Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation

Background/Objectives: A high number of patients who suffer the amputation of a lower limb will present psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder after surgery. This study embodies participants in a self-avatar with a right lower-limb amputation in a virt...

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Autores: Manzano-Torra, Aina, Porras-García, Bruno, Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
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Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
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Palavra-chave:Realitat virtual
Ansietat
Amputació
Virtual reality
Anxiety
Amputation
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spelling Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body AppreciationManzano-Torra, AinaPorras-García, BrunoGutiérrez Maldonado, JoséRealitat virtualAnsietatAmputacióVirtual realityAnxietyAmputationBackground/Objectives: A high number of patients who suffer the amputation of a lower limb will present psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder after surgery. This study embodies participants in a self-avatar with a right lower-limb amputation in a virtual reality environment. The aim was to determine if this experience increases anxiety levels compared to embodiment in a normal avatar. The study also examines whether body appreciation is related to anxiety levels. Methods: Subjects completed the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) questionnaire before being immersed in the virtual environment, the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A) after each condition, and the Embodiment Questionnaire at the end of the experiment. Results: Univariate analysis showed that participants reported significantly higher levels of anxiety when exposed to the virtual avatar with an amputation compared to the full virtual body avatar. These results indicate that lower levels of body appreciation were associated with higher levels of anxiety across conditions, suggesting that participants with lower body appreciation experienced greater psychological maladjustment (measured by anxiety) in response to the virtual scenarios. Conclusions: The results suggest that the virtual avatar with a lower-limb amputation elicited significantly greater anxiety, and that body appreciation plays a key role in moderating this psychological response. Future research could focus on developing virtual exposure-based therapy for amputees using virtual reality to help reduce the anxiety experienced by patients during this process.MDPI2025202520242025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion12 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/219207Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13237079Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024, vol. 13, num. 23, 7079https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13237079cc-by (c) Manzano, A. et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2192072026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation
title Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation
spellingShingle Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation
Manzano-Torra, Aina
Realitat virtual
Ansietat
Amputació
Virtual reality
Anxiety
Amputation
title_short Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation
title_full Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation
title_fullStr Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation
title_sort Evaluating Psychological Effects of Amputation Through Virtual Reality Embodiment: A Study on Anxiety and Body Appreciation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Manzano-Torra, Aina
Porras-García, Bruno
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author Manzano-Torra, Aina
author_facet Manzano-Torra, Aina
Porras-García, Bruno
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
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author2 Porras-García, Bruno
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Realitat virtual
Ansietat
Amputació
Virtual reality
Anxiety
Amputation
topic Realitat virtual
Ansietat
Amputació
Virtual reality
Anxiety
Amputation
description Background/Objectives: A high number of patients who suffer the amputation of a lower limb will present psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder after surgery. This study embodies participants in a self-avatar with a right lower-limb amputation in a virtual reality environment. The aim was to determine if this experience increases anxiety levels compared to embodiment in a normal avatar. The study also examines whether body appreciation is related to anxiety levels. Methods: Subjects completed the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) questionnaire before being immersed in the virtual environment, the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS-A) after each condition, and the Embodiment Questionnaire at the end of the experiment. Results: Univariate analysis showed that participants reported significantly higher levels of anxiety when exposed to the virtual avatar with an amputation compared to the full virtual body avatar. These results indicate that lower levels of body appreciation were associated with higher levels of anxiety across conditions, suggesting that participants with lower body appreciation experienced greater psychological maladjustment (measured by anxiety) in response to the virtual scenarios. Conclusions: The results suggest that the virtual avatar with a lower-limb amputation elicited significantly greater anxiety, and that body appreciation plays a key role in moderating this psychological response. Future research could focus on developing virtual exposure-based therapy for amputees using virtual reality to help reduce the anxiety experienced by patients during this process.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13237079
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024, vol. 13, num. 23, 7079
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