Ose Solveig Osborg, Lestander Hedvig Amanda, Hoffmann Per Lund, Bokseth Yvonne, Sundnes Lotte, Skjelbred Nina Onsaker, Bævre Ingvild Halset, Thaulow Kristin
Health Services Research, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway.
Trondheim Municipality, EPHOR, Norway.
J Rehabil Assist Technol Eng. 2025 Apr 28;12:20556683251336126. doi: 10.1177/20556683251336126. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
The study reports the results from piloting an 8-step program for social skills training using VR technology in a municipal mental health service. 14 mental health service users were recruited to test the 8-step programme. Eight mental health professionals delivered the programme and registered information about the participants and their experiences. All participants lived socially isolated lives before they started, and various social and personal problems contributed to the complexity of their situation. Seven participants completed the programme, while seven did not. Two participants did not complete because they stopped isolating themselves before completing and these two, and the seven that completed the programme, experienced a positive effect on their social skills. Two of those who did not complete were able to attend group therapy sessions instead, and two were too ill to complete. The last one just stopped showing up to the appointments. The pilot study shows promising results and efforts should now be made to develop relevant, flexible, and high-quality VR scenarios, as this technology has the potential to help socially isolated persons become more socially active and thus increase their quality of life.
该研究报告了在市心理健康服务机构中试用一项使用虚拟现实（VR）技术进行社交技能培训的八步骤方案的结果。招募了14名心理健康服务使用者来测试该八步骤方案。八名心理健康专业人员实施了该方案，并记录了参与者及其体验的相关信息。所有参与者在开始前都过着社交孤立的生活，各种社会和个人问题导致了他们情况的复杂性。七名参与者完成了该方案，七名未完成。两名参与者未完成是因为他们在完成前就不再孤立自己了，这两名以及完成方案的七名参与者在社交技能方面都有积极收获。未完成方案的参与者中有两名能够转而参加团体治疗课程，两名因病情太重而无法完成。最后一名只是不再赴约。这项试点研究显示出了有前景的结果，现在应该努力开发相关、灵活且高质量的VR场景，因为这项技术有潜力帮助社交孤立的人变得更加积极参与社交，从而提高他们的生活质量。
