Automated mobile virtual reality cognitive behavior therapy for aviophobia in a natural setting: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to evidence-based psychological treatment is a challenge worldwide. We assessed the effectiveness of a fully automated aviophobia smartphone app treatment delivered in combination with a $5 virtual reality (VR) viewer.

Methods

In total, 153 participants from the Dutch general population with aviophobia symptoms and smartphone access were randomized in a single-blind randomized controlled trial to either an automated VR cognitive behavior therapy (VR-CBT) app treatment condition (n = 77) or a wait-list control condition (n = 76). The VR-CBT app was delivered over a 6-week period in the participants' natural environment. Online self-report assessments were completed at baseline, post-treatment, at 3-month and at 12-month follow-up. The primary o

SUBMITTER: Donker T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520596 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature