Harnessing the Spatial Foundation of Mind in Breaking Vicious Cycles in Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression: The Future of Virtual Reality Therapy Applications

Jerath, Ravinder; Beveridge, Connor

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.645289

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“…In previous studies, researchers reported the prevalence of insomnia varying from 11.8% in Nigeria to 27% in the US and 37% in Italy and France and 31.3% in Pakistan. [14][15][16][17] Staner et al, 14 and Jerath et al, 9 found that the prevalence of chronic insomnia was more frequent in the students of first year.…”

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“…A sample size of 1250 was estimated through Epitools epidemiological calculator, while keeping the level of significance as 5%, confidence level as 95% prevalence from previous survey as 30%. 9 Non-probability consecutive sampling technique was used data collection after approval from the Ethical Committee of International Islamic University, Islamabad (Certificate no: 622-FSS/BSEDU/F-17).…”

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Investigation of Insomnia Among Students At The University Level: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Fatima

Sabır

Qamar

et al. 2022

PAFMJ

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Objective: To investigate the students’ perception of insomnia at the university level and to determine the effects of demographic factors on their perception. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Education and Department of English, International Islamic University, from Sept 2020 to Feb 2021. Methodology: This study involved twelve hundred and fifty (1250) university students. The insomnia questionnaire was developed after the exploratory factor analysis. Results: The findings of this study revealed that students at the university level suffer from a high rate of insomnia, but they did not take any steps to address it because they had a neutral perception toward the problem. There was no significant effect of semester-term and the type of department with insomnia (p=0.864 and p=0.648). Conclusion: Students were neutral about their insomnia problem at the university level.

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Investigation of Insomnia Among Students At The University Level: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Fatima

Sabır

Qamar

et al. 2022

PAFMJ

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“…The potential use of therapeutic applications of VR is discussed in. 101 These applications employed biofeedback designed along with massive virtual spaces to assist in breaking perpetual cycles of insomnia, anxiety, and depression. The VRs can take the shape of a fantastical cosmic scene, mountain tops, or a night sky.…”

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Impact of AI-Powered Solutions in Rehabilitation Process: Recent Improvements and Future Trends

Khalid,

Naeem,

Stasolla

et al. 2024

IJGM

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Rehabilitation is an important and necessary part of local and global healthcare services along with treatment and palliative care, prevention of disease, and promotion of good health. The rehabilitation process helps older and young adults even children to become as independent as possible in activities of daily life and enables participation in useful living activities, recreation, work, and education. The technology of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved significantly in recent years. Many activities related to rehabilitation have been getting benefits from using AI techniques. The objective of this review study is to explore the advantages of AI for rehabilitation and how AI is impacting the rehabilitation process. This study aims at the most critical aspects of the rehabilitation process that could potentially take advantage of AI techniques including personalized rehabilitation apps, rehabilitation through assistance, rehabilitation for neurological disorders, rehabilitation for developmental disorders, virtual reality rehabilitation, rehabilitation of neurodegenerative diseases and Telerehabilitation of Cardiovascular. We presented a survey on the newest empirical studies available in the literature including the AI-based technology helpful in the Rehabilitation process. The novelty feature included but was not limited to an overview of the technological solutions useful in rehabilitation. Seven different categories were identified. Illustrative examples of practical applications were detailed. Implications of the findings for both research and practice were critically discussed. Most of the AI applications in these rehabilitation types are in their infancy and continue to grow while exploring new opportunities. Therefore, we investigate the role of AI technology in rehabilitation processes. In addition, we do statistical analysis of the selected studies to highlight the significance of this review work. In the end, we also present a discussion on some challenges, and future research directions.

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Acute Augmented Effect of Virtual Reality (VR)–Integrated Relaxation and Mindfulness Exercising on Anxiety and Insomnia Symptoms: A Retrospective Analysis of 103 Anxiety Disorder Patients With Prominent Insomnia

Zhou,

Chen,

Liu

et al. 2024

Brain and Behavior

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BackgroundAnxiety disorder is one of the most common mental disorders and often accompanied with sleep disturbance which can in turn exacerbate anxiety symptoms, creating a vicious cycle. In addition to psychopharmacological therapy, the effectiveness of psychotherapy as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for treating anxiety disorders and insomnia has been well documented and widely accepted, but it is labor‐intensive and costly. However, virtual reality (VR)–integrated CBT may improve this condition but needs more evidences to support its extensive application in routine clinical practice.ObjectivesThis explorative study was aimed to conduct a retrospective analysis to evaluate the acute (2 weeks) augmented effect of VR‐integrated relaxation and mindfulness exercising in improving anxiety and insomnia symptoms for patients who were diagnosed with anxiety disorders and concurrently with prominent insomnia symptoms and admitted to the Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University during January 2021 to June 2021.MethodsAll patients who were admitted to the department of psychiatry during January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 were screened with inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria, and the sociodemographic and clinical data of those included patients were collected from the electronic medical record system of the hospital using a self‐designed case report form (CRF). Subjects who were administrated with medication alone were designated as conventional group, and those receiving treatment of medication combined with VR‐integrated CBT (VR relaxation and mindfulness exercising) as VR group. The baseline and 2‐week posttreatment data were compared between the two groups.ResultsIn total, there were 103 patients (70 female, 68%) included in the study. Among all, 68 (66.02%) were designated as the “VR group,” and 35 (33.98%) as the “conventional group.” The majority of patients (67%) were diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Twenty‐three (22.3%) patients had a comorbid diagnosis with primary insomnia, and insomnia was just one of the accompanying symptoms with anxiety for the rest 80 subjects. No statistically significant differences were found between VR and conventional groups in all baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics except for occupation. There were statistically significant differences for the remission rates of anxiety symptoms or insomnia symptoms and reduction of Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale or Insomnia Severity Index total scores between conventional and VR groups. Greater remission rates or score reductions were found in VR group than in conventional group either for anxiety or for insomnia. Robust differences still existed when controlled for the variable “occupation.”ConclusionsTwo‐week augmented VR‐integrated relaxation and mindfulness exercising is acutely beneficial for relieving both anxiety and insomnia symptoms and worth being recommended for routine clinical practice. Further prospective and randomized study compared to traditional CBT to explore its acute and long‐term effect on anxiety and insomnia is needed.

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Harnessing the Spatial Foundation of Mind in Breaking Vicious Cycles in Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression: The Future of Virtual Reality Therapy Applications

Cited by 4 publications

References 84 publications

Investigation of Insomnia Among Students At The University Level: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Investigation of Insomnia Among Students At The University Level: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Impact of AI-Powered Solutions in Rehabilitation Process: Recent Improvements and Future Trends

Acute Augmented Effect of Virtual Reality (VR)–Integrated Relaxation and Mindfulness Exercising on Anxiety and Insomnia Symptoms: A Retrospective Analysis of 103 Anxiety Disorder Patients With Prominent Insomnia

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