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ArticleJMIR mental health2025

Cognitive Remediation for Psychosis in Virtual Reality (ThinkTactic VR): Qualitative, Iterative, and User-Centered Codevelopment Study.

Jasmin Yee, Hannah Matheson, Bryce J M Bogie, Émilie Du Perron, Alexandra Thérond, Maëlle Charest, Catheleine van Driel, Marika Goyette, Ya Ting Lei, Chelsea Noël and 14 more

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Article in JMIR mental health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Jasmin YeeUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8525-9032
Hannah MathesonDepartment of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1198-962X
Bryce J M BogieUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3590-3221
Émilie Du PerronUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0002-5843-5958
Alexandra ThérondDépartement de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2647-7320
Maëlle CharestUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-5586-6472
Catheleine van DrielDepartment of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7741-244X
Marika GoyetteUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-0662-3110
Ya Ting LeiDépartement de psychoéducation et de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-2772-6917
Chelsea NoëlDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7330-4078
Kagusthan AriaratnamUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-1022-4548
Greg CollinsUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0006-6125-1999
Chris GormanUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0008-5962-2679
Ana-Maria CretuDépartement d'informatique et d'ingénierie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0434-1393
Simon TremblayDépartement de psychoéducation et de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-7696-6898
Marie-Christine RivardDépartement de psychoéducation et de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-8931-6405
Catherine CullwickProfessional Practice, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0005-2359-8214
Crystal MorrisDepartment of Mental Health, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-0238-3789
David G AttwoodDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-6357-4132
Alexandra BainesUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7107-2392
Angela StewartUniversity of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0005-4211-2259
Stéphane BouchardDépartement de psychoéducation et de psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5995-340X
Christopher R BowieDepartment of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1983-8861
Synthia GuimondDepartment of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1582-725X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCognitive remediation improves cognition and psychosocial functioning in individuals with psychotic disorders. The use of virtual reality (VR) to deliver cognitive remediation in immersive environments that mimic real cognitively challenging situations has the potential to increase engagement to treatment and further enhance its impact on functioning.

objectiveWe aimed to codevelop a cognitive remediation program in VR with individuals with psychotic disorders and health care professionals to identify and address their needs.

methodsIndividuals with lived experience of a psychosis-spectrum condition (n=11) met 9 times and the health care professionals (n=7) met 3 times. Participants discussed personal and professional opinions on the challenges associated with cognitive difficulties in individuals with psychotic disorders. They also provided feedback on the program development.

resultsWe discerned 4 themes from the content expert working groups: the need for a program to address cognitive impairments, the key program design elements to support cognitive rehabilitation, the importance of leveraging technology as an intervention tool, and the need to improve community functioning. In total, 3 themes were identified for the health care professionals: the need for a clinically relevant program that addresses the research-to-practice gap, the need to improve patient engagement in services, and the need for a program that addresses the limited resources in health care. The needs of our end-user experts were placed at the center of the program development process. When possible, we also integrated their suggestions, like the incorporation of a virtual coach within the immersive environment.

conclusionsIndividuals with lived experience and health care professionals have distinct needs, which have informed the co-design of a novel cognitive remediation program in VR, ThinkTactic VR. To our knowledge, ThinkTactic VR is one of the first co-designed and codeveloped cognitive remediation programs in VR using an iterative, user-centered approach involving both individuals with psychotic disorders and health care professionals.

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Cognitive RemediationPsychotic DisordersVirtual RealityAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative Researchcognitive remediationcommunity functioningneurocognitionsocial cognitionuser-centered approachvirtual reality

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PMID40644694
PMCPMC12299945

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