How Are Extended Reality Technologies Being Used for Behavioral Prevention and Health Promotion With Children and Adolescents? A Scoping Review.

In prevention and health promotion with children and adolescents, extended reality (XR) technologies (including virtual reality, augmented reality, augmented virtuality, and mixed reality) are of interest, as they were shown to enhance learning in educational contexts. However, unlike in clinical re...

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Publicado en:Journal of Adolescent Health Vol. 75; no. 6; pp. 856 - 874
Autores principales: Tomczyk, Samuel, Gottschalk, Signe
Formato: research systematic review Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Dec2024
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          Tomczyk, Samuel
          Gottschalk, Signe
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          Behavioral Changes Prevention and Control
          Behavioral Changes Prevention and Control
          Virtual Reality Utilization
          Health Promotion
          Health Behavior
          Human
          Child
          Adolescence
          Scoping Review
          Descriptive Statistics
          Augmented Reality
          Digital Health
          Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
          Implementation Science
          Substance Use Disorders
          Violence
          Emotional Regulation
          Safety
          Health Inequities
          Public Health
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
      ab: In prevention and health promotion with children and adolescents, extended reality (XR) technologies (including virtual reality, augmented reality, augmented virtuality, and mixed reality) are of interest, as they were shown to enhance learning in educational contexts. However, unlike in clinical research, there is no clear overview of its use for these purposes. Therefore, this scoping review provides an overview of XR in behavioral prevention and health promotion in childhood and adolescence. For this purpose, 10 databases were systematically searched for relevant entries, combined with outreach to professional societies and associations, and experts in the field. As a result, 27 reports were included that describe XR applications (mostly virtual reality) in different areas of prevention (e.g., substance use, violence, emotion regulation, road/fire/water safety). XR is often co-created through participatory action and seems to achieve good acceptance and feasibility, yet most studies so far are pilot studies with small and selective samples with mixed results. Although participatory research principles were often implemented, many dimensions of health equity and public health impact were also not considered. In conclusion, XR may be promising for behavioral prevention, but more rigorous efficacy studies using larger, representative samples and longitudinal observations are urgently needed to advance the field.
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