Findings, methods and sources
Healthcare artRandomised trialConference abstractReported benefit
Finding. A frequently cited 1993 conference abstract reported differences in anxiety and analgesic use between image conditions.
Limitation. Full trial reporting was not located. This abstract cannot establish a general rule against abstract art.
Methods and verification
Verification level: Not yet assigned
- Design
- Randomised allocation, intensive care unit (Sweden)
- Sample / scope
- Not reported in the published abstract
- Setting
- Intensive care
- Art form
- Pictures
Conference abstract not accessible for checking, 29 September 2026
Last full editorial audit: 2026-09-09 · Verification policy
Publications and overlap
No confirmed shared-publication match is recorded for this entry in Edition 4.11. Source-by-source and participant-level reconciliation is incomplete; this does not establish an independent study.