Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study

This study is part of a larger project aiming to develop a virtual reality (VR) software to be implemented as a clinical tool for patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The study is based on previous research in which we identified factors that elicit craving for alcohol in a sample of...

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Autores: Ghiţă, Alexandra, Hernández Serrano, Olga, Ruiz, Jolanda F. (Fernandez Ruiz), Monras Arnau, Miquel, Ortega, Lluisa, Mondon, Silvia, Teixidor López, Lídia, Gual, Antoni, Porras-García, Bruno, Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García), Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Realitat virtual
Consum d'alcohol
Assaigs clínics
Virtual reality
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Clinical trials
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spelling Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality studyGhiţă, AlexandraHernández Serrano, OlgaRuiz, Jolanda F. (Fernandez Ruiz)Monras Arnau, MiquelOrtega, LluisaMondon, SilviaTeixidor López, LídiaGual, AntoniPorras-García, BrunoFerrer, Marta (Ferrer García)Gutiérrez Maldonado, JoséRealitat virtualConsum d'alcoholAssaigs clínicsVirtual realityDrinking of alcoholic beveragesClinical trialsThis study is part of a larger project aiming to develop a virtual reality (VR) software to be implemented as a clinical tool for patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The study is based on previous research in which we identified factors that elicit craving for alcohol in a sample of AUD patients, and which led to the development of a virtual reality software to be used in cue exposure treatments of alcohol use disorder (ALCO-VR). The main objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of ALCO-VR to elicit cue-induced craving and anxiety responses among social drinkers (SD) and AUD patients. Our secondary objective was to explore which responses (cue-induced craving or anxiety) can best differentiate between AUD patients and the SD group. Method: Twenty-seven individuals (13 AUD patients and 14 SD) participated in this study after giving written informed consent. Their anxiety and alcohol craving levels were measured by different instruments at different stages of the procedure. The VR equipment consisted of Oculus Rift technology, and the software consisted of the ALCO-VR platform. Results: Our data indicate that the ALCO-VR software can elicit responses of anxiety and alcohol craving, especially in the group of AUD patients. The cue-induced anxiety response differentiated AUD patients and the SD group better than the cue-induced craving response. Conclusions: The general interest in applying new technologies to the assessment and treatment of mental health disorders has led to the development of immersive real-life simulations based on the advantages of VR technology. Our study concluded that the ALCO-VR software can elicit anxiety and craving responses and that cue-induced anxiety responses can distinguish between AUD and SD groups better than cue-induced craving. The data on craving and anxiety were assessed consistently by different instruments. In addition, we consider that ALCO-VR is able to ecologically assess cue-induced anxiety and alcohol craving levels during exposure to VR alcohol-related environments.MDPI2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/151018Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081153Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019, vol. 8, num. 8, p. 1153https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081153cc-by (c) Ghita, Alexandra et al., 2019http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1510182026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study
title Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study
spellingShingle Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study
Ghiţă, Alexandra
Realitat virtual
Consum d'alcohol
Assaigs clínics
Virtual reality
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Clinical trials
title_short Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study
title_full Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study
title_fullStr Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study
title_full_unstemmed Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study
title_sort Cue-Elicited anxiety and alcohol craving as indicators of the validity of ALCO-VR software: A virtual reality study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ghiţă, Alexandra
Hernández Serrano, Olga
Ruiz, Jolanda F. (Fernandez Ruiz)
Monras Arnau, Miquel
Ortega, Lluisa
Mondon, Silvia
Teixidor López, Lídia
Gual, Antoni
Porras-García, Bruno
Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García)
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author Ghiţă, Alexandra
author_facet Ghiţă, Alexandra
Hernández Serrano, Olga
Ruiz, Jolanda F. (Fernandez Ruiz)
Monras Arnau, Miquel
Ortega, Lluisa
Mondon, Silvia
Teixidor López, Lídia
Gual, Antoni
Porras-García, Bruno
Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García)
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author_role author
author2 Hernández Serrano, Olga
Ruiz, Jolanda F. (Fernandez Ruiz)
Monras Arnau, Miquel
Ortega, Lluisa
Mondon, Silvia
Teixidor López, Lídia
Gual, Antoni
Porras-García, Bruno
Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García)
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Realitat virtual
Consum d'alcohol
Assaigs clínics
Virtual reality
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Clinical trials
topic Realitat virtual
Consum d'alcohol
Assaigs clínics
Virtual reality
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Clinical trials
description This study is part of a larger project aiming to develop a virtual reality (VR) software to be implemented as a clinical tool for patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The study is based on previous research in which we identified factors that elicit craving for alcohol in a sample of AUD patients, and which led to the development of a virtual reality software to be used in cue exposure treatments of alcohol use disorder (ALCO-VR). The main objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of ALCO-VR to elicit cue-induced craving and anxiety responses among social drinkers (SD) and AUD patients. Our secondary objective was to explore which responses (cue-induced craving or anxiety) can best differentiate between AUD patients and the SD group. Method: Twenty-seven individuals (13 AUD patients and 14 SD) participated in this study after giving written informed consent. Their anxiety and alcohol craving levels were measured by different instruments at different stages of the procedure. The VR equipment consisted of Oculus Rift technology, and the software consisted of the ALCO-VR platform. Results: Our data indicate that the ALCO-VR software can elicit responses of anxiety and alcohol craving, especially in the group of AUD patients. The cue-induced anxiety response differentiated AUD patients and the SD group better than the cue-induced craving response. Conclusions: The general interest in applying new technologies to the assessment and treatment of mental health disorders has led to the development of immersive real-life simulations based on the advantages of VR technology. Our study concluded that the ALCO-VR software can elicit anxiety and craving responses and that cue-induced anxiety responses can distinguish between AUD and SD groups better than cue-induced craving. The data on craving and anxiety were assessed consistently by different instruments. In addition, we consider that ALCO-VR is able to ecologically assess cue-induced anxiety and alcohol craving levels during exposure to VR alcohol-related environments.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081153
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019, vol. 8, num. 8, p. 1153
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081153
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