A Personalized Virtual Reality Experience for Promoting Well-Being and Psychological Flexibility in General Practitioners: a Feasibility Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 21
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Ad hoc questionnaire to investigate the impact of the VR transformative experience
研究概览
简要总结
General Practitioners (GPs) face significant daily challenges, and promoting their well-being is essential. In particular, psychological flexibility (PF) is a key indicator of well-being. PF, conceptualized within Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), supports adaptation to change and fosters adaptive responses to demanding and complex situations. ACT identifies six core processes, which can be grouped into two functional units: the mindful acceptance of one's thoughts and emotions (acceptance, cognitive defusion, openness to internal experiences), and the commitment to engaging in actions that enrich one's life (values and committed action).
This project will investigate the feasibility of a transformative metaphorical Virtual Reality (VR) experience to promote psychological flexibility and well-being in GPs. Specifically, this goal will be pursued through the integration of a metaphorical virtual experience, previously validated by the research team for its capacity to foster a transformative experience (TE)-that is, an experience that enables individuals to explore new ways of thinking and contributes to reshaping self-perception-with guided reflection on personal values and support in enacting value-consistent behaviors.
A total of 25 GPs will participate in a single in-person session involving a 10-minute transformative VR experience ("The River and the Leaf"). Drawing on ACT metaphors, participants will be guided to reflect on aspects of the experience, on the professional challenges they face, and on the personal resources available to them. Following this experience, they will be supported in identifying the values that guide their everyday actions. After the in-person session, all participants will be encouraged to identify and implement value-based committed actions over the following two weeks, supported by two audio tracks.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •being a General Practitioner and having an adequate understanding of the Italian language.
排除标准
- •having pre-existing medical conditions that prevent the use of the Meta Quest 3 headset:
- •presence of binocular visual abnormalities;
- •history of seizures or epileptic conditions;
- •presence of cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators, or implanted devices;
- •use of hearing aids.
结局指标
主要结局
Ad hoc questionnaire to investigate the impact of the VR transformative experience
时间窗: This questionnaire will be administered at T1 (immediately after the VR experience).
This 6-item questionnaire is designed to evaluate the transformative experience, its pleasantness, and its impact on self-expansion. Responses are provided on a 7-point Likert scale, where 1 indicates "not at all" and 7 indicates "very much."
The Comprehensive assessment of ACT (CompACT)
时间窗: This questionnaire will be administered at T0 (baseline) and at T2 (post-intervention, i.e., two weeks after the individual in-person session).
This self-report scale was developed by Francis et al. (2016; Giovannetti et al., 2022) to measure psychological flexibility. The scale consists of 23 items, which can be answered using a 6-point Likert scale, where 0 indicates "completely disagree" and 6 "completely agree." The questionnaire is divided into three subscales: Openness to Experience (OE), Behavioral Awareness (BA), and Valued Action (VA), which correspond to the three pillars of psychological flexibility. Higher scores on the CompACT indicate greater psychological flexibility.
Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF)
时间窗: This questionnaire will be administered at T0 (baseline) and at T2 (post-intervention, i.e., two weeks after the individual in-person session).
This self-report scale was developed by Keyes (2002; Petrillo et al., 2015) to measure emotional, social, and psychological well-being. The scale consists of 14 items, which can be answered using a 6-point Likert scale, where 0 indicates "never" and 5 "every day." To assess the three dimensions, the questionnaire is divided into three subscales: the Emotional Well-Being scale (EWB, items 1-3), the Social Well-Being scale (SWB, items 4-8), and the Psychological Well-Being scale (PWB, items 9-14). Higher scores on the MHC-SF indicate greater well-being.
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for the assessment of emotions
时间窗: This questionnaire will be administered at T0 (baseline) and at T1 (immediately after the VR experience).
This scale aims to measure the intensity of positive and negative emotions (joy, contentment, pride, love, compassion, awe, hope, gratitude, sadness, fear, anger, admiration, inspiration, and awe) (Shiota et al., 2006; Cloos et al., 2023). The intensity can be expressed using a Likert scale, where 0 corresponds to "not at all" and 10 to "very much."
The Comprehensive assessment of ACT (CompACT)
时间窗: This questionnaire will be administered at T0 (baseline) and at T2 (post-intervention, i.e., two weeks after the individual in-person session).
This self-report scale was developed by Francis et al. (2016; Giovannetti et al., 2022) to measure psychological flexibility. The scale consists of 23 items, which can be answered using a 6-point Likert scale, where 0 indicates "completely disagree" and 6 "completely agree." The questionnaire is divided into three subscales: Openness to Experience (OE), Behavioral Awareness (BA), and Valued Action (VA), which correspond to the three pillars of psychological flexibility. Higher scores on the CompACT indicate greater psychological flexibility.
Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF)
时间窗: This questionnaire will be administered at T0 (baseline) and at T2 (post-intervention, i.e., two weeks after the individual in-person session).
This self-report scale was developed by Keyes (2002; Petrillo et al., 2015) to measure emotional, social, and psychological well-being. The scale consists of 14 items, which can be answered using a 6-point Likert scale, where 0 indicates "never" and 5 "every day." To assess the three dimensions, the questionnaire is divided into three subscales: the Emotional Well-Being scale (EWB, items 1-3), the Social Well-Being scale (SWB, items 4-8), and the Psychological Well-Being scale (PWB, items 9-14). Higher scores on the MHC-SF indicate greater well-being.
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for the assessment of emotions
时间窗: This questionnaire will be administered at T0 (baseline) and at T1 (immediately after the VR experience).
This scale aims to measure the intensity of positive and negative emotions (joy, contentment, pride, love, compassion, awe, hope, gratitude, sadness, fear, anger, admiration, inspiration, and awe) (Shiota et al., 2006; Cloos et al., 2023). The intensity can be expressed using a Likert scale, where 0 corresponds to "not at all" and 10 to "very much."
Ad hoc questionnaire to investigate the impact of the VR transformative experience
时间窗: This questionnaire will be administered at T1 (immediately after the VR experience).
This 6-item questionnaire is designed to evaluate the transformative experience, its pleasantness, and its impact on self-expansion. Responses are provided on a 7-point Likert scale, where 1 indicates "not at all" and 7 indicates "very much."
次要结局
- Slater Usoh Steed Presence Questionnaire (SUS)(This questionnaire will be administered at T1 (immediately after the VR experience).)
- Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ)(This questionnaire will be administered at T1 (after the VR experience) and at T2 (post-intervention, i.e., two weeks after the individual in-person session).)
- Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)(This questionnaire will be administered at T0 (baseline) and at T2 (post-intervention, i.e., two weeks after the individual in-person session).)
研究者
Daniela Villani
Associate Professor in General Psychology
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart