Findings, methods and sources
Adjacent evidenceRandomised trialReported benefit
Finding. A randomised pilot of 73 haematology inpatients found lower state anxiety for guided art observation than for usual care.
Limitation. The discussion and personal attention are part of the intervention. Screen-based guided viewing does not isolate ambient art exposure.
Methods and verification
Verification level: Abstract checked
Structured summary
- Population
- Inpatients with haematologic cancer
- Sample
- 73 patients, three arms
- Intervention
- Bedside observation of an electronic selection of artwork, with or without guided discussion
- Comparator
- No dedicated art observation
- Outcome measures
- State anxiety (abbreviated STAI Y-6)
- Timing
- Around the sessions; exact time points not yet extracted
- Result
- Lower mean anxiety with guided art observation than without (8.92 vs 12.1 on a 6–24 scale; p = 0.009)
- Uncertainty
- Pilot sample; guided discussion and personal attention are part of the intervention
- Design
- Randomised controlled pilot, three arms
- Sample / scope
- 73 inpatients
- Setting
- Inpatient haematology unit
- Art form
- Pictures (screen)
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.