Introduction: Although the effects of proximal smoking cues have been widely studied in smokers, little is known on the features associated with background spatial context effect, that is, “context reactivity.” The aim of this study was to investigate context reactivity exhibited by smokers in virtual cue-free domestic scenarios. Methods: Sixty-nine participants divided in 2 cohorts (33 smokers and 36 non-smokers) were exposed to a virtual reality session with 4 domestic room scenarios presented in a balanced order: bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and living room. Results: We showed that (i) it is possible to elicit smoking craving in smokers in virtual reality, and (ii) these effects are room dependent and (iii) associated with a lower sense of presence; furthermore, (iv) smokers reported higher craving scores for alcohol and food in a room-dependent fashion compared to non-smokers. Conclusion: Our study provides an experimental paradigm for assessing context reactivity in smokers and suggests a potential use for the identification of non-pharmacological interventions as a co-adjuvant of smoking cessation treatment.
Eur Addict Res

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虚拟家庭环境中的吸烟者“情境反应”

简介：虽然近端吸烟线索的影响已在吸烟者中得到广泛研究，但对与背景空间背景效应相关的特征，即“背景反应性”知之甚少。本研究的目的是调查吸烟者在虚拟无线索家庭情景中表现出的情境反应性。方法： 69 名参与者分为 2 组（33 名吸烟者和 36 名非吸烟者），他们接受了虚拟现实会话，其中 4 个家庭房间场景以平衡的顺序呈现：卧室、浴室、厨房和客厅。结果：我们表明 (i) 有可能在虚拟现实中引起吸烟者对吸烟的渴望，并且 (ii) 这些影响取决于房间，以及 (iii) 与较低的存在感相关；此外，(iv) 与非吸烟者相比，吸烟者报告了更高的酒精和食物渴望分数，以依赖房间的方式。结论：我们的研究为评估吸烟者的情境反应性提供了一个实验范式，并提出了将非药物干预识别为戒烟治疗的辅助辅助剂的潜在用途。
欧洲瘾君子研究