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Designing and Developing a Compacted Immersive Virtual Therapy Environment: RelaXRoom

Year 2023, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 462 - 469, 10.07.2023

Zeynep Taçgın

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1084616

Abstract

This study represents RelaXRoom as an immersive virtual reality experience to offer the psychological and social support during and after the pandemic. RelaXRoom includes three main modules for self-meditation, a therapy session with a therapist and a group therapy opportunity with other people who have similar problems with the user. The users of RelaXRoom can jump to the meditation scene and select their meditation music to meditate on the moon or the Himalayas via controllers or hand tracking. RelaXRoom uses Wit.ai for speech recognition and analysing the mood of users using the data table. If the user wants to participate in either group or peer-to-peer therapy, RelaXRoom will assign them to a virtual room depending on their moods or considering their particular needs. For the future of RelaXRoom, integrating a therapist pool to pick one considering their rate and professionality, anonymity, payment system, virtual buddies for every online user may enhance quality, privacy, feeling of presence and embodiment during the therapy sessions. RelaXRoom has the potential to be a facilitator for diagnosing people’s problems and supporting them.

Keywords

virtual reality therapy design immersive

Supporting Institution

This project has no funder.

Project Number

-

Thanks

Zeynep Tacgin has received a theoretical consultancy regarding therapy and psychotherapy from Melike Arpınar, Şeymanur Kalafat, Emin Bayraktar. The final version of RelaXRoom was evaluated by Nazenin Gure and Muntasar.

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  • Hung M-W, Hou C-T, Ho C-J, Yuan CW, Bi N, Chen S-H, et al., editors. Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Enabling Clinical-friendly Drug Psychotherapy with Virtual Reality and Biofeedback Technologies. Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 2021.
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Year 2023, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 462 - 469, 10.07.2023

Zeynep Taçgın

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1084616

Abstract

Project Number

-

References

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  • Pandey D, Bansal S, Goyal S, Garg A, Sethi N, Pothiyill DI, et al. Psychological impact of mass quarantine on population during pandemics—The COVID-19 Lock-Down (COLD) study. PLoS One. 2020;15(10):e0240501.
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  • Zhou J, Zogan H, Yang S, Jameel S, Xu G, Chen F. Detecting community depression dynamics due to covid-19 pandemic in australia. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. 2021.
  • Kim U, Bhullar N. Life in the pandemic: Social isolation and mental health. https://onlinelibrary wiley com/doi/pdfdirect/101111/jocn 15290. 2020.
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  • Lee CM, Cadigan JM, Rhew IC. Increases in loneliness among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and association with increases in mental health problems. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2020;67(5):714-7.
  • Barendse M, Flannery J, Cavanagh C, Aristizabal M, Becker SP, Berger E, et al. Longitudinal change in adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international collaborative of 12 samples. 2021.
  • Canet-Juric L, Andrés ML, Del Valle M, López-Morales H, Poó F, Galli JI, et al. A longitudinal study on the emotional impact cause by the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine on general population. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020;11:2431.
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  • Gilbert P. Compassion: Conceptualisations, research and use in psychotherapy: Routledge; 2005.
  • Cuijpers P, Van Straten A, Andersson G, Van Oppen P. Psychotherapy for depression in adults: a meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 2008;76(6):909.
  • Newhill CE, Safran JD, Muran JC. Negotiating the therapeutic alliance: A relational treatment guide: Guilford Press; 2003.
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  • Hur J-W, Shin H, Jung D, Lee H-J, Lee S, Kim GJ, et al. Virtual Reality–Based Psychotherapy in Social Anxiety Disorder: fMRI Study Using a Self-Referential Task. JMIR Mental Health. 2021;8(4):e25731.
  • Van Gelderen MJ, Nijdam MJ, Vermetten E. An innovative framework for delivering psychotherapy to patients with treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder: Rationale for interactive motion-assisted therapy. Frontiers in psychiatry. 2018;9:176.
  • Rai A. Concurrent PTSD Psychotherapy Through Multi-Personnel Virtual Reality Framework. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience. 2017;7(1):22-6.
  • Matsangidou M, Otkhmezuri B, Ang CS, Avraamides M, Riva G, Gaggioli A, et al. “Now i can see me” designing a multi-user virtual reality remote psychotherapy for body weight and shape concerns. Human–Computer Interaction. 2020:1-27.
  • Li J, Yang H, Li F, Wu J, editors. Application of virtual reality technology in psychotherapy. 2020 International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Human-Computer Interaction (ICHCI); 2020: IEEE.
  • Hung M-W, Hou C-T, Ho C-J, Yuan CW, Bi N, Chen S-H, et al., editors. Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of Enabling Clinical-friendly Drug Psychotherapy with Virtual Reality and Biofeedback Technologies. Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 2021.
  • Kiefl N, Figas P, Bichlmeier C, editors. Effects of graphical styles on emotional states for VR-supported psychotherapy. 2018 10th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications (VS-Games); 2018: IEEE. 39. Parong J, Mayer RE. Learning science in immersive virtual reality. Journal of Educational Psychology. 2018;110(6):785.
  • Pallavicini F, Orena E, di Santo S, Greci L, Caragnano C, Ranieri P, et al. MIND-VR: Design and Evaluation Protocol of a Virtual Reality Psychoeducational Experience on Stress and Anxiety for the Psychological Support of Healthcare Workers Involved in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front. Virtual Real 2: 620225 doi: 103389/frvir. 2021.
  • Streck A, Stepnicka P, Klaubert J, Wolbers T, editors. neomento-Towards Building a Universal Solution for Virtual Reality Exposure Psychotherapy. 2019 IEEE Conference on Games (CoG); 2019: IEEE.
  • Kaussner Y, Kuraszkiewicz A, Schoch S, Markel P, Hoffmann S, Baur-Streubel R, et al. Treating patients with driving phobia by virtual reality exposure therapy–a pilot study. PloS one. 2020;15(1):e0226937.
  • Seabrook E, Kelly R, Foley F, Theiler S, Thomas N, Wadley G, et al. Understanding how virtual reality can support mindfulness practice: mixed methods study. Journal of medical Internet research. 2020;22(3):e16106.
  • TRIPP. About TRIPP 2021 [Available from: https://www.tripp.com/about/.
  • Sønderskov KM, Dinesen PT, Santini ZI, Østergaard SD. Increased psychological well-being after the apex of the COVID-19 pandemic. Acta neuropsychiatrica. 2020;32(5):277-9.
  • Serafini G, Parmigiani B, Amerio A, Aguglia A, Sher L, Amore M. The psychological impact of COVID-19 on the mental health in the general population. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. 2020;113(8):531-7.
  • Usher K, Jackson D, Durkin J, Gyamfi N, Bhullar N. Pandemic‐related behaviours and psychological outcomes; A rapid literature review to explain COVID‐19 behaviours. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 2020;29(6):1018-34.
  • Le K, Nguyen M. The psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic severity. Economics & Human Biology. 2021;41:100979.
  • González-Sanguino C, Ausín B, Castellanos MÁ, Saiz J, López-Gómez A, Ugidos C, et al. Mental health consequences of the coronavirus 2020 pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain. A longitudinal study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2020;11:1256.
  • Seifert A. The digital exclusion of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of gerontological social work. 2020;63(6-7):674-6.
  • Seifert A, Cotten SR, Xie B. A double burden of exclusion? Digital and social exclusion of older adults in times of COVID-19. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 2021;76(3):e99-e103.
  • Pandey N, Pal A. Impact of digital surge during Covid-19 pandemic: A viewpoint on research and practice. International journal of information management. 2020;55:102171.
  • Pierce BS, Perrin PB, Tyler CM, McKee GB, Watson JD. The COVID-19 telepsychology revolution: A national study of pandemic-based changes in US mental health care delivery. American Psychologist. 2020.
  • Probst T, Haid B, Schimböck W, Reisinger A, Gasser M, Eichberger‐Heckmann H, et al. Therapeutic interventions in in‐person and remote psychotherapy: Survey with psychotherapists and patients experiencing in‐person and remote psychotherapy during COVID‐19. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 2021.
  • Weinberg H. Online group psychotherapy: Challenges and possibilities during COVID-19—A practice review. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice. 2020;24(3):201.
  • Vahratian A, Blumberg SJ, Terlizzi EP, Schiller JS. Symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder and use of mental health care among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic—United States, August 2020–February 2021. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2021;70(13):490.
  • de Borst AW, Sanchez-Vives MV, Slater M, de Gelder B. First-person virtual embodiment modulates the cortical network that encodes the bodily self and its surrounding space during the experience of domestic violence. Eneuro. 2020;7(3).
  • Seinfeld S, Arroyo-Palacios J, Iruretagoyena G, Hortensius R, Zapata LE, Borland D, et al. Offenders become the victim in virtual reality: impact of changing perspective in domestic violence. Scientific reports. 2018;8(1):1-11.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Policy
Journal Section Research Article
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Zeynep Taçgın 0000-0001-7827-8238

Project Number -
Early Pub Date June 19, 2023
Publication Date July 10, 2023
Submission Date March 8, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2023Volume: 14 Issue: 3

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EndNote Taçgın Z (July 1, 2023) Designing and Developing a Compacted Immersive Virtual Therapy Environment: RelaXRoom. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 14 3 462–469.
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