@misc{10481/61760,
year = {2020},
month = {3},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/61760},
abstract = {Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a common phobia in the student population. Traditionally,
exposure therapy has been used as a treatment. However, the use of virtual reality (VR) is increasingly
common to treat PSA. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the published scientific literature on
VR as a treatment for PSA in students. The articles indexed in two databases (Web of Science and
Scopus) were analyzed, with a time period from the beginning of the first publications until 2019
included. The systematic literature review was based on fixed inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total
of 13 studies were identified which included 481 students. The results collected indicate that the
duration of treatments to have positive effects was at least one week, where the number of sessions
was between one and twelve. Furthermore, most VR treatments reported positive effects. Finally,
this study showed evidence that VR treatment for PSA is effective while being less invasive than
in vivo exposure.},
organization = {Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the Government of Spain (Project reference: FPU16/01762).},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Virtual reality},
keywords = {Anxiety disorders},
keywords = {Public speaking anxiety},
keywords = {Internet-based interventions},
keywords = {Personalized medicine},
title = {Virtual Reality Treatment for Public Speaking Anxiety in Students. Advancements and Results in Personalized Medicine},
doi = {10.3390/jpm10010014},
author = {Hinojo Lucena, Francisco Javier and Aznar Díaz, Inmaculada and Cáceres Reche, María Del Pilar and Trujillo Torres, Juan Manuel and Romero Rodríguez, José María},
}