Findings, methods and sources
Policy & contextReviewContext / synthesis
Finding. A 2015 review included 48 studies, of which 47 concerned music and one sunlight.
Limitation. Useful for identifying the scope of the literature; it supplies no pooled estimate for installed visual art.
Methods and verification
Verification level: Abstract checked
- Design
- Systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA)
- Sample / scope
- 1,101 records screened; 48 studies included
- Setting
- Perioperative
- Art form
- Several or unspecified
Citation and abstract checked against PubMed, 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.