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Could Avatar Therapy Enhance Mental Health in Chronic Patients? A Systematic Review

Título : Could Avatar Therapy Enhance Mental Health in Chronic Patients? A Systematic Review
Autor : Franco Parro, Marta
Monfort Vinuesa, Carlos
Piñas Mesa, Antonio
Rincón Fernández, María Esther
Materias: AvatarChronic diseaseChronic illnessMental healthPatient careQuality of life
Editorial : MDPI
Citación : Franco, M.; Monfort, C.; Piñas-Mesa, A.; Rincon, E. Could Avatar Therapy Enhance Mental Health in Chronic Patients? A Systematic Review. Electronics 2021, 10, 2212. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10182212
Resumen : The use of avatars in the psychological treatment of some chronic diseases is in their infancy, and it represents a growing field of research with many possibilities for innovation. However, there is a lack of studies seeking to determine if avatar-based therapies could improve mental health in chronic care settings. In fact, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first systematic review addressing this research topic. The objectives of this study were to review the scientific literature on those studies involving avatar-based therapies for chronic patients, as well as different ways to develop them and their efficacy on mental health outcomes. Two main questions were addressed: (1) Are avatar-based strategies useful to improve mental health in chronic patients? (2) Which is the best way to develop avatar-based strategies regarding chronic diseases? A systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature was conducted in March 2021. The results were, not only useful for establishing suitable ways to develop avatar-based strategies to improve mental health in chronic care, but also for providing an ad hoc taxonomy regarding this research topic. Five modalities were established according to technological complexity and avatar presentation. Most of the studies were effective (61.1%) in enhancing mental health in chronic care.
URI : http://hdl.handle.net/10637/14874
Derechos: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
OpenAccess
ISSN : 2079-9292
Fecha de publicación : 9-sep-2021
Centro : Universidad San Pablo-CEU
Aparece en las colecciones: Psicología





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