Transferring the approach avoidance task into virtual reality: a study in patients with alcohol use disorder versus healthy controls
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Transferring the approach avoidance task into virtual reality: a study in patients with alcohol use disorder versus healthy controls. / Ascone, Leonie; Wirtz, Janina; Mellentin, Angelina Isabella; Kugler, Dimitrij; Bremer, Thomas; Schadow, Friedrich; Hoppe, Stine; Jebens, Charlotte; Kühn, Simone.
in: VIRTUAL REAL-LONDON, Jahrgang 27, Nr. 3, 2023, S. 2711-2722.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Transferring the approach avoidance task into virtual reality: a study in patients with alcohol use disorder versus healthy controls
AU - Ascone, Leonie
AU - Wirtz, Janina
AU - Mellentin, Angelina Isabella
AU - Kugler, Dimitrij
AU - Bremer, Thomas
AU - Schadow, Friedrich
AU - Hoppe, Stine
AU - Jebens, Charlotte
AU - Kühn, Simone
N1 - © The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Study aims were to (I) transfer the measurement of the approach bias (Apb) related to alcoholic stimuli via the Approach Avoidance Task (AAT) into Virtual Reality (VR), (II) check whether measuring Apb in VR leads to similar or different results compared to the classical PC-based version, (III) check the validity of VR versus PC-based bias scores in terms of relatedness to clinical variables. Different 'grasping-conditions' were tested and contrasted in VR concerning (Ia) feasibility (performance): (1) never grasp, (2) always grasp, (3) grasp when PULLing stimuli towards oneself. (Ib) Differences in the bias scores between patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and healthy controls (HC) were examined for each grasping-condition. (II) PC-based bias scores were computed and contrasted for AUD versus HC. (III) Correlations of the different VR- versus PC-based bias scores with AUD symptom severity and impulsivity were checked to evaluate validity. (Ia) Grasping-condition 1, followed by 3, showed acceptable (> 50%) and good (> 80%) rates of correct performances allowing for robust median estimation. (Ib) Significant differences in the resulting bias scores emerged between AUD and HC only for grasping-condition 1 (p = 0.034) and 3 at trend-level (p = 0.093). For grasping-condition 1 the Apb Median for AUD was different from zero at a non-significant trend-level (p = 0.064). (II) The PC-based bias scores did not discriminate between AUD versus HC groups. (III) Grasping-condition 1 and 3 VR-based bias scores correlated significantly with impulsivity. In sum, transferring the AAT into VR is feasible, valid, and best implemented without an additional grasping-component when using the VR-controller. This way of Apb assessment represents a viable, perhaps even superior, alternative to PC-based assessments. Trial registration The trial was pre-registered at AsPredicted #76854: 'Transferring the approach avoidance task into virtual reality', 10/13/2021; prior to any analyses being undertaken.
AB - Study aims were to (I) transfer the measurement of the approach bias (Apb) related to alcoholic stimuli via the Approach Avoidance Task (AAT) into Virtual Reality (VR), (II) check whether measuring Apb in VR leads to similar or different results compared to the classical PC-based version, (III) check the validity of VR versus PC-based bias scores in terms of relatedness to clinical variables. Different 'grasping-conditions' were tested and contrasted in VR concerning (Ia) feasibility (performance): (1) never grasp, (2) always grasp, (3) grasp when PULLing stimuli towards oneself. (Ib) Differences in the bias scores between patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and healthy controls (HC) were examined for each grasping-condition. (II) PC-based bias scores were computed and contrasted for AUD versus HC. (III) Correlations of the different VR- versus PC-based bias scores with AUD symptom severity and impulsivity were checked to evaluate validity. (Ia) Grasping-condition 1, followed by 3, showed acceptable (> 50%) and good (> 80%) rates of correct performances allowing for robust median estimation. (Ib) Significant differences in the resulting bias scores emerged between AUD and HC only for grasping-condition 1 (p = 0.034) and 3 at trend-level (p = 0.093). For grasping-condition 1 the Apb Median for AUD was different from zero at a non-significant trend-level (p = 0.064). (II) The PC-based bias scores did not discriminate between AUD versus HC groups. (III) Grasping-condition 1 and 3 VR-based bias scores correlated significantly with impulsivity. In sum, transferring the AAT into VR is feasible, valid, and best implemented without an additional grasping-component when using the VR-controller. This way of Apb assessment represents a viable, perhaps even superior, alternative to PC-based assessments. Trial registration The trial was pre-registered at AsPredicted #76854: 'Transferring the approach avoidance task into virtual reality', 10/13/2021; prior to any analyses being undertaken.
U2 - 10.1007/s10055-023-00835-7
DO - 10.1007/s10055-023-00835-7
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 37614715
VL - 27
SP - 2711
EP - 2722
JO - VIRTUAL REAL-LONDON
JF - VIRTUAL REAL-LONDON
SN - 1359-4338
IS - 3
ER -