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Visual arts in children's hospitals

Research record PAH-022 · Finding, limitations, sources and publication relationships.

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· 2021 · International

Findings, methods and sources

Healthcare artReviewContext / synthesis

Finding. A dedicated scoping review examines how visual art contributes to children's and families' experiences of hospital environments.

Limitation. Different art forms, settings and study designs are combined; individual installations need their own evaluation.

Ullán AM, Belver MH. Visual arts in children's hospitals: scoping review. HERD. 2021;14(4):339-367.

Methods and verification

Verification level: Abstract checked

Design
Scoping review
Sample / scope
Studies of visual arts in children's hospital settings
Setting
Paediatric hospital
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.

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Public Art & Health. Visual arts in children's hospitals. Research record PAH-022. Edition 4.11, 29 September 2026. https://www.publicart.health/research/pah-022

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