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Trial reportJournal of diabetes science and technology2015

Development of and feedback on a fully automated virtual reality system for online training in weight management skills.

J Graham Thomas, Josh S Spitalnick, Wendy Hadley, Dale S Bond, Rena R Wing

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Virtual reality applications for chronic conditions management: A review.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

J Graham ThomasDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA jthomas4@lifespan.org.
Josh S SpitalnickVirtually Better, Inc, Decatur, GA, USA.
Wendy HadleyDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Dale S BondDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Rena R WingDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.

Funding

Experience Success: Virtual Reality to Enhance Internet Weight LossR41HL114046 · NHLBI · VIRTUALLY BETTER, INC. · PI SPITALNICK, JOSH S., THOMAS, JOHN GRAHAM · 2012 to 2012
$225k
NHLBI NIH HHS R41 HL114046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) technology can provide a safe environment for observing, learning, and practicing use of behavioral weight management skills, which could be particularly useful in enhancing minimal contact online weight management programs. The Experience Success (ES) project developed a system for creating and deploying VR scenarios for online weight management skills training. Virtual environments populated with virtual actors allow users to experiment with implementing behavioral skills via a PC-based point and click interface. A culturally sensitive virtual coach guides the experience, including planning for real-world skill use. Thirty-seven overweight/obese women provided feedback on a test scenario focused on social eating situations. They reported that the scenario gave them greater skills, confidence, and commitment for controlling eating in social situations.

Indexed as

Patient-Specific ModelingUser-Computer InterfaceDirective CounselingFeedbackFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMiddle AgedObesityOnline SystemsOverweightSocial BehaviorVirtual Reality Exposure TherapyWeight Reduction Programsbehaviordiettechnologyvirtual realityweight loss

Identifiers

PMID25367014
PMCPMC4495525

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