Comparison between Standard Expository Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) and Immersive Virtual Reality CBT (CBT-VR) for Rehabilitation of Patients Affected by Occupational Stress Disorders

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ID15465445
AuthorsRodolfo Buselli (0000-0002-8641-812X, Ospedale Cisanello), Martina Corsi (0000-0002-1957-6160, Ospedale Cisanello, corresponding author), Antonello Veltri (0000-0003-0534-6177, Ospedale Cisanello), Riccardo Marino (0000-0001-7759-4060, University of Pisa), Fabrizio Caldi (0000-0003-2120-0776, Ospedale Cisanello), Paolo Del Guerra (Azienda Usl Toscana Centro), Giovanni Guglielmi (0000-0001-8253-2446, Ospedale Cisanello), Camilla Tanca (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), Massimo Paoli (Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della Toscana), Vincenzo Maria Calabretta (Azienda Usl Toscana Centro), Salvio Perretta (0000-0002-6310-2966, Ospedale Cisanello), Rudy Foddis (0000-0003-1330-3863, University of Pisa), Marcello Carrozzino (0000-0002-5268-7321, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), Marcello Antonio Carrozzino (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue9
Pages5735-5735
Publication date2023-05-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20095735
PMID37174252
OpenAlexW4375850292
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

Work-related stress presents a significant impact on work performance and physical health. It has been associated with the onset of a multitude of symptoms that can lead to occupational stress diseases, namely Adjustment Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The literature has evidenced that "exposure therapy" of cognitive-behavioral training (CBT-E) seems to be the most effective technique to manage stress symptoms, including work stress diseases, and several studies have considered Virtual Reality (VR) as an adjuvant tool to exposure-based psychotherapy (CBT-VR) for the treatment of multiple psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of CBT with exposure to stressful work scenarios in imaginative (CBT-E) and in immersive virtual reality (CBT-VR) scenarios in a group of workers affected by work-related stress disorders and compare the clinical and physiological outcomes between the two exposure techniques. A long-term goal would be to develop an evidence-based rehabilitation program as a treatment for the reintegration into work of patients affected by these psychiatric disorders

Anxiety · Cognition · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Exposure therapy · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Virtual reality · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being · Occupational Therapy · Rehabilitation

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