Table 3.
Qualitative evaluation of the VR intervention by participants (N=20).
| Question and answers | n (%)a | |||
| Were you satisfied with the number, intensity, and duration of sessions? | ||||
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Number | |||
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Satisfied | 10 (50) | |
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Too many | 3 (15) | |
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Too few | 1 (5) | |
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Intensity | |||
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Acceptable | 5 (25) | |
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Somewhat high | 4 (20) | |
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Too high | 1 (5) | |
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Duration | |||
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Satisfied | 13 (65) | |
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Too long | 3 (15) | |
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Too short | 1 (5) | |
| What were strengths of the intervention? | ||||
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Practice with social situations/interaction module | 14 (70) | ||
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Tailoring of intervention to personal situation | 5 (25) | ||
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(Role of) therapist | 5 (25) | ||
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Emotion recognition module | 3 (15) | ||
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Realism | 3 (15) | ||
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Techniques and materials | 3 (15) | ||
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Other (ie, structure, second module, assessment) | 3 (15) | ||
| What were weaknesses of the intervention? | ||||
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Technical/sound issues | 7 (35) | ||
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Realism (appearance, movement) | 4 (20) | ||
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First module (too long/unnecessary) | 3 (15) | ||
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Techniques/materials | 3 (15) | ||
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Other (ie, dizziness, assessment duration, therapist, cognitive load, tailoring, too much emphasis on others, difficulty of homework) | 6 (30) | ||
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None | 4 (20) | ||
| What have you learned? | ||||
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Social skills (talking to others, how to react) | 7 (35) | ||
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Recognize emotions | 6 (30) | ||
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Being assertive/confident | 5 (25) | ||
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Paying attention/showing interest | 4 (20) | ||
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Think positively/consider alternative explanations | 3 (15) | ||
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Knowing what is appropriate/being less abrasive | 2 (10) | ||
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Other (ie, revisiting things, less anxiety) | 3 (15) | ||
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Nothing | 1 (5) | ||
| Did the intervention meet your treatment needs? | ||||
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Yes | 13 (65) | ||
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No | 3 (15) | ||
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Partly | 4 (20) | ||
| What did you think of the conversations of (Module 2) and with (Module 3) the avatars? | ||||
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Good/realistic/opportunity for learning | 11 (55) | ||
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Okay, needs some improvement | 6 (30) | ||
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Fake/unrealistic | 1 (5) | ||
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Funny/takes getting used to | 3 (15) | ||
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Not applicable | 1 (5) | ||
an (%) refers to the number and percentage of participants who provided a certain answer. Because participants could provide multiple answers to a single question (eg, “I learned social skills and assertiveness”), and some participants did not answer all questions completely (eg, “The number of sessions was fine,” but said nothing about the intensity/duration), n (%) may not add to 20 (100).