ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
Physician-prescribed museum visit benefits on mental health: results of an experimental study.
Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05445453 (Museum Prescription by a Physician for a Visit to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Museum Prescription by a Physician for a Visit to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Assessment of Effects.
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- From art to mental health: exploring the impact of a museum-based intervention on psychological well-being.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Art and cultural activities have been associated with health benefits. The effects of a physician-prescribed museum visit on the mental health of patients remain to unclear. This study aims to examine the effects of a single visit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), prescribed by a physician, on the wellbeing and quality of life of patients living in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). Methods: The study used a pre-post intervention, non-randomized single-arm, experimental design with prospective data collection. A total of 86 patients (mean age 51.5 ± 17.6, 82.6% female) completed the study. The intervention consisted in a single MMFA visit prescribed by a primary or secondary care physician. Well-being and quality of life were assessed before and after the MMFA visit using validated self-questionnaires completed on a web-based platform including the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D), respectively. Participants' baseline characteristics were also recorded. Results: There was a significant improvement of both WEMWBS (≤0.001) and EQ-5D ( Interpretation: A physician-prescribed visit to the MMFA was associated with improved mental health. These results suggest that museums could play a valuable role as partners in care pathways for patients in primary and secondary healthcare settings. Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05445453, identifier NCT05445453.
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