TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtual reality for the promotion of interoception awareness and body image in breast cancer survivors: a study protocol
AU - Sebri, Valeria
AU - Durosini, Ilaria
AU - Strika, Milija
AU - Pizzoli, Silvia Francesca Maria
AU - Mazzocco, Ketti
AU - Pravettoni, Gabriella
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Women who received a diagnosis of breast cancer often report impairments in physical and psychological wellbeing, even some years after treatments. Individual awareness about physical changes, body image, and current sensations related to their body is important to maintain a psycho-emotional balance. Virtual reality, as an advanced human–computer interface, can be an effective tool to improve breast cancer survivors' abilities to know and manage their current sensations related to their bodies. The present study protocol proposes a virtual reality intervention aiming at promoting interoception and emotional wellbeing, fear of cancer recurrence, and body perception in breast cancer survivors, according to the three data collection times. Repeated-measure analysis of variance (ANOVA) with between–within interaction will be performed. Expected results include participants' awareness of their internal feelings, the reduction of negative emotions, and the management of symptoms related to the body, clarifying characteristics for the effective implementation of VR psychological intervention in the future.
AB - Women who received a diagnosis of breast cancer often report impairments in physical and psychological wellbeing, even some years after treatments. Individual awareness about physical changes, body image, and current sensations related to their body is important to maintain a psycho-emotional balance. Virtual reality, as an advanced human–computer interface, can be an effective tool to improve breast cancer survivors' abilities to know and manage their current sensations related to their bodies. The present study protocol proposes a virtual reality intervention aiming at promoting interoception and emotional wellbeing, fear of cancer recurrence, and body perception in breast cancer survivors, according to the three data collection times. Repeated-measure analysis of variance (ANOVA) with between–within interaction will be performed. Expected results include participants' awareness of their internal feelings, the reduction of negative emotions, and the management of symptoms related to the body, clarifying characteristics for the effective implementation of VR psychological intervention in the future.
KW - body image
KW - interoception
KW - virtual reality
KW - virtual reality and interoception breast cancer survivors
KW - wellbeing
KW - body image
KW - interoception
KW - virtual reality
KW - virtual reality and interoception breast cancer survivors
KW - wellbeing
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/269846
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1165905
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1165905
M3 - Article
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 14
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
ER -