Effectiveness of a stand-alone, smartphone-based virtual reality exposure app to reduce fear of heights in real-life: a randomized trial
Abstract Smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) applications (apps) might help to counter low utilization rates of available treatments for fear of heights. Demonstration of effectiveness in real-life situations of such apps is crucial, but lacking so far. Objective of this study was to develop a sta...
Main Authors: | Dorothée Bentz, Nan Wang, Merle K. Ibach, Nathalie S. Schicktanz, Anja Zimmer, Andreas Papassotiropoulos, Dominique J. F. de Quervain |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-02-01
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Series: | npj Digital Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00387-7 |
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