Table 5 Advantages and disadvantages of VR as part of obesity therapy from the patients’ perspective
Advantagesa | Disadvantagesb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
response | number of mentions | response | number of mentions |
promotes self-perception/body esteem | 23 | lack of direct human contact | 37 |
high practical relevance and/or realism | 20 | general aversion to/unawareness of technology | 17 |
helps with visualisation | 20 | feelings of unreality | 16 |
high flexibility/individuality | 15 | lack of sensory impressions and/or emotions | 11 |
promotes motivation | 9 | might evoke negative feelingsc | 10 |
provides safe space | 8 | technical difficulties | 7 |
news value | 5 | difficulty getting used to VR | 6 |
personal interest in VR | 2 | fear of high treatment costs | 5 |
no advantages | 38 | no disadvantages | 36 |
do not know | 14 | do not know | 13 |