SOCIOVR: REALIDADE VIRTUAL COMO AUXILIADORA NO TRATAMENTO DA FOBIA E ANSIEDADE SOCIAL
Palavras-chave:
Realidade Virtual, Fobia, Fobia Social, Ansiedade, Ansiedade SocialResumo
O transtorno de ansiedade social (TAS) é uma das condições mais prevalentes na sociedade atual, impactando milhões de pessoas ao limitar suas interações sociais e desempenho em ambientes profissionais e pessoais. Esse transtorno, marcado pelo medo persistente de situações sociais, pode levar ao isolamento, dificuldades emocionais e prejuízos na qualidade de vida. Embora a terapia cognitivo-comportamental seja o tratamento padrão, a replicação de cenários sociais no ambiente terapêutico apresenta limitações práticas e de custo. Portanto, este trabalho apresenta um aplicativo computacional SOCIOVR de realidade virtual fazendo uso de ambientes virtuais tridimensionais interativos, visando auxiliar no tratamento de transtornos de ansiedade social e fobias (TAS). O aplicativo e os ambientes virtuais foram avaliados, pelos pesquisadores do projeto, por meio de questionários de usabilidade específicos para cada tipo (aplicativo e ambientes virtuais). Na avaliação do aplicativo obteve-se média final 4,66 de 5,0, desvio padrão de 0,43 e intervalo de confiança de [4,28; 5,03], enquanto no dos ambientes virtuais obteve-se média final 4,82 de 5,0, desvio padrão de 0,28 e intervalo de confiança de [4,57; 5,07]. Desta forma, sendo considerado apto para uso, no futuro, em pacientes com TCC.
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