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Virtual reality exposure therapy for armed forces veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: a systematic review and focus group
| Resumo: | This study aims to determine the guidelines for designing a Virtual Reality - War Scenario program for Armed Forces veterans diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This article encompasses two studies: Study 1, a systematic review of eleven articles indexed in the databases B-on, PubMed, Clinical trials and Cochrane Library; Study 2, a focus group of Portuguese armed forces veterans, discussed the outline of such a programme. A set of guidelines were identified as central and consensual, which should be included in the program. This type of program must have a realistic, multisensorial and interactive approach that allows veterans to re-adapt to their past, which is still so present. Virtual reality offers veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder unlimited opportunities, enhancing a personalized intervention. The results support the use of VRET as an efficacious treatment for combat-related PTSD, but suggest nevertheless, VRET, as a co-creation process, requires more controlled and in-depth research on their clinical applicability. |
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| Autores principais: | Vianez, Ana Claúdia Gordo |
| Assunto: | Virtual reality Exposure therapy Post-traumatic stress disorder Military veterans |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
| Resumo: | This study aims to determine the guidelines for designing a Virtual Reality - War Scenario program for Armed Forces veterans diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This article encompasses two studies: Study 1, a systematic review of eleven articles indexed in the databases B-on, PubMed, Clinical trials and Cochrane Library; Study 2, a focus group of Portuguese armed forces veterans, discussed the outline of such a programme. A set of guidelines were identified as central and consensual, which should be included in the program. This type of program must have a realistic, multisensorial and interactive approach that allows veterans to re-adapt to their past, which is still so present. Virtual reality offers veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder unlimited opportunities, enhancing a personalized intervention. The results support the use of VRET as an efficacious treatment for combat-related PTSD, but suggest nevertheless, VRET, as a co-creation process, requires more controlled and in-depth research on their clinical applicability. |
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