The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Art therapy is a form of complementary therapy to treat a wide variety of health problems. Existing studies examining the effects of art therapy differ substantially regarding content and setting of the intervention, as well as their included populations, outcomes, and methodology. The aim of this review is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of active visual art therapy, used across different treatment indications and settings, on various patient outcomes.

Methods

We will include randomised controlled studies with an active art therapy intervention, defined as any form of creative expression involving a medium (such as paint etc.) to be actively applied or shaped by the patient in an artistic or expressive form, compared to any type of control. Any treatment in

SUBMITTER: Joschko R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature