Findings, methods and sources
Finding. The review mapped 68 publications: 35 peer-reviewed and 33 grey-literature items. It describes promising patient-experience findings alongside mixed and null results.
Limitation. No formal critical appraisal or pooled effect estimate. The 2026 correction reports 534 visitors, not 32, within 6,006 participants.
Methods and verification
Verification level: Abstract checked
- Design
- Scoping review (JBI / PRISMA-ScR), no critical appraisal
- Sample / scope
- 68 publications; 6,006 participants (3,133 patients, 1,343 staff, 534 visitors, 996 other/unspecified)
- Setting
- Corridors, entrances, waiting areas, inpatient rooms
- Art form
- Several or unspecified
Citation and abstract checked against PubMed Central, 29 September 2026; review and formal correction checked, 9 September 2026 · Verification source
Last full editorial audit: 2026-09-09 · Verification policy
Publications and overlap
These five records cite the same review. PAH-026 also cites a separate accessibility paper. The 2026 correction belongs to this review and is not a new study. The underlying studies included by the review have not been matched against every other record.
Linked records: PAH-005, PAH-006, PAH-007, PAH-026 · Publication