| Title |
The Feasibility and Impact of Delivering a Mind-Body Intervention in a Virtual World
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0033843 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniel B. Hoch, Alice J. Watson, Deborah A. Linton, Heather E. Bello, Marco Senelly, Mariola T. Milik, Margaret A. Baim, Kamal Jethwani, Gregory L. Fricchione, Herbert Benson, Joseph C. Kvedar |
| Abstract |
Mind-body medical approaches may ameliorate chronic disease. Stress reduction is particularly helpful, but face-to-face delivery systems cannot reach all those who might benefit. An online, 3-dimensional virtual world may be able to support the rich interpersonal interactions required of this approach. In this pilot study, we explore the feasibility of translating a face-to-face stress reduction program into an online virtual setting and estimate the effect size of the intervention. |
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| United States | 7 | 44% |
| Egypt | 2 | 13% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 6% |
| Finland | 1 | 6% |
| Sweden | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 3 | 19% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Members of the public | 9 | 56% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 19% |
| Scientists | 3 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
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| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Vietnam | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 190 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 13% |
| Researcher | 22 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 8% |
| Other | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 47 | 23% |
| Unknown | 40 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 71 | 35% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 29 | 14% |
| Unknown | 44 | 22% |