title: Virtual reality for smoking cessation: a case report.
abstract: This study presents a case report describing the use of Virtual Stop Smoking (VSS) program. The VSS includes a multicomponent behavioural approach and a Virtual Reality graded exposure technique. The subject was a 22-year-old female who smoked 20 cigarettes per day. Six weekly 90-minute sessions were conducted once a week over a 6-week period. Measures of efficacy included the number of cigarettes smoked, breath carbon monoxide levels, and self-reported subjective craving. The results obtained supported the efficacy of VSS for smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pericot-Valverde
authors.forename: Olaya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: García-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrer-García
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Secades-Villa
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Maldonado
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult