Virtual Reality (VR) Study
While dental providers are an effective means to deliver smoking cessation, they often do not have the time to counsel smokers, especially those who are unmotivated to quit. Smokers who are unmotivated to quit do not spontaneously seek treatment, so it is important to reach them in medical and dental settings. The aim of this randomized trial is test whether delivering smoking cessation through a virtual reality headset simultaneously while smokers are getting their teeth cleaned leads them to connect with smoking cessation aids and resources. This project was funded by the NIDCR. (B. Borrelli, PI; Co-Is: Marianne Jurasic, Romano Endrighi & Howard Cabral)
Borrelli, B., Endrighi, R., Jurasic, M., Hernandez, H., Jones, E., Ospina, J., Cabral, H., Quintiliani, L., & Werntz, S. (2022). A smoking cessation induction intervention via virtual reality headset during a dental cleaning: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1074. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13427-y PMID: 35641925
Borrelli, B., Rueras, N., & Jurasic, M. (2021). Delivery of a smoking cessation induction intervention via virtual reality headset during a dental cleaning: Pilot study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 11(1), 182-188. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibz144 PMID: 31665495
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