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Reducing stigma toward people with serious mental illness through a virtual reality intervention: a randomized controlled trial

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dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-Rivas, Matías E.
dc.contributor.authorCangas, Adolfo J.
dc.contributor.authorMartín, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorRomo, Javiera
dc.contributor.authorPérez, J. Carola
dc.contributor.authorValdebenito, Sara
dc.contributor.authorCariola, Laura
dc.contributor.authorOnetto, Josefina
dc.contributor.authorHernández, Bárbara
dc.contributor.authorCeric Garrido, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorCEA GONZÁLEZ, PABLO ANTONIO
dc.contributor.authorCorrigan, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-15T16:43:21Z
dc.date.available2023-09-15T16:43:21Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBackground: Stigma toward people with serious mental illnesses (SMI), like schizophrenia, is a serious global public health challenge that limits the quality of life of those affected and poses a major barrier that keeps people from seeking professional help. There is an urgent need for novel, effective, and scalable interventions to decrease stigmatized perceptions of chronic psychotic disorders and to reduce the health burden imposed by them. Method: We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a new immersive virtual reality game (Inclúyete-VR) on the level of stigma toward people with SMI, measured by the AQ-27 Attribution Questionnaire. Participants in the experimental group were exposed in an immersive way to hallucinations common in schizophrenia, then shown different psychosocial resources available for their recovery and social inclusion; those in the control group used VR software unrelated to mental health. VR sessions were delivered through Oculus headgear and lasted 25 minutes. Results: We randomly assigned 124 university students (55% female) to experimental or control conditions (n=62 each). We used mixed ANOVA to compare outcomes before and after the intervention between the two groups. We found a significant intervention-by-time interaction (p<0.001), with a reduction in the experimental group of overall stigma levels on the AQ-27 scale and its three subscales: dangerousness-fear, avoidance, and lack of solidarity (p<0.001 for all). Conclusions: The Inclúyete-VR software proved effective in the short term in reducing stigma toward people with severe mental illness. The program’s longer-term efficacy, scalability, and dissemination remain to be studied.
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dc.identifier.citationMatías E. Rodríguez-Rivas, Adolfo J. Cangas, Andrés Martin, Javiera Romo, J. Carola Pérez, Sara Valdebenito, Laura Cariola, Josefina Onetto, Bárbara Hernández, Francisco Ceric, Pablo Cea, and Patrick Corrigan. Reducing Stigma Toward People with Serious Mental Illness Through a Virtual Reality Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Games for Health Journal.ahead of printhttp://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2023.0118
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.udd.cl/handle/11447/7972
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectStigma
dc.subjectVirtual Reality
dc.subjectMental Illness
dc.subjectTechnology-base
dc.subjectSerious games
dc.subjectSevere Mental Disorder
dc.titleReducing stigma toward people with serious mental illness through a virtual reality intervention: a randomized controlled trial
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