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Usability of Virtual Reality Simulations (122) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (1134) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3224) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1613) Pregnancy Information, Education and Lifestyle Interventions (474) Registered Report (1545) Perinatal Depression; Postpartum Depression; PPD (160) UX and Human Factors in XR and Spatial Computing (71) Clinical Integration of XR and Spatial Computing (79)

Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/71708, first published .
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Immersive Virtual Reality eHealth Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Pregnant Women: Randomized Controlled Trial

Immersive Virtual Reality eHealth Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Pregnant Women: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Marta Jimenez-Barragan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Amparo Del Pino Gutierrez1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gloria Sauch Valmaña2 Author Orcid Image ;   Olga Monistrol3 Author Orcid Image ;   Carme Monge Marcet4 Author Orcid Image ;   Mar Pallarols Badia4 Author Orcid Image ;   Ignasi Garrido5 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Carmona Ruiz6 Author Orcid Image ;   Oriol Porta Roda7 Author Orcid Image ;   Cristina Esquinas1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gemma Falguera Puig8 Author Orcid Image
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