ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Creative Arts Interventions for Stress Management and Prevention-A Systematic Review.
Review in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Museums as Health Spaces: Design and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Arts in Health Intervention to Improve the Quality of Life and Functional Capacity Regarding the Pain of People With Fibromyalgia. Mixed Methodology Study.
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Who cites it
52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 214 citations in OpenAlex.
- Film education and art therapy for mental health in college students: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Arts and creativity interventions for improving health and wellbeing in older adults: a systematic literature review of economic evaluation studies.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Dance Movement Therapy and Dance on Health-Related Psychological Outcomes. A Meta-Analysis Update.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- The effect of therapeutic artistic activities on anxiety and psychological well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a randomized controlled study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Trial
- The impact of performing arts on mental health, social connection, and creativity in university students: a Randomised Controlled Trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Psychobiological Stress Regulation in Depressive Women Achieved Through Group Music Therapy: Results From the Randomised-Controlled Music Therapy for Depression Study.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Trial
- An Exploratory Trial of Brief Mindfulness-Based Zentangle Art Workshops in Family Social Services during COVID-19: Transitioning from Offline to Online.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Stress, subjective wellbeing and self-knowledge in higher education teachers: A pilot study through bodyfulness approaches.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Effects of an African Circle Dance Programme on Internally Displaced Persons with Depressive Symptoms: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Receptive Arts Engagement Activities and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults: Serial Indirect Associations Through Leisure-Related Relaxation and Subjective Well-Being.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Community-driven, culturally tailored interventions for MSK pain in Black/African Americans: A scoping review.The journal of pain · 2026Article
- Healthcare leader perspectives on strategies to implement and sustain interventions that promote employee wellbeing and reduce burnout.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Coping Strategies To Enhance Mental Health and Wellbeing of Ethnic Minority Populations in the United Kingdom: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Near-infrared time-resolved spectroscopy reveals task-induced emotions by measuring cerebral blood oxygenation changes in the frontal pole during creative activity using a real object.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- Yoga as Potential Therapy for Burnout: Health Technology Assessment Report on Efficacy, Safety, Economic, Social, Ethical, Legal and Organizational Aspects.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
- Mitigating Burnout: The Role of Healthcare Organizations.ATS scholar · 2025Article
- Selective emotion regulation in creative art production: Psychophysiological reactivity during painting reduces anxiety.iScience · 2025Article
- "Dance Well"-A Multisensory Artistic Dance Intervention for People with Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Fasting, Physical Activity, and Art Therapy Improve Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammasomes: An Italian Residential Experience.Journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Art-induced psychological well-being: Individual traits shape the beneficial effects of aesthetic experiences.PloS one · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Stress is one of the world's largest health problems, leading to exhaustion, burnout, anxiety, a weak immune system, or even organ damage. In Germany, stress-induced work absenteeism costs about 20 billion Euros per year. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Central Federal Association of the public Health Insurance Funds in Germany ascribes particular importance to stress prevention and stress management as well as health enhancing measures. Building on current integrative and embodied stress theories, Creative Arts Therapies (CATs) or arts interventions are an innovative way to prevent stress and improve stress management. CATs encompass art, music, dance/movement, and drama therapy as their four major modalities. In order to obtain an overview of CATs and arts interventions' efficacy in the context of stress reduction and management, we conducted a systematic review with a search in the following data bases: Academic Search Complete, ERIC, Medline, Psyndex, PsycINFO and SocINDEX. Studies were included employing the PICOS principle and rated according to their evidence level. We included 37 studies, 73% of which were randomized controlled trials. 81.1% of the included studies reported a significant reduction of stress in the participants due to interventions of one of the four arts modalities.
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