Virtual reality in pediatric psychology
Virtual reality in pediatric psychology
Virtual reality technologies allow for controlled simulations of affectively engaging background narratives. These virtual environments offer promise for enhancing emotionally relevant experiences and social interactions. Within this context virtual reality can allow instructors, therapists, neuropsychologists, and service providers to offer safe, repeatable, and diversifiable interventions that can benefit assessments and learning in both typically developing children and children with disabilities. Research has also pointed to virtual reality’s capacity to reduce children’s experience of aversive stimuli and reduce anxiety levels. While there are a number of purported advantages of virtual reality technologies, challenges have emerged. One challenge for this field of study is the lack of consensus on how to do trials. A related issue is the need for establishing the psychometric properties of virtual reality assessments and interventions. This review investigates the advantages and challenges inherent in the application of virtual reality technologies to pediatric assessments and interventions.
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Parsons, Thomas D.
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1 November 2017
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Parsons, Thomas D., Riva, Giuseppe, Parsons, Sarah, Mantovani, Fabrizia, Newbutt, Nigel, Lin, Lin, Venturini, Eva and Hall, Trevor
(2017)
Virtual reality in pediatric psychology.
Pediatrics, 140 ((Supplement 2)), .
(doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1758I).
Abstract
Virtual reality technologies allow for controlled simulations of affectively engaging background narratives. These virtual environments offer promise for enhancing emotionally relevant experiences and social interactions. Within this context virtual reality can allow instructors, therapists, neuropsychologists, and service providers to offer safe, repeatable, and diversifiable interventions that can benefit assessments and learning in both typically developing children and children with disabilities. Research has also pointed to virtual reality’s capacity to reduce children’s experience of aversive stimuli and reduce anxiety levels. While there are a number of purported advantages of virtual reality technologies, challenges have emerged. One challenge for this field of study is the lack of consensus on how to do trials. A related issue is the need for establishing the psychometric properties of virtual reality assessments and interventions. This review investigates the advantages and challenges inherent in the application of virtual reality technologies to pediatric assessments and interventions.
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Parsons_Virtual Reality in Pediatric Psychology AUTHOR ACCEPTED 19th April 2017
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Accepted/In Press date: 19 April 2017
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