Table 4.
Evaluation of the VR intervention by therapists (N=6).
| Question and answers | n (%)a | ||
| Was the degree of interaction of the VR SCT adequate? |
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More than adequate | 2 (33) | |
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Adequate | 1 (17) | |
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Somewhat inadequate | 2 (33) | |
| Are the used scenarios relevant for daily life? |
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Yes | 2 (33) | |
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Yes, but needs improvement | 3 (50) | |
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No, somewhat unnatural | 1 (17) | |
| Do you consider the difficulty level to be adequate? |
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Yes | 2 (33) | |
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Adequate | 1 (17) | |
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Needs to be more difficult | 1 (17) | |
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Needs to be less difficult | 1 (17) | |
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Depends on therapist | 1 (17) | |
| What were strengths of the intervention? |
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Interactive role-play exercises (Module 3) | 4 (67) | |
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Use of VR/Practice with social situations | 3 (50) | |
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(Ease of use of) Protocol | 3 (50) | |
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Structure of intervention | 2 (33) | |
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Techniques/materials | 1 (17) | |
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Enjoyable | 1 (17) | |
| Which components were effective or important? |
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Role-play exercises (Module 3) | 5 (83) | |
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Evaluation/reflection | 3 (50) | |
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Practicing | 1 (17) | |
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All components | 1 (17) | |
| What were weaknesses or annoyances? |
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Technical issues/shortcomings | 5 (83) | |
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Lack of reference to participants’ worksheets | 2 (33) | |
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Homework instructions inadequate | 1 (17) | |
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Goal setting difficult | 1 (17) | |
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Module 1 too long | 1 (17) | |
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Scenarios too long | 1 (17) | |
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Thoughts–behavior–feelings technique too difficult | 1 (17) | |
| What did you think of the VR program? |
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Good | 2 (33) | |
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Adequate, but needs some improvement | 4 (67) | |
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Easy/intuitive interface, easy to work with | 4 (67) | |
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Good technical support | 2 (33) | |
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Not sufficiently advanced graphically | 1 (17) | |
| What did you think of the number and duration of the sessions? |
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Fine | 4 (67) | |
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Fine, but should be structured differently | 1 (17) | |
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Needs more sessions | 1 (17) | |
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Needs longer sessions | 1 (17) | |
an (%) refers to the number and percentage of therapists who provided a certain answer. Because they could provide multiple answers to a single question and some therapists did not answer all questions completely, n (%) may not add to 6 (100).