Arts & Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Arts & Health is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Comparing Engagement Across Online Arts Forms in Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study of Five Disciplines45
Applying arts to health interventions and health research in Ghana: a scoping review31
A snapshot of empowerment: using professional photography training in photovoice16
Health determinant effects of audience experiences at live First Nations music events in Central Australia14
Crafting representations of rare disease: collage as qualitative inquiry11
Creating healing spaces and promoting well-being through clay-work in children’s hospitals11
“Everyone’s in it with me”: Sing&Grow program fosters parent connection, wellbeing and responsiveness11
The effectiveness of art therapy in addressing emotional and behavioral issues and enhancing self-esteem of children living in residential childcare institutions: a feasibility study in Kerala, India11
Perception meets practice: organisational views on creative arts therapy and arts in health in healthcare10
Reflections from the Culture Box Live exhibition and training course10
Transformative and therapeutic benefits of digital storytelling: a phenomenological lifeworlds study of Patient Voices participant experiences9
Using material culture as a method to explore women’s experiences of the transition to motherhood: a scoping review7
Singing for self-affirmation and healing: how Black young people articulate growth and mental health through music7
The use of creative art therapy to address the mental health of refugee adolescents: a systematic review7
Correction6
What are the research priorities in dance for dementia? A co-created agenda to support equitable research6
Visual representations of coping with body dysmorphic disorder: a multimodal hermeneutic phenomenological approach6
Dance harnesses humanity in exercise: perceptions of dance following an adapted dance program for people with chronic stroke6
Using Ripple Effects Mapping to understand the longer-term impacts of delivering a dance programme for older adults on dance artists5
Bandwidth and brushstrokes: a digital dialectic5
Creative writing as a means to recover from early psychosis– Experiences from a group intervention5
Dying matters – innovating spaces to foster end-of-life discussions with applied theatre5
The effects of group singing participation on psychological, social, and wellbeing outcomes among children, adolescents, and university students: a systematic literature review4
“Enough reality that you took it seriously, enough humour that you kept watching”: a qualitative analysis of student reception of Larry Saves the Canadian healthcare system4
A medicine called art: a narrative analysis of women with multiple sclerosis’ perceptions of art classes in Iran4
Reducing tobacco and nicotine use among women in treatment for substance use disorder: evaluation of the knit to quit program4
“When I go back to painting, I am ‘Alice in Wonderland”: older women coping with age-related crises through visual artmaking4
Photography as a medium for reflecting on Alzheimer’s disease in vocational training in nursing care assistance3
Singing through the storm: utilizing virtual singing telegrams to foster staff wellness in a pediatric cancer hospital3
Rehearsing empathy: exploring the role of poetry in supporting learning3
Healing through music3
Care-giving experiences of parents of young people with PMLD and complex healthcare needs in the transition to adulthood years: a qualitative poetic synthesis3
Healthcare clowning in a paediatric allergology department: perspectives of children, their parents, medical staff, and clown artists3
A visit to David’s World : exploring the impact of a passive art intervention on hospitalized children’s wellbeing, engagement, and joy3
A randomised controlled trial (RCT) exploring the impact of a photography intervention on wellbeing and posttraumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic3
The invisible fatigue of those who heal3
Does Creative Bibliotherapy delivered in schools improve mental health-related outcomes for 5–16 year olds? A systematic review3
Exploring the impact of expressive therapies on military veterans with PTSD: A systematic review3
Exploring the experiences of high-risk groups during the first UK Covid-19 lockdown through creative methods2
“Always be relevant”: a phenomenological study of the actor’s workday2
Landscapes of silence: designing quiet art spaces for inner peace in urban chaos2
Exploring the role of creative arts in recovery following a suicide attempt amongst healthcare staff2
An investigation of the acute effects of dance on heart rate variability in people with Parkinson’s2
Am I Broken? : A mixed-method analysis of an ethnotheatrical performance about women’s experiences with infertility and friendship2
Physiotherapists use dance in their clinical practice in creative and diverse ways2
By other measures2
The potential of narrative-based medicine interventions targeting hospital practitioner burnout: findings from a scoping review2
“To do and see what happens, instead of planning for something to happen”, a qualitative study on how professional artists working in a palliative care setting shape their practice2
Enhancing medical students’ proficiency in coping with chronic health conditions – accounts of a poetic approach to learning in type 2 diabetes clinical simulation2
Decolonising research and folk media: a methodology for Exploring narratives of HIV and AIDS in rural Malawi2
Experiences of acquired brain injury survivors participating in online and hybrid performance arts programmes: an ethnographic study2
Enhancing social connections through an acting and improvisation course for older Americans in low-income housing2
The need for robust critique of arts and health research: the treatment of the Gene Cohen et al. (2006) paper on singing, wellbeing and health in subsequent evidence reviews1
Impact of dance interventions on the symptoms of dementia: A mixed-methods systematic review1
Dance with the senses. A dance class with visual impaired and sighted children in a conservatory: one-year experience1
A review of theatre interventions and mental health: inspiration, elicitation and dissemination1
Serenading the mind: positive and critical lived experiences of individuals with dementia with participatory community choirs1
You’ve danced1
Visual art- and music-based interventions as adjuvants in the treatment of eating disorders: a systematic review and a theoretical model1
Music facilitation styles and behaviours across the health-care continuum: explanatory multiple case studies1
Health education empowered through arts interventions1
Efficacy of a theatre-based intervention in patients with Parkinson’s disease1
Theatre, disability and wellbeing: addressing best practice and creative outcomes across disabled and non-disabled communities through an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis1
The impact of arts-inclusive programs on young children’s mental health and wellbeing: a rapid review1
Can self-guided colouring improve university student wellbeing, mental health, and mindfulness?1
The complex nature of boundary work in arts and health: a reflective journey in a social design project1
Photography and perinatal loss: parents’ experiences of memory-making and meaning1
Participatory cultural decision-making as governance for health and wellbeing1
Imagination Studio , an arts intervention for college students with depression: changes in mental health, well-being, creativity, and flexible thinking1
Videoconference-based Creativity Workshops for mental health staff during the COVID-19 pandemic1
Promoting the well-being of infants and caregivers through music: insights from the lullaby project’s international convening1
How I Learned About Consent ”: Influences of research-based theatre on sexual consent attitudes1
“Sometimes all you can do is say thank you for sharing” – exploring the complexities facilitating creative writing groups for well-being1
Exploring facilitator perspectives on four participatory music-based interventions for perinatal mental health: a qualitative study1
Moving with meaning: community line dancing, health-motivated engagement, and belonging among older adults in Texas1
Miscarriage and wellbeing: performative rituals for visualizing loss1
Grey literature rapid review of how art supports mental health and wellbeing among young people in Nordic countries1
The silent caregiver: burdens of youth in a digital world1
Afternoon at the museum: psychological wellbeing and social connectedness among LGBT older adults0
Digital adaptations to arts programme delivery for people living with dementia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic0
Exploring uses of visual arts-based interventions for mental health of marginalized populations: a scoping review0
Dementia Arts Mapping: observational methods for documenting impacts of poetry and recreation in care settings0
‘But it makes me uncomfortable’: the challenges and opportunities of research poetry0
Immersive digital art for well-being and ecological awareness: from a conceptual framework to practice0
Pyracanthas0
“Unplug to recharge”: accessing respite through song in a culturally and linguistically diverse perinatal context0
Where Pain Becomes Language0
How adults with chronic health conditions made self-administered music interventions (SAMIs) work: thematic synthesis from a mixed-studies systematic review0
The emotional life of chemotherapy0
Bringing health research to life: readers theatre as an innovative knowledge translation strategy0
Creating a difference – a role for the arts in addressing child wellbeing in conflict-affected areas0
The benefits of caregiver singing and receptive music in dementia care: a qualitative study of professional caregivers’ experiences0
Trust in the patient–provider relationship: an arts-based research film exploring trust in adolescents and young adults with HIV0
So much more than a headache: understanding migraine through literature So much more than a headache: understanding migraine through literature , edited by Kathleen J. O0
Digital and traditional arts for inpatients with dementia: a feasibility study0
Correction0
Exploring the use of musical activities implemented in home-based dementia care as part of the HOMESIDE study0
Arts in mental health in the United States: reclaiming a policy window0
Health is not a clean canvas0
Impact of creative dance on subjective well-being amongst older adults: an arts-informed photo-elicitation study0
Art-based interventions and art therapy to promote health of migrant populations – a systematic literature review of current research0
The therapeutic potential of poetry as a health intervention in the context of palliative care: an integrative review0
Exploring the integration of arts-informed methods in self-harm research0
Arts-based approaches to climate change, mental health and (un)natural disasters: a scoping review0
The existence in motion0
Creative arts and healing among veterans: impacts of community-based photography workshops on veterans’ well-being and quality of life0
A qualitative systematic review of the experiences of sharing music for people living with dementia and their family care partners: the thread of connection0
Painting pain without a brush0
Narratives in context: a cellphilm study of the social experiences of persons with psychosis from different ethnic, racial and migrant backgrounds0
Understanding drivers of early life course arts, culture and recreation participation in Aotearoa New Zealand0
An Indian classical dance form, Kathak in maintaining handgrip strength symmetry and reducing the risk of hypertension0
The associations between arts and humanities engagement and well-being in a representative sample of United States residents during the COVID-19 pandemic0
Better live to music and dance0
Transitioning relational arts for persons living with dementia to a virtual space0
Establishing guiding principles for a music-making intervention for healthy brain ageing0
Correction0
We the artists0
Music and well-being in carceral settings: a scoping review0
Listening to caregivers’ voices about the experience of integrating music therapy-informed activity in community-based rehabilitation in rural India0
A case for poetry0
The interplay of dance and creativity as a pathway to health and well-being: a narrative review0
The effect of dance on physical health and cognition in community dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis0
The impact of theatre on social competencies: a meta-analytic evaluation0
The role of listening to nurse-focused songs to cope with work-related emotions in oncology nurses: an exploratory study0
Nine years, eight counts0
The role of the arts at the intersection of climate change and public Health: findings from an international survey0
Silent images, growing minds0
The presentation of self in everyday young lives with pain: a poetic meta-ethnography0
Biopsychosocial benefits of group singing in older adults with and without a neurodegenerative condition: a SingWell proof-of-concept study0
Effects of choir singing on physiological stress in Japanese older adults: its relationship with cognitive functioning and subjective well-being0
“You don’t have to solve everything”: a mixed-methods evaluation of an arts-based knowledge translation programme for suicide prevention in young people0
Italian adolescents’ perception of tele-psychodrama treatment during the COVID-19 Pandemic0
The state of arts and health in the Republic of Korea0
Identifying and defining implementation strategies for arts on prescription programs – a realist informed scoping review0
Competencies of arts therapists for digital mental healthcare in adults: a scoping review0
Painting through grief and loss: an autoethnographic arts-based inquiry0
“You’re sort of building community in a bigger way”: exploring the potential of creative, nature-based activities to facilitate community connections0
Verbatim theatre in pediatric oncology: integration into residency and continuing inter-professional education0
Effect of creative art therapy (CATs) on depressive symptoms and quality of life among Jordanian community-dwelling older people: an experimental study0
Outcomes and experiences of an art workshop on young people’s symptoms of depression and anxiety in Peru: a non-controlled trial0
A call to rethink music interventions implementation to address health disparities0
Therapeutic effects of line dancing in people with multiple sclerosis: an evaluator-blinded, randomized controlled study0
Psychodrama as group intervention on minority stress, identity and psychosocial well-being of LGBTQ+ Italian young adults: A qualitative case study0
Exploring social worker views on transgender and non-binary rights in Aotearoa New Zealand using a poemish method0
The experience of visual art for people living with mild-to-moderate vision loss0
“We’re still seeing people on the screen, we still keeping our bodies moving”: exploring the transition from face to face to online dance classes for community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-10
What do we mean by ‘creative health’? The benefits of defining ‘creativity’ in the arts and health field0
Music interventions with children, adolescents and emerging adults in mental health settings: a scoping review0
Youth as experts of their own lives: collage creation to engage adolescent researchers in topic identification0
Cultural dementia care: a review of Museum-led programmes for informal caregivers0
Shadows and seeds0
The work of staying whole through art0
Assessing impact on quality of life from “Unmasked Connections”: delivering personalized intimate arts performances to people in long-term care0
Community health promotion and disaster recovery: a PhotoVoice project in Comerío, Puerto Rico0
Poetry in youth mutual aid groups for recovery in rural and semi-urban environments0
Wellbeing in the wild: co-creating context-sensitive wellbeing dimensions with a community of young artists0
Art-based interventions for health and wellbeing in rural, remote and island communities: a literature review of current research0
Art, meditation and cognitive science: a framework for museum-based community meditation programme during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore0
Music therapy programme for children diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a mixed-methods study0
The Black Saturday bushfire disaster: found poetry for arts-based knowledge translation in disaster risk and climate change communication0
Live, hope, dialysis0
When art remembers what the mind lets go0
Synapse Ashes0
Dancing is a gift for the body: exploring embodied mindfulness and influences of dance on wellbeing0
Co-developing a danced version of the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP): a participatory design study with clinicians and people with stroke0
Testing the potential therapeutic effects of an online creative arts-based intervention for people with anxiety0
In the twilight zone: between AI and nursing0
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