Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/83453, first published .
Virtual Reality Implementation in Mental Health Care Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Qualitative Longitudinal Study of a Virtual Reality Training Program

Virtual Reality Implementation in Mental Health Care Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Qualitative Longitudinal Study of a Virtual Reality Training Program

Virtual Reality Implementation in Mental Health Care Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Qualitative Longitudinal Study of a Virtual Reality Training Program

Marileen MTE Kouijzer   1 , MSc ;   Laura AM Koenis   1, 2 , MSc ;   David Huizinga   3 , MSc ;   Saskia M Kelders   1, 4 , PhD ;   Yvonne HA Bouman   2 , PhD ;   Hanneke Kip   1, 2 , PhD

1 Department of Technology, Human and Institutional Behaviour, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

2 Department of Research, Transfore, Deventer, The Netherlands

3 Dimence Mental Health Care Centre, Deventer, The Netherlands

4 Opentia Research Unit, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

Corresponding Author:

  • Marileen MTE Kouijzer, MSc
  • Department of Technology, Human and Institutional Behaviour
  • University of Twente
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  • Enschede 7522 NB
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 534899111
  • Email: m.t.e.kouijzer@utwente.nl