Virtual Reality–Based Avatar Intervention for Eating Disorders: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

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Authors

Nina Kappel Hansen · University of Copenhagen

Emma Slebsager Ries · Copenhagen University Hospital

Katrine Rasmussen · Copenhagen University Hospital

Valentina Cardi · University of Padua

Anne Bryde · University of Copenhagen

Carsten Hjorthøj · University of Copenhagen

Nadia Micali

Abstract

The VR-based avatar intervention for eating disorders was feasible, acceptable, and safe, with preliminary signals of clinical improvement. These findings support further development and evaluation of the intervention in a randomized clinical trial.

Topics & Keywords

Eating Disorders and Behaviors Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Flow Experience in Various Fields

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: JMIR Formative Research

Volume 10, pp. e88445-e88445

DOI: 10.2196/88445

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