ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
Engaging the Arts for Wellbeing in the United States of America: A Scoping Review.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The effects of cultural engagement on health and well-being: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- A review of youth mental health in the U.S.: the current landscape, youth perspectives, and strategies for equitable solutions.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Perceived health, quality of life and happiness among older professional artisans in a UNESCO Creative City of crafts and folk art.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A scoping review of arts in mental health policy in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- "I feel good in this creative world": a multi-methods study exploring older artisans' attributions of mental health, quality of life, and well-being to their work in a UNESCO Creative City of crafts and folk art.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Arts Engagement as a Health Behavior: An Opportunity to Address Mental Health Inequities.Community health equity research & policy · 2024Article
- Creating arts and crafting positively predicts subjective wellbeing.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Co-creating a person-centered creative engagement intervention for Parkinson's care.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Creative pursuits for mental health and well-being.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Social prescription in the US: A pilot evaluation of Mass Cultural Council's "CultureRx".Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
There is increasing interest today in how the arts contribute to individual and community wellbeing. This scoping review identified and examined ways in which the arts have been used to address wellbeing in communities in the United States. The review examined 44 publications, with combined study populations representing a total of 5,080 research participants, including marginalized populations. It identified the types of artistic practices and interventions being conducted, research methods, and outcomes measured. It highlights positive associations found across a broad spectrum of psychological, physical, and social outcomes, including improvements in self-esteem and identity formation, cognition, physical balance, and physical conditioning. It also reports negative outcomes of arts interventions that may be underreported. The study identifies the need for core outcomes sets and reporting guidelines for advancing evidence synthesis in this area.
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