of perceived well-being, indicating the effectiveness of VRF treatment. According to the reviews, the combination of nature and sound features in VRF environments has been demonstrated to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system and contribute to relaxation, stress restoration, and behavioral regulation [35].…”

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“…According to the selected studies, realistic 3D views were found to have a more significant influence on physiological relaxation than 2D views [56]. Four studies [48,49,57,59] found that individuals exposed to forest VR experienced a more remarkable improvement in their stress levels than baseline or before the intervention. Another four studies [47,52,54,55] compared stress levels in virtual forests with urban areas following the VR intervention, revealing reduced negative emotions and stress levels in virtual forests.…”

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“…The study found that cancer patients viewing naturally inspired VR were significantly less frustrated, more relaxed, and had peaceful feelings and positive distractions. Besides, Rozmi, et al [59] highlighted several design aspects in terms of visual realism, navigation methods, and aids for users to be fully immersed in the virtual forest environment, thus reducing their stress levels. The design was based on a game concept and received positive feedback from users, and the study suggested using elements of nature, such as vegetation, natural habitat, and forests.…”

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“…were found while viewing nature scenes and practicing mindfulnessbased activities. [59] Malaysia Observational study. Public respondents.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Impact of Virtual Nature Therapy on Stress Responses: A Systematic Qualitative Review

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Merienne

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This study aims to review the key findings of past studies that assessed the impact of virtual environments, such as nature and forests for stress therapy. Previous research has found that virtual reality (VR) experiences affect socio-affective behavior, indicating the potential of using VR for cognitive and psychological stress therapy. However, evidence for the impacts of virtual forest therapy as a stress-reduction technique is lacking, and the usefulness of these techniques has yet to be determined. This review was carried out following the preferred reporting items for meta-analyses and systematic reviews. It summarized the literature and provided evidence on virtual forest therapy (VFT) effectiveness in stress relief. We conducted a literature search considering VR-related studies published from 2013 until June 2021 for different databases, including Embase, Medline/PubMed, Hindawi, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Science, Taylor & Francis, and the Cochrane Library, to see how effective VFT reduces stress levels and improves mental well-being. According to the set inclusion criteria, eighteen relevant papers detailing original research were eligible for inclusion. This overview suggests that VR provides benefits for assessing and reducing stress levels. While real natural environments effectively promote recovery from stress, virtual exposure to nature also positively affects stress. Thus, VR could be an effective technique for promoting relaxation, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, where stress levels rise globally. However, more in-depth studies are required to substantiate this potential field of VR relaxation.

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“…were found while viewing nature scenes and practicing mindfulnessbased activities. [59] Malaysia Observational study. Public respondents.…”

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“…Incorporating elements into VR such as natural sounds in a virtual forest has also been shown to reduce stress [90]. Some research has begun considering the design considerations for VR based nature therapy using environments such as forests and garden in a game concept [91].…”

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The Development of a Common Factors Based Virtual Reality Therapy System for Remote Psychotherapy Applications

Tacca

Kerr

Friis

2022

2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)

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Mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety affect one in five adults in the United States. According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), non-serious mental illnesses are found in 30.6% of young adults aged 18-25 years old and 25.3% of adults aged 26-49 years old. In 2020, the NSDUH found that only 44.8% of all adults living with non-serious mental illnesses sought treatment [1]. In 2020 and 2021 with the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, 41.5% of US adults reported to have been struggling symptoms of an anxiety of depressive disorder [2]. With this added burden, the increase in social isolation during the pandemic, and unknown long term psychological effects of the past year and a half, the need for an effective remote psychotherapy treatment is even more evident. The objective of this research is to address the growing need for a remote psychotherapy solution that is both accessible for isolated patients and effective. One approach to therapeutic healing that is standard in counseling psychology is the use of psychotherapy based on common factors theory. This theory poses that there are several common factors that need to be addressed for healing to occur. This research focuses on two of the common factors that are most difficult to reproduce in remote psychotherapy: the therapeutic alliance and the therapeutic environment [3]- [5]. We hypothesize that the use of a virtual reality (VR) and neurofeedback based psychotherapy system specifically designed based on common factors theory will lead to better performance in the therapeutic alliance between therapists and patients and ultimately, better outcomes for remote psychotherapy patients. The following specific aims address this hypothesis: Specific Aim 1: Design and Develop a Common Factors Based Virtual Reality Therapy for Remote Psychotherapy Applications. A full common factors based VR psychotherapy systemI would like to thank the Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for funding me in my graduate career, without which none of this research would be possible. I have had some of my most memorable experiences, meaningful friends, and useful tools for personal growth as a result of this fellowship. Thank you.I would like to thank my wonderful parents, who have loved me unconditionally since I was a baby. I know how much you love me every single day and I'm so grateful that I was able to be raised by you and that you shaped me into the person I've become. I love you both so much. I would like to thank my twin brother Josh, my best friend since birth. We've spent most of our lives together, every good thing and every bad thing, I'm so glad we get to go through life side by side. Even though we don't live together anymore, every time we're back together, it's like nothing ever changed, I'm so grateful for that. I'd like to thank my older brothers, Mike and Nick, for vii being the best role models I could ask for. I always wanted to be just like you both and I'm so grateful that I had you guys to guide me through life. My sister-...

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Effects of Virtual Reality and Music Therapy on Academic Stress Reduction Using a Mobile Application

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Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Design Considerations for a Virtual Reality-Based Nature Therapy to Release Stress

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

The Impact of Virtual Nature Therapy on Stress Responses: A Systematic Qualitative Review

The Impact of Virtual Nature Therapy on Stress Responses: A Systematic Qualitative Review

The Development of a Common Factors Based Virtual Reality Therapy System for Remote Psychotherapy Applications

Effects of Virtual Reality and Music Therapy on Academic Stress Reduction Using a Mobile Application

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