Virtual reality (VR) therapy for patients with psychosis: satisfaction and side effects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Automated virtual reality therapies are being developed to increase access to psychological interventions. We assessed the experience with one such therapy of patients diagnosed with psychosis, including satisfaction, side effects, and positive experiences of access to the technology. We tested whether side effects affected therapy.

Methods

In a clinical trial 122 patients diagnosed with psychosis completed baseline measures of psychiatric symptoms, received gameChange VR therapy, and then completed a satisfaction questionnaire, the Oxford-VR Side Effects Checklist, and outcome measures.

Results

79 (65.8%) patients were very satisfied with VR therapy, 37 (30.8%) were mostly satisfied, 3 (2.5%) were indifferent/mildly dissatisfied, and 1 (0.8%) person was qu

SUBMITTER: Freeman D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10388321 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature