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The original 123 bibliography entries are retained alongside the register’s citations and audit corrections. Identical source URLs are consolidated; original reference IDs still work. The list opens with the register’s own citations. Select “All” or “Original bibliography” to see the retained original bibliography, which includes commercial and journalistic material that is not evidence.

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A source library is not an evidence count. This bibliography includes peer-reviewed research, reports, institutional pages, journalism and commercial material. Original bibliography entries are retained for traceability; their titles or inclusion do not constitute endorsement of their claims.

R-01Original bibliography

Ulrich RS, Lundén O, Eltinge JL. Effects of exposure to nature and abstract pictures on patients recovering from heart surgery. Paper, 33rd meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Rottach-Egern. Abstract in Psychophysiology. 1993;30(Suppl 1):7.

www.healthdesign.org

PAH-003Register source

Vetter D, Barth J, Uyulmaz S, et al. Effects of art on surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Surg. 2015;262(5):704–713.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-004 · PAH-005 · PAH-006 · PAH-007Register source

Foster MW, Sanhueza C, Bahr E, et al. PLoS One. 2025;20(8):e0328215.

journals.plos.org

PAH-008Register source

Ulrich RS, Zimring C, Zhu X, et al. A review of the research literature on evidence-based healthcare design. HERD. 2008;1(3):61–125.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Fancourt D, Finn S. What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being? A scoping review. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2019. Health Evidence Network synthesis report 67.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-010Register source

Brambilla A, Del Pio M, Ravegnani Morosini R, Capolongo S. Green space in hospital built environment: a literature review about therapeutic gardens in acute care healthcare settings before Covid-19. Acta Biomed. 2023;94(S3):e2023137.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-011Register source

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing. Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing. London; 2017. National Centre for Creative Health and APPG AHW. Creative Health Review: How Policy Can Embrace Creative Health. London; December 2023.

ncch.org.uk

PAH-012Register source

CW+ Arts in Health programme; Paintings in Hospitals.

www.cwplus.org.uk

PAH-013Register source

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, state percent-for-art programs; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Percent for Art.

nasaa-arts.org

PAH-014Register source

Jameel Arts & Health Lab; Community Jameel.

www.jameelartshealthlab.org

PAH-015Register source

Lankston L, Cusack P, Fremantle C, Isles C. Visual art in hospitals: case studies and review of the evidence. J R Soc Med. 2010;103(12):490-499.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-016Register source

George DR, de Boer C, Hammer J, Hopkins M, King T, Green MJ. Evaluating the benefits of hospital room artwork for patients receiving cancer treatment: a randomized controlled trial. J Hosp Med. 2018;13(8):558-561. doi:10.12788/jhm.2915

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Fancourt D, Aughterson H, Finn S, Walker E, Steptoe A. How leisure activities affect health: a narrative review and multi-level theoretical framework of mechanisms of action. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021;8(4):329-339.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Warran K, Burton A, Fancourt D. What are the active ingredients of 'arts in health' activities? Development of the INgredients iN ArTs in hEalth (INNATE) Framework. Wellcome Open Res. 2022;7:10.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Dow R, Warran K, Letrondo P, Fancourt D. The arts in public health policy: progress and opportunities. Lancet Public Health. 2023;8(2):e155-e160.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-021Register source

Law M, Karulkar N, Broadbent E. Evidence for the effects of viewing visual artworks on stress outcomes: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2021;11(6):e043549.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-022Register source

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

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Pearson M, Gaines K, Pati D, Colwell M, Motheral L, Adams NG. The physiological impact of window murals on pediatric patients. HERD. 2019;12(2):116-129.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-024Register source

Karnik M, Printz B, Finkel J. A hospital's contemporary art collection: effects on patient mood, stress, comfort, and expectations. HERD. 2014;7(3):60-77. Related: Finkel J, Printz B, Gallagher LM, et al. HERD. 2021.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Daykin N, Byrne E, Soteriou T, O'Connor S. The impact of art, design and environment in mental healthcare: a systematic review of the literature. J R Soc Promot Health. 2008;128(2):85-94.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-026Register source

Foster MW, Sanhueza C, Bahr E, et al. PLoS One. 2025;20(8):e0328215. Context: Palityka D, Chrysikou E, Murtagh N. Accessible art in healthcare facilities: exploring perspectives of healthcare art for visually impaired people. Front Med Technol. 2023;5:1205361.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-027Register source

Public Art Online / ixia: Guidelines for Commissioning and Selecting Artists and Craftspeople; When the Architects Leave: Maintaining artwork in the hospital environment. Arts + Health Ireland: The Arts Health Handbook.

www.publicartonline.org.uk

PAH-028Register source

Nanda U, Hathorn K. A Guide to Evidence-Based Art. Concord, CA: The Center for Health Design; 2008. Related: Nanda U, Eisen S, Baladandayuthapani V. Undertaking an art survey to compare patient versus student art preferences. Environ Behav. 2008;40(2):269-301.

www.healthdesign.org

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Nielsen SL, Fich LB, Roessler KK, Mullins MF. How do patients actually experience and use art in hospitals? The significance of interaction: a user-oriented experimental case study. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2017;12(1):1267343.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-030Register source

University College London news, March 2026; UCL Social Biobehavioural Research Group. Related: Fancourt D. Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health.

www.ucl.ac.uk

PAH-031Register source

Sajnani N, Foster MW, Oshodi Y, et al. The Hospital Murals Evaluation: a mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of murals on patients, healthcare workers, and visitors. medRxiv. 2026. doi:10.64898/2026.04.09.26350479

www.medrxiv.org

PAH-032Register source

NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine, Community Mural Project; Luftglass R, Rothschild J. Healing Walls: New York City Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project 2019–2021. Laurie M Tisch Illumination Fund; 2022.

www.nychealthandhospitals.org

PAH-033Register source

Karnik M, Printz B, Finkel J. A hospital's contemporary art collection: effects on patient mood, stress, comfort, and expectations. HERD. 2014;7(3):60-77. Cleveland Clinic, Our Art Collection (2024 survey).

my.clevelandclinic.org

PAH-034Register source

Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, Healing Walls: Health and Art in New Deal New York.

www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu

PAH-035Register source

Cardillo ER, Chatterjee A. Benefits of nature imagery and visual art in healthcare contexts: a view from empirical aesthetics. Buildings. 2025;15(7):1027. doi:10.3390/buildings15071027

neuroaesthetics.med.upenn.edu

PAH-036Register source

Nanda U, Eisen S, Zadeh RS, Owen D. Effect of visual art on patient anxiety and agitation in a mental health facility and implications for the business case. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2011;18(5):386–393.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-037Register source

Nanda U, Chanaud C, Nelson M, Zhu X, Bajema R, Jansen BH. Impact of visual art on patient behavior in the emergency department waiting room. J Emerg Med. 2012;43(1):172–181.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-038Register source

Lone Z, Hussein AA, Khan H, et al. Art Heals: randomized controlled study investigating the effect of a dedicated in-house art gallery on the recovery of patients after major oncologic surgery. Ann Surg. 2021;274(2):264–270. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000004059

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Gore E, Daiss SD-P, Liesveld JL, Mooney CJ. The therapeutic potential of bedside art observation in hematologic cancer inpatients: a randomized controlled pilot study. Support Care Cancer. 2022;30(4):3585–3592.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-040Register source

Diette GB, Lechtzin N, Haponik E, Devrotes A, Rubin HR. Distraction therapy with nature sights and sounds reduces pain during flexible bronchoscopy: a complementary approach to routine analgesia. Chest. 2003;123(3):941–948.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-041Register source

Steininger MO, Nitschke JP, White MP, Lamm C. Nature exposure reduces self-reported pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nat Ment Health. 2026;4(1):165–180. doi:10.1038/s44220-025-00569-2

www.nature.com

PAH-042Register source

Trupp MD, Howlin C, Fekete A, Kutsche J, Fingerhut J, Pelowski M. The impact of viewing art on well-being—a systematic review of the evidence base and suggested mechanisms. J Posit Psychol. 2025;20(6):978–1002. doi:10.1080/17439760.2025.2481041

doi.org

PAH-043Register source

Mastandrea S, Maricchiolo F, Carrus G, Giovannelli I, Giuliani V, Berardi D. Visits to figurative art museums may lower blood pressure and stress. Arts Health. 2019;11(2):123–132.

www.tandfonline.com

PAH-044Register source

Clow A, Fredhoi C. Normalisation of salivary cortisol levels and self-report stress by a brief lunchtime visit to an art gallery by London City workers. Journal of Holistic Healthcare. 2006;3(2):29–32. Secondary account: Mastandrea et al. (2019).

www.frontiersin.org

PAH-045Register source

Fancourt D, Steptoe A. The art of life and death: 14 year follow-up analyses of associations between arts engagement and mortality in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. BMJ. 2019;367:l6377.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-046Register source

Fancourt D, Tymoszuk U. Cultural engagement and incident depression in older adults: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Br J Psychiatry. 2019;214(4):225–229.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-047Register source

Fancourt D, Bone JK, Bu F, Mak HW, Bradbury A. The Impact of Arts and Cultural Engagement on Population Health: Findings from Major Cohort Studies in the UK and USA 2017–2022. London: UCL; 2023.

sbbresearch.org

PAH-048Register source

Stefanis N. Presentation to the EU Culture and Health webinar "Scaling up Arts on Prescription Models", June 2026; Ministry of Culture / UMHRI programme documentation, artonprescription.gr.

www.euregha.net

PAH-049Register source

Mikuni J, Dehove M, Dörrzapf L, et al. Art in the city reduces the feeling of anxiety, stress, and negative mood: a field study examining the impact of artistic intervention in urban public space on well-being. Wellbeing Space Soc. 2024;7:100215.

doi.org

PAH-050Register source

Abdulkarim D, Nasar JL. Are livable elements also restorative? J Environ Psychol. 2014;38:29–38.

www.sciencedirect.com

PAH-051Register source

Motoyama Y, Hanyu K. Does public art enrich landscapes? The effect of public art on visual properties and affective appraisals of landscapes. J Environ Psychol. 2014;40:14–25.

www.sciencedirect.com

PAH-052Register source

Knight C, Haslam SA. The relative merits of lean, enriched, and empowered offices: an experimental examination of the impact of workspace management strategies on well-being and productivity. J Exp Psychol Appl. 2010;16(2):158–172.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Kühnapfel C, Trupp MD, Pelowski M, Fingerhut J. On the impact of public art: how engaging a pedestrian-level exhibition improves neighborhood connectedness and well-being. Wellbeing Space Soc. 2025;8:100252. doi:10.1016/j.wss.2025.100252

www.sciencedirect.com

PAH-054Register source

Ulrich RS. Effects of interior design on wellness: theory and recent scientific research. J Health Care Inter Des. 1991;3:97–109.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

PAH-055Register source

Tamilarasan SS, Rajesh R. Healing through art: analyzing the psychological effects of sculptures in hospital design. SEEJPH. 2025;XXVI(S1):3895–3901.

www.seejph.com

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