Evidence for the effects of viewing visual artworks on stress outcomes: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review the existing evidence on the effects of viewing visual artworks on stress outcomes and outline any gaps in the research.

Design

A scoping review was conducted based on the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews and using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. Two independent reviewers performed the screening and data extraction.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane CENTRAL, Scopus, Google Scholar, Google, ProQuest Theses and Dissertations Database, APA PsycExtra and Opengrey.eu were searched in May 2020.

Eligibility criteria

Studies were included if they investigated the effects of viewing at least one visual artwork on at least one stress outcome

SUBMITTER: Law M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246362 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature