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Virtual Reality exposure therapy for public speaking anxiety in routine care: a single-subject effectiveness trial
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Clinical psychology. Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; Region Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3061-501X
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Clinical psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9125-8060
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Number of Authors: 72021 (English)In: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, ISSN 1650-6073, E-ISSN 1651-2316, Vol. 50, no 1, p. 67-87Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Virtual Reality (VR) can be used as a therapeutic tool to conduct efficacious in-session exposure therapy by presenting virtual equivalents of phobic stimuli, yet past hardware restrictions hindered implementation in routine care and effectiveness studies. The current study examines the effectiveness of a VR-assisted treatment protocol for public speaking anxiety with demonstrated efficacy, this time in routine care, using affordable VR hardware. Participants (n = 23) were recruited via a private clinic and treated by one of four psychologists with only minimal VR-training. Using a single-subject design and dual-slope modeling (adjusting the treatment-onset slope for treatment effects), we found a significant, large decrease in self-rated public speaking anxiety following the primary three-hour session, similar in magnitude to the previous efficacy trial. Multilevel modeling of in-session process measures suggests that the protocol works as intended, by decreasing catastrophic belief expectancy and distress, and increasing perceived performance quality. Adherence to the online transition program that followed-encouraging in-vivo exposure-was relatively poor, yet symptoms decrease continued. No change was observed over the three-month follow-up period. We conclude that VR exposure therapy can be effective under routine care conditions and is an attractive approach for future, large-scale implementation and effectiveness trials.

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2021. Vol. 50, no 1, p. 67-87
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Fear of public speaking, Glossophobia, Virtual Reality, exposure therapy, effectiveness
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-186245DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2020.1795240ISI: 000564964200001PubMedID: 32870126OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-186245DiVA, id: diva2:1484234
Available from: 2020-10-28 Created: 2020-10-28 Last updated: 2022-02-25Bibliographically approved

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