OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arts & Health is 3. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Promoting well-being among people with early-stage dementia and their family carers through community-based group singing: a phenomenological study	22
The benefits of community-based participatory arts activities for people living with dementia: a thematic scoping review	20
The role of social capital in participatory arts for wellbeing: findings from a qualitative systematic review	18
Complex arts-based interventions for patients receiving haemodialysis: A realist review	13
Using creative, sensory and embodied research methods when working with people with dementia: a method story	11
The effects of group singing on the wellbeing and psychosocial outcomes of children and young people: a systematic integrative review	11
The big picture of recovery: a systematic review on the evidence of photography-based methods in researching recovery from mental distress	10
The acceptability, effectiveness and gender responsiveness of participatory arts interventions in promoting mental health and Wellbeing: a systematic review	9
From grass-roots activities to national policies – the state of arts and health in Finland	8
Conceptualizing attunement in dementia care: a meta-ethnographic review	8
Effectiveness of creative arts-based interventions for treating children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events: a systematic review of the quantitative evidence and meta-analysis	8
The effect of dance on physical health and cognition in community dwelling older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Embodied storytelling and meaning-making at the end of life: VoicingHan avatar life-review for palliative care in cancer patients	7
Exploring the effects of visual and literary arts interventions on psychosocial well-being of diverse older adults: a mixed methods pilot study	6
Acceptability and feasibility study of a six-week person-centred, therapeutic visual art intervention for people with dementia	5
How participatory arts can contribute to Dutch older adults’ wellbeing – revisiting a taxonomy of arts interventions for people with dementia	5
Aging and thriving with HIV: a photovoice project with long-term HIV survivors in Miami, Florida	5
Connecting the dots: The state of arts and health in Singapore	5
Music in the life of nursing home residents	4
“We are still doing some magic”: Exploring the effectiveness of online therapeutic clowning	4
Designing and assessing of an art-based intervention for undocumented migrants	3
“The power of the poem”: using poetic inquiry to explore trans-identities in Namibia	3
A qualitative systematic review of the experiences of sharing music for people living with dementia and their family care partners: the thread of connection	3
A randomised controlled trial (RCT) exploring the impact of a photography intervention on wellbeing and posttraumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Overview of an emergent, arts-based resiliency curriculum to mitigate medical trainee burnout	3

Negotiating boundaries: reflections on the ethics of arts-based and artistic research in care contexts	3
Movement for multiple sclerosis: a multi-site partnership for practice and research	3