Virtual reality (VR) treatments for anxiety disorders are unambiguously successful, so why are so few therapists using it? Barriers to adoption and potential solutions.

IF 5.4 3区 材料科学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
ACS Applied Energy Materials Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-28 DOI:10.1080/16506073.2023.2229017
Tyler B Wray, Joshua J Kemp, Margo Adams Larsen
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Abstract

Anxiety disorders are a significant cause of disability globally, yet only one in ten sufferers receives adequate quality treatment. Exposure-based therapies are effective in reducing symptoms associated with a number of anxiety disorders. However, few therapists use exposure techniques to treat these conditions, even when they are adequately trained in them, often because of concerns about provoking distress, drop out, logistical barriers, and other concerns. Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) can address many of these concerns, and a large body of research decisively shows that VRET is as efficacious for treating these conditions as in vivo exposures. Yet, use of VRET remains low. In this article, we discuss several factors we believe are contributing to low VRET adoption among therapists and raise potential solutions to address them. We consider steps that VR experience developers and researchers might take, such as leading studies of VRET's real-world effectiveness and treatment optimization trials and continuing to improve the fit of platforms with clinicians' workflows. We also discuss steps to address therapist reservations using aligned implementation strategies, as well as barriers for clinics, and the roles that professional organizations and payers could have in improving care by encouraging adoption of VRET.

虚拟现实(VR)治疗焦虑症无疑是成功的,那么为什么很少有治疗师使用它呢?采用的障碍和潜在的解决方案。
焦虑症是全球残疾的重要原因,但只有十分之一的患者得到了足够高质量的治疗。基于暴露的治疗在减少与许多焦虑症相关的症状方面是有效的。然而,很少有治疗师使用暴露技术来治疗这些情况,即使他们接受了充分的培训,通常是因为担心引发痛苦、辍学、后勤障碍和其他问题。虚拟现实暴露疗法(VRET)可以解决许多这些问题,大量研究决定性地表明,VRET在治疗这些疾病方面与体内暴露一样有效。然而,VRET的使用率仍然很低。在这篇文章中,我们讨论了我们认为导致治疗师采用低VRET的几个因素,并提出了解决这些问题的潜在解决方案。我们考虑虚拟现实体验开发人员和研究人员可能采取的步骤,例如领导对虚拟现实技术在现实世界中的有效性和治疗优化试验的研究,以及继续提高平台与临床医生工作流程的匹配度。我们还讨论了使用一致的实施策略来解决治疗师保留意见的步骤,以及诊所的障碍,以及专业组织和付款人通过鼓励采用VRET在改善护理方面可以发挥的作用。
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
ACS Applied Energy Materials Materials Science-Materials Chemistry
CiteScore
10.30
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期刊介绍: ACS Applied Energy Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important energy applications.
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