عنوان	Design and Validation of A Virtual Reality Software Package and Investigation of its Effect on Severity of Obsessive and Depressive Symptoms of Women Suffering from Washing Compulsion
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کلیدواژه‌ها	Washing Compulsion, Depression, Virtual Reality, Women
چکیده	Introduction: The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a virtual reality software package and to investigate its effect on the obsessive and depressive symptoms of women with washing compulsion. Methods: The present study consisted of two parts. The research method of the first part was validation. At this stage, five psychology and virtual reality experts were selected purposefully, and the Cohen's kappa coefficient (κ) was analyzed in the software review. In the second part, project was a quasi-experimental study and 22 women suffering from washing compulsion in Isfahan in 2022 were selected by available sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, of whom 7 remained in each group. The instruments were the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were completed in the pre-test, post-test and one month follow up and their results analyzed using SPSS 27 software by multivariate covariance method. Results: The content validity coefficient of the package was calculated as 0.9. The results of the second part showed that the package was effective in reducing the obsessive symptoms of patients (P<0.05) and its effect continued over time (P<0.05); however, it was not useful in reducing the depression scores (P<0.05). Conclusions: This method because of its ability to induce anxiety and its generalizability to real-world settings increases commitment to treatment and can be used to strengthen the impact of the exposure method for treatment of obsessive-compulsive patients.
پژوهشگران	مرضیه السادات سجادی نژاد (نفر دوم)، جواد راستی (نفر سوم)، زینب محمدی فشارکی (نفر اول)