It is well known that obesity has a multifactorial etiology, including biological, environmental, and psychological causes. For this reason, obesity treatment requires a more integrated approach than the standard behavioral treatment based on dietary and physical activity only. To test the long-term efficacy of an enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) of obesity, including a virtual reality (VR) module aimed at both unlocking the negative memory of the body and to modify its behavioral and emotional correlates, 163 female morbidly obese inpatients (body mass index >40) were randomly assigned to three conditions: a standard behavioral inpatient program (SBP), SBP plus standard CBT, and SBP plus VR-enhanced CBT. Patients' weight, eating behavior, and body dissatisfaction were measured at the start and upon completion of the inpatient program. Weight was assessed also at 1 year follow-up. All measures improved significantly at discharge from the inpatient program, and no significant difference was found among the conditions. However, odds ratios showed that patients in the VR condition had a greater probability of maintaining or improving weight loss at 1 year follow-up than SBP patients had (48% vs. 11%, p = 0.004) and, to a lesser extent, than CBT patients had (48% vs. 29%, p = 0.08). Indeed, only the VR-enhanced CBT was effective in further improving weight loss at 1 year follow-up. On the contrary, participants who received only the inpatient program regained back, on average, most of the weight they had lost. Findings support the hypothesis that a VR module addressing the locked negative memory of the body may enhance the long-term efficacy of standard CBT.
Manzoni, M., Cesa, G., Bacchetta, M., Castelnuovo, G., Conti, S., Gaggioli, A., et al. (2016). Virtual reality-enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy for morbid obesity: A randomized controlled study with 1 year follow-up. CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING, 19(2), 134-140.
Citazione: | Manzoni, M., Cesa, G., Bacchetta, M., Castelnuovo, G., Conti, S., Gaggioli, A., et al. (2016). Virtual reality-enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy for morbid obesity: A randomized controlled study with 1 year follow-up. CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING, 19(2), 134-140. |
Tipo: | Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico |
Carattere della pubblicazione: | Scientifica |
Presenza di un coautore afferente ad Istituzioni straniere: | Si |
Titolo: | Virtual reality-enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy for morbid obesity: A randomized controlled study with 1 year follow-up |
Autori: | Manzoni, M; Cesa, G; Bacchetta, M; Castelnuovo, G; Conti, S; Gaggioli, A; Mantovani, F; Molinari, E; Cárdenas-López, G; Riva, G |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
Lingua: | English |
Rivista: | CYBERPSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2015.0208 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su rivista |