TY - JOUR
T1 - Trait and State Craving as Indicators of Validity of VR-based Software for Binge Eating Treatment
AU - Pla-Sanjuanelo, Joana
AU - Ferrer-Garcia, Marta
AU - Gutiérrez-Maldonado, José
AU - Vilalta-Abella, Ferran
AU - Andreu-Gracia, Alexis
AU - Dakanalis, Antonios
AU - Fernandez-Aranda, Fernando
AU - Fusté-Escolano, Adela
AU - Ribas-Sabaté, Joan
AU - Riva, Giuseppe
AU - Saldaña, Carmina
AU - Sánchez, Isabel
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The aim of this study was to establish whether virtual reality (VR) exposure to food cues is able to produce craving levels consistent with state-craving and trait-craving as assessed by the Spanish and Italian versions of the State and Trait Food Craving Questionnaires (FCQ-T/S). The results were compared in 40 patients with eating disorders (17 with binge eating disorder, 23 with bulimia nervosa) and 78 healthy control subjects without eating disorders. Controls and patients with higher levels of trait-craving and state-craving both showed a greater desire to eat during VR exposure. Results also showed that trait and state craving assessed by FCQ-T/S were able to predict the total mean craving experienced during exposure to the VR software in both clinical and control samples. These findings present preliminary evidence about the validity of a new virtual reality-based application for cue-exposure treatment in patients with eating disorders.
AB - The aim of this study was to establish whether virtual reality (VR) exposure to food cues is able to produce craving levels consistent with state-craving and trait-craving as assessed by the Spanish and Italian versions of the State and Trait Food Craving Questionnaires (FCQ-T/S). The results were compared in 40 patients with eating disorders (17 with binge eating disorder, 23 with bulimia nervosa) and 78 healthy control subjects without eating disorders. Controls and patients with higher levels of trait-craving and state-craving both showed a greater desire to eat during VR exposure. Results also showed that trait and state craving assessed by FCQ-T/S were able to predict the total mean craving experienced during exposure to the VR software in both clinical and control samples. These findings present preliminary evidence about the validity of a new virtual reality-based application for cue-exposure treatment in patients with eating disorders.
KW - virtual reality, eating disorders, craving, binge eating
KW - virtual reality, eating disorders, craving, binge eating
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/75553
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 141
EP - 146
JO - Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
JF - Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
SN - 1554-8716
ER -