Attentional Bias Modification Training in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of User Experience
Recent technological advances have paved the way for incorporating virtual reality (VR) into attentional bias modification training (ABMT) for the treatment of eating disorders. An important consideration in this therapeutic approach is ensuring the ease and comfort of users of the hardware and soft...
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| author | María Teresa Mendoza-Medialdea Ana Carballo-Laza Mariarca Ascione Franck-Alexandre Meschberger-Annweiler Bruno Porras-Garcia Marta Ferrer-Garcia José Gutiérrez-Maldonado |
| author_facet | María Teresa Mendoza-Medialdea Ana Carballo-Laza Mariarca Ascione Franck-Alexandre Meschberger-Annweiler Bruno Porras-Garcia Marta Ferrer-Garcia José Gutiérrez-Maldonado |
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| description | Recent technological advances have paved the way for incorporating virtual reality (VR) into attentional bias modification training (ABMT) for the treatment of eating disorders. An important consideration in this therapeutic approach is ensuring the ease and comfort of users of the hardware and software, preventing them from becoming additional obstacles during treatment. To assess this, 68 healthy participants engaged in an ABMT experiment aimed at evaluating various factors, including usability as well as the participants’ comfort while using the VR equipment, task-induced fatigue, and attitudes towards the technology. Our results indicated a favorable usability level for the ABMT proposed in this study. While their discomfort, anxiety, and fatigue increased during the task, these did not significantly impact its execution. However, heightened anxiety and fatigue were linked to lower evaluations of software usability. Other variables considered in the experiment did not notably affect the task. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53727d3c20a84fb1b9ec29d5fd3116a92024-01-10T14:51:23ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-12-0114122210.3390/app14010222Attentional Bias Modification Training in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of User ExperienceMaría Teresa Mendoza-Medialdea0Ana Carballo-Laza1Mariarca Ascione2Franck-Alexandre Meschberger-Annweiler3Bruno Porras-Garcia4Marta Ferrer-Garcia5José Gutiérrez-Maldonado6Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Institut de Neurociences (UBneuro), Faculty of Psychology, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Passeig de Vall d’Hebron 175, 08035 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Institut de Neurociences (UBneuro), Faculty of Psychology, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Passeig de Vall d’Hebron 175, 08035 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Institut de Neurociences (UBneuro), Faculty of Psychology, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Passeig de Vall d’Hebron 175, 08035 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Institut de Neurociences (UBneuro), Faculty of Psychology, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Passeig de Vall d’Hebron 175, 08035 Barcelona, SpainBrain, Cognition and Behavior Research Group, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (CST), Ctr. Torrebonica, s/n, 08227 Terrassa, SpainDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Institut de Neurociences (UBneuro), Faculty of Psychology, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Passeig de Vall d’Hebron 175, 08035 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Institut de Neurociences (UBneuro), Faculty of Psychology, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Passeig de Vall d’Hebron 175, 08035 Barcelona, SpainRecent technological advances have paved the way for incorporating virtual reality (VR) into attentional bias modification training (ABMT) for the treatment of eating disorders. An important consideration in this therapeutic approach is ensuring the ease and comfort of users of the hardware and software, preventing them from becoming additional obstacles during treatment. To assess this, 68 healthy participants engaged in an ABMT experiment aimed at evaluating various factors, including usability as well as the participants’ comfort while using the VR equipment, task-induced fatigue, and attitudes towards the technology. Our results indicated a favorable usability level for the ABMT proposed in this study. While their discomfort, anxiety, and fatigue increased during the task, these did not significantly impact its execution. However, heightened anxiety and fatigue were linked to lower evaluations of software usability. Other variables considered in the experiment did not notably affect the task.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/1/222attentional bias modification trainingvirtual realityuser experienceeye-trackingeating disorders |
| spellingShingle | María Teresa Mendoza-Medialdea Ana Carballo-Laza Mariarca Ascione Franck-Alexandre Meschberger-Annweiler Bruno Porras-Garcia Marta Ferrer-Garcia José Gutiérrez-Maldonado Attentional Bias Modification Training in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of User Experience Applied Sciences attentional bias modification training virtual reality user experience eye-tracking eating disorders |
| title | Attentional Bias Modification Training in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of User Experience |
| title_full | Attentional Bias Modification Training in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of User Experience |
| title_fullStr | Attentional Bias Modification Training in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of User Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attentional Bias Modification Training in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of User Experience |
| title_short | Attentional Bias Modification Training in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of User Experience |
| title_sort | attentional bias modification training in virtual reality evaluation of user experience |
| topic | attentional bias modification training virtual reality user experience eye-tracking eating disorders |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/1/222 |
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