What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate whether an engaging virtual reality application featuring real-time biofeedback can train individuals to adopt a stress-is-enhancing mindset.

September 18, 2019Games for Health JournalOpen Access

Changing Stress Mindset Through Stressjam: A Virtual Reality Game Using Biofeedback

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Why the study?

Overall mindset about stress relates to health, performance, and well-being, prompting evaluation of virtual reality with real-time biofeedback to train a stress-is-enhancing mindset.

Does Stressjam (a virtual reality game using biofeedback) improve stress mindset in healthy participants and patients dealing with stress?

Population

111 healthy participants and 64 patients dealing with stress

Comparison

Stressjam VR game using biofeedback evaluated before and after session(s)

Design

Exploratory study

Authors

BMBernard M. MaarsinghMedisch Centrum Leeuwarden JBJannah BosRadboud University Nijmegen CTCharlotte F.J. Van TuijnAmsterdam University Medical Centers

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Implication

Biofeedback VR was associated with improved stress mindset; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Key Points

To evaluate whether an engaging virtual reality application featuring real-time biofeedback can train individuals to adopt a stress-is-enhancing mindset.
Assessed application usability and user involvement in 111 healthy participants using the System Usability Scale and Personal Involvement Inventory.
Administered at least three sessions of the Stressjam application to 64 patients dealing with stress, assessing stress mindset across both cohorts before and after the intervention with the Stress Mindset Measure.
Healthy participants exhibited a significantly more positive stress mindset following application use compared to baseline (t(111) = 4.38, P < 0.001).
Patients dealing with stress experienced significant improvements toward an enhancing stress mindset after at least three sessions (F(1,63) = 66.57, P < 0.001).

Structured PICO

Does Stressjam (a virtual reality game using biofeedback) improve stress mindset in healthy participants and patients dealing with stress?

Population

111 healthy participants and 64 patients dealing with stress (total n=175)

Intervention

Stressjam, a virtual reality (VR) game using real-time biofeedback (patients used it for at least three sessions)

Outcome

Stress mindset assessed by the Stress Mindset Measure at baseline and after finishing session(s)patient reported

A virtual reality game using biofeedback (Stressjam) may be useful in improving stress mindset in both healthy individuals and patients dealing with stress.

Cite This Study

Maarsingh et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a822417ce17449fdfffb0ee https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2018.0145

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Changing Stress Mindset Through Stressjam: A Virtual Reality Game Using Biofeedback

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Changing Stress Mindset Through Stressjam: A Virtual Reality Game Using Biofeedback

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