Virtual Reality Technology Use in Cigarette Craving and Smoking Interventions (I “Virtually” Quit): Systematic Review

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dc.contributor.authorKeijsers M
dc.contributor.authorVega-Corredor MC
dc.contributor.authorHoermann, Simon
dc.contributor.authorTomintz, Melanie
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T02:38:37Z
dc.date.available2022-06-30T02:38:37Z
dc.date.issued2021en
dc.date.updated2022-04-09T04:36:07Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Over the last 2 decades, virtual reality technologies (VRTs) have been proposed as a way to enhance and improve smoking cessation therapy. Objective: This systematic review aims to evaluate and summarize the current knowledge on the application of VRT in various smoking cessation therapies, as well as to explore potential directions for future research and intervention development. Methods: A literature review of smoking interventions using VRT was conducted. Results: Not all intervention studies included an alternative therapy or a placebo condition against which the effectiveness of the intervention could be benchmarked, or a follow-up measure to ensure that the effects were lasting. Virtual reality (VR) cue exposure therapy was the most extensively studied intervention, but its effect on long-term smoking behavior was inconsistent. Behavioral therapies such as a VR approach-avoidance task or gamified interventions were less common but reported positive results. Notably, only 1 study combined Electronic Nicotine Delivery Devices with VRT. Conclusions: The inclusion of a behavioral component, as is done in the VR approach-avoidance task and gamified interventions, may be an interesting avenue for future research on smoking interventions. As Electronic Nicotine Delivery Devices are still the subject of much controversy, their potential to support smoking cessation remains unclear. For future research, behavioral or multicomponent interventions are promising avenues of exploration. Future studies should improve their validity by comparing their intervention group with at least 1 alternative or placebo control group, as well as incorporating follow-up measures.en
dc.identifier.citationKeijsers M, Vega-Corredor MC, Tomintz M, Hoermann S (2021). "I virtually quit": A Review of Virtual Reality Technology Applications in Cigarette Craving and Smoking Interventions.. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(9). e24307-.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.2196/24307
dc.identifier.issn1438-8871
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/103830
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJMIR Publications Inc.en
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectElectronic Nicotine Delivery Systemsen
dc.subjectnicotine addictionen
dc.subjectnicotine dependencyen
dc.subjectsmoking addictionen
dc.subjectsmoking interventionen
dc.subjectsmoking therapyen
dc.subjectvirtual reality technologyen
dc.subjectCravingen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectSmokingen
dc.subjectTechnologyen
dc.subjectTobacco Productsen
dc.subjectVirtual Realityen
dc.subject.anzsrc08 Information and Computing Sciencesen
dc.subject.anzsrc11 Medical and Health Sciencesen
dc.subject.anzsrc17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciencesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::46 - Information and computing sciences::4607 - Graphics, augmented reality and games::460708 - Virtual and mixed realityen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::46 - Information and computing sciences::4607 - Graphics, augmented reality and games::460706 - Serious gamesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::42 - Health sciences::4206 - Public health::420603 - Health promotionen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::52 - Psychology::5203 - Clinical and health psychology::520304 - Health psychologyen
dc.titleVirtual Reality Technology Use in Cigarette Craving and Smoking Interventions (I “Virtually” Quit): Systematic Reviewen
dc.title.alternative"I virtually quit": A Review of Virtual Reality Technology Applications in Cigarette Craving and Smoking Interventions.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineering
uc.departmentSchool of Product Design
uc.departmentGeospatial Research Institute
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