Digital travel using virtual reality in inpatient psychiatric care: Focus group exploration of perspectives from individuals with lived experience.

IF 1.8 3区医学 Q3 PSYCHIATRY

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI:10.1037/prj0000646

Logane Dupont, Delphine Raucher-Chéné, Novembre Mercier, Gabriel Demers, Michelle Wang, Philippe Beauchamp, Martin Lepage, Elisabeth Thibaudeau

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Abstract

Objective: Hospitalization in psychiatry is a challenging experience associated with increased levels of distress, anxiety, and loneliness. Novel technologies are being developed to help alleviate these symptoms and support the treatment and rehabilitation of these individuals. This study aims to explore the perspectives of individuals with lived experience of a complex mood disorder on the proposal of an immersive virtual reality (VR) travel-in-nature application with a social feature being an available service in a psychiatric inpatient unit.

Methods: A thematic analysis was performed with data acquired from two focus group semistructured interviews conducted by a patient partner with individuals currently hospitalized in a short-term inpatient unit dedicated to complex mood disorders.

Results: Three themes were generated from the thematic analysis: (a) factors enhancing acceptability, (b) barriers, and (c) envisioning the future of the application and VR in inpatient mental health.

Conclusions: Participants were largely positive regarding the potential of the application and VR in psychiatric inpatient care. They viewed it as a promising rehabilitation tool for relaxation and positive escapism. Concerns regarding suitability, potential risks associated with the technology, and technical barriers were raised and warrant further investigation.

Implications for practice: This study's preliminary findings offer relevant information for designing the implementation process of VR in psychiatric inpatient units, with the intent of tailoring services to the needs and realities of their intended users. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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在住院精神病治疗中使用虚拟现实的数字旅行：焦点小组对有生活经验的个人观点的探索。

目的：精神病学住院治疗是一种具有挑战性的经历，与痛苦、焦虑和孤独水平的增加有关。正在开发新技术，以帮助减轻这些症状，并支持这些人的治疗和康复。本研究旨在探讨具有复杂情绪障碍生活经验的个体对沉浸式虚拟现实（VR）自然旅行应用程序的看法，该应用程序具有社交功能，是精神科住院病房的一项可用服务。方法：从两次焦点小组半结构化访谈中获得的数据进行专题分析，访谈由患者伴侣对目前在短期住院的复杂情绪障碍患者进行。结果：从专题分析中产生了三个主题：(a)提高可接受性的因素，(b)障碍，以及(c)展望住院患者心理健康中应用和虚拟现实的未来。结论：参与者对VR在精神科住院病人护理中的应用潜力持积极态度。他们认为这是一种很有希望的放松和积极逃避的康复工具。关于适用性、与技术相关的潜在风险和技术障碍的担忧被提出，需要进一步调查。对实践的启示：本研究的初步发现为设计精神科住院病房的虚拟现实实施过程提供了相关信息，旨在根据其预期用户的需求和现实定制服务。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal Multiple-

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3.80

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5.30%

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期刊介绍： The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is sponsored by the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, at Boston University"s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and by the US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) . The mission of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is to promote the development of new knowledge related to psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery of persons with serious mental illnesses.