Table 1_A systematic scoping review of virtual environments and tasks usable for therapist

31 studies published until January 2025 were included in this preregistered systematic scoping review. The work by Teresa Schmidt-Peter, last updated in April 2026, examines virtual environments and tasks for therapist or self-guided assessment and intervention of Social Anxiety Disorder across children, adolescents, and adults. It focuses on technical implementation, feasibility, usability, and effectiveness in anxiety activation.

Use Cases

• Surveying the landscape of VR scenarios for social anxiety based on the review of 31 studies.
• Analyzing technical features of VR systems for clinical use based on data on HMDs, head-tracking, and motion- or eye-tracking.
• Evaluating the feasibility and usability of VR interventions based on reported dropout, adherence, cybersickness, and user satisfaction.
• Identifying research gaps in VR applications for children and adolescents based on the review's findings.
• Assessing the effectiveness of VR for anxiety activation based on reported moderate to high effect sizes from included studies.

Strengths

• Includes 31 studies from a systematic scoping review.
• Focuses on interactive, immersive VR systems for a specific clinical application.
• Examines multiple dimensions: technical realization, feasibility, usability, and presence.
• Preregistered review methodology suggests a structured approach.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 1.7 MB DOCX file; scale and structure are limited.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a review article, not primary research data; analysis is constrained to the review's scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Teresa Schmidt-Peter.

Collection Method

Preregistered systematic scoping review of original research.

Time Range

Studies published until January 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 05:19:40; includes studies published until January 2025.