Findings, methods and sources
Healthcare artObservational / experimentalContext / synthesis
Finding. Both patient groups chose figurative art more often (65–67%) than physicians chose for their patients (42%). Views with natural elements were preferred across groups.
Limitation. Stated preference among a fixed set of images, not a measured health effect.
Methods and verification
Verification level: Abstract or primary source checked
- Design
- Comparative preference study
- Sample / scope
- 79 chronic pain patients, 79 palliative care patients, 79 physicians
- Setting
- Patient rooms (image selection)
- Art form
- Pictures
Abstract or primary source checked, 28 September 2026 · Verification source
Editorial review: 2026-09-28 · 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.