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Clinicians on incorporating VR exercises in CBT coping skills for individuals with substance use disorders and intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study
Ligtenberg, B.J. (2024) Clinicians on incorporating VR exercises in CBT coping skills for individuals with substance use disorders and intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study.
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| Abstract: | A relatively large number of individuals diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD) is also diagnosed with an intellectual disability (ID). A common treatment for SUD is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). As the ID target group was often overlooked in the development of treatments, there are certain challenges associated with using CBT to treat SUD for those with an ID. Virtual reality (VR) could help work around some of these challenges. The problem is that VR has not been widely implemented in the treatment of SUD for those with an ID yet, as it is, among other things, complicated to use. Therefore, the Triggers & Tech project from the University of Twente developed eleven flashcards on VR coping skill exercises, using the VR framework of CleVR. This research aims to provide recommendations on how to incorporate VR flashcard exercises into existing CBT coping skills to treat SUD of individuals with an ID according to clinicians. To provide these recommendations, five clinicians were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. The clinicians were recruited via convenience sampling. First, considerations towards the ID target group and the use of VR were discussed. This was followed by questions on the needs and attitudes towards CleVR. Finally, the flashcard exercises were discussed with the participants. The interviews led to four general recommendations. The first is making sure there are sufficient guidelines for both the use and the implementation of the exercises. The second is to be mindful on how to interact with clients with an ID. The third is to add enough customization and adaptability to the scenarios of the exercises. The final recommendation is to include the ID target group and their caregivers in the development of exercises. This research can be used to make future VR flashcard exercises. Additionally, this study uses practical examples of flashcard exercises, and therefore delivers concrete input on how to improve these exercises. This input can then be used to create or improve VR exercises for the treatment of SUD for clients with ID. Future research could implement the changes recommended by this study and test how clinicians experience these exercises when they have to use it in practice with their clients. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100628 |
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