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Author(s): | Gamito, P. Oliveira, J. Baptista, A. Morais, D. Lopes, P. Rosa, P. Santos, N. Brito, R. |
Date: | 2014 |
Title: | Eliciting nicotine craving with virtual smoking cues |
Volume: | 17 |
Number: | 8 |
Pages: | 556-561 |
ISSN: | 2152-2715 |
Keywords: | Nicotine craving Virtual reality cues Eye tracking Smokers |
Abstract: | Craving is a strong desire to consume that emerges in every case of substance addiction. Previous studies have shown that eliciting craving with an exposure cues protocol can be a useful option for the treatment of nicotine dependence. Thus, the main goal of this study was to develop a virtual platform in order to induce craving in smokers. Fifty-five undergraduate students were randomly assigned to two different virtual environments: high arousal contextual cues and low arousal contextual cues scenarios (17 smokers with low nicotine dependency were excluded). An eye-tracker system was used to evaluate attention toward these cues. Eye fixation on smoking-related cues differed between smokers and nonsmokers, indicating that smokers focused more often on smoking-related cues than nonsmokers. Self-reports of craving are in agreement with these results and suggest a significant increase in craving after exposure to smoking cues. In sum, these data support the use of virtual environments for eliciting craving. |
Peerreviewed: | Sim |
Access type: | Embargoed Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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