Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Lower-Limb Prosthesis Users

A collection of data from a study investigating the use of virtual reality (VR)-based exposure therapy to reduce mobility-related anxiety in lower-limb prosthesis users (LLPU). The study compares responses of LLPU to those of control groups of young and older adults without prostheses across repeated exposures to anxiety-inducing, high-elevation VR settings. The project aims to identify targets for individualized rehabilitation to reduce fall risk and improve balance confidence.

Use Cases

• Analyze adaptation patterns to mobility-related anxiety across time and repeated exposures for LLPU versus control groups.
• Compare physiological or behavioral responses to high-elevation VR settings between lower-limb prosthesis users and healthy controls.
• Investigate the relationship between repeated VR exposure and reported measures of balance confidence or fear of falling.
• Model changes in mobility-related anxiety metrics for individuals across the study's timeline.

Strengths

• Study design includes a comparison between lower-limb prosthesis users and two control groups (young and older adults).
• Intervention leverages evidence-based VR exposure therapy combined with laboratory methods to induce postural threat.
• Data collection is focused on a specific clinical population with high fall risk and mobility-related anxiety.

Limitations

• The specific data variables, column names, and sample size are not provided in the input.
• The dataset's completeness and availability of raw outcome measures are unknown.
• Potential for a limited sample size typical of focused clinical intervention studies.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Data collected from a controlled study where participants were exposed to high-elevation VR settings across time.

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