Virtual reality cue exposure therapy for tobacco relapse prevention: a comparative study with standard intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Successful interventions have been developed for smoking cessation although the success of smoking relapse prevention protocols has been limited. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in particular has been hampered by a high relapse rate. Because relapse can be due to conditions associated with tobacco consumption (such as drinking in bars with friends), virtual reality cue exposure therapy (VRCE) can be a potential tool to generate 3D interactive environments that simulate risk situations for relapse prevention procedures.

Methods

To assess the effectiveness of VRCE with CBT, a comparative trial involving 100 smoking abstinent participants was designed with all required virtual environments (VE) created with an inexpensive graphic engine/game level editor.

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SUBMITTER: Malbos E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10476066 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature