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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Psychological and Physiological Responses in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Use of Acute Exercise and Virtual Reality Environment.

Tsai-Chiao Wang, Cindy Hui-Ping Sit, Ta-Wei Tang, Chia-Liang Tsai

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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tsai-Chiao WangInstitute of Physical Education, Health & Leisure Studies, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4501-7178
Cindy Hui-Ping SitDepartment of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-9992-7866
Ta-Wei TangDepartment of Leisure and Recreation Management, Asia University, Taichung 413, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4466-0153
Chia-Liang TsaiInstitute of Physical Education, Health & Leisure Studies, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6173-2879
National Cheng Kung University · TWAsia University · TWChinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virtual exercise therapy is considered a useful method by which to encourage patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) to engage in aerobic exercise in order to reduce stress. This study was intended to explore the psychological and physiological responses of patients with GAD after cycling in a virtual environment containing natural images. Seventy-seven participants with GAD were recruited in the present study and randomly assigned to a virtual nature (VN) or a virtual abstract painting (VAP) group. Their electroencephalogram alpha activity, perceived stress, and levels of restorative quality and satisfaction were assessed at baseline and after an acute bout of 20 min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. The results showed that both the VN and VAP groups showed significantly higher alpha activity post-exercise as compared to pre-exercise. The VN group relative to the VAP group exhibited higher levels of stress-relief, restorative quality, and personal satisfaction. These findings imply that a virtual exercise environment is an effective way to induce a relaxing effect in patients with GAD. However, they exhibited more positive psychological responses when exercising in such an environment with natural landscapes.

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Anxiety DisordersExerciseVirtual RealityAgedElectroencephalographyExercise TherapyHumansMiddle Agedacute exerciseEEGgeneralized anxiety disorderperceived stressrestorative qualitysatisfactionvirtual environment

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PMID32640554
PMCPMC7370051
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