Psychosocial Rehabilitation Laboratory, Center for Rehabilitation Research, School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Occupational Therapy Department, Santa Maria Health School, 4049-024 Porto, Portugal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 1;19(1):464. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010464.
Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is an emerging treatment for people diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to the limited accessibility of psychotherapies. This research aims to determine the guidelines for developing a Virtual Reality-War Scenario program for Armed Forces veterans with PTSD and encompasses two studies: Study 1, a systematic electronic database review; Study 2, a focus group of twenty-two Portuguese Armed Forces veterans. Results showed a positive impact of VRET on PTSD; however, there were no group differences in most of the studies. Further, according to veterans, new VRET programs should be combined with the traditional therapy and must consider as requirements the sense of presence, dynamic scenarios, realistic feeling, and multisensorial experience. Regardless, these findings suggest VRET as a co-creation process, which requires more controlled, personalized, and in-depth research on its clinical applicability.
虚拟现实暴露疗法（VRET）是一种新兴的治疗方法，适用于因心理治疗受限而被诊断患有创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的人群。本研究旨在为 PTSD 的武装部队退伍军人制定一个虚拟现实战争场景的方案，涵盖了两项研究：研究 1，系统的电子数据库综述；研究 2，22 名葡萄牙武装部队退伍军人的焦点小组。结果表明 VRET 对 PTSD 有积极影响；然而，在大多数研究中，各研究组之间没有差异。此外，退伍军人认为，新的 VRET 方案应与传统疗法相结合，并且必须考虑到存在感、动态场景、逼真感和多感官体验等要求。尽管如此，这些发现表明 VRET 是一个共同创造的过程，这需要对其临床应用进行更多的控制、个性化和深入的研究。
