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Barrett, Terry. "Experiencing art with the ill, the elderly, and their caregivers." Teaching Artist
Journal 9.2 (2011): 90-100. Web. 17 Mar. 2016.
This article relates very well to the previous article Masterworks of Art and Chronic
Illness Experiences in Elderly. The previous article supports the personal testimonies in this
article. While this article may not have a lot of scientific data it does have a wide variety of
subjects and personal testimonies that are still beneficial to research. The article was written by
Art Education and Art History teacher Terry Barrett where he examined discussions about works
of art that sparked conversation within groups who were dealing with illnesses, elderly, or their
caregivers. The art was a way for the viewer to connect with themselves and others. Responding
to art can be helpful for cancer patients, elderly, and hospitalized folks.

Brown, Langley. Is Art Therapy? Art for Mental Health at the Millennium. Diss. Manchester
Metropolitan University, 2006. PDF file.
This article talked about various definitions and case studies examining the value of art or art
therapy on the impact of mental health. This article was helpful in defining the difference
between art therapist and non-therapy artists in hospital settings. It also evaluated the
effectiveness between art therapy and art as non-therapy on patients. It was found that in both
cases, using art from an outward looking perspective or using art to look inward, can be
beneficial to patients. Both artists and art-therapists in hospitals have been learning from each
other.

Cohen, Gene. "Research on creativity and aging: The positive impact of the arts on health and
illness." Generations 30.1 (2006): 7-15. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
This article talked about the positive impact of arts on the elderly. As time progresses one
becomes more in-touch with their inner psychological life, this in turn can be asset for elderly in
creativity. The article covered the different aspects of how creativity affects aging including selfcontrol, influence of the mind on the body, social engagement, and brain plasticity. The article
also touched on specific diseases like Alzheimers and dementia. This has been a very helpful
article as it covers one of the categories of people that art affects and ultimately benefits. The
actual information includes specific medical explanations of why art works which is very
helpful. However, as a disclaimer this article was not specifically about visual art benefits but
covered art in generalbut at the same time the benefits found include the results of
participating in group art classes.

Hodges, Helen F., Ann C. Keeley, and Elaine C. Grier. "Masterworks of art and chronic illness
experiences in the elderly." Journal of Advanced Nursing 36.3 (2001): 389-398. Web. 17
Mar. 2016.

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This article discusses the impact of viewing masterworks of art on the patient and
caregivers and the relationship between the two. The study evaluated if masterworks of art could
give patients insight about living with a chronic illness, to seek the different perspectives nurses
and patients, and to look at strategies that could help strengthen the relationship between patients
and caregivers by looking at visual images. It was found that visual images can be used to create
discussion between patient and caregivers about the patients insight on their health therefore
strengthening the social support between elderly and their caregivers as they understand more of
what the patient is going through. This is useful for the effect of art on chronic illnesses. The
article takes different perspective on how art can be beneficial merely through viewing works of
art.

Lankston, Louise et al. Visual Art in Hospitals: Case Studies and Review of the Evidence.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 103.12 (2010): 490499. PMC. Web. 1 Mar.
2016.

This article discusses the evidence of the impact of visual art in hospitals as it pertains to
the patients and staff. The main point was that display of visual art can have positive benefits on
health according to how individuals perceive art and its various colors, images. The article
discussed the mechanisms of benefits which include positive distraction, effects of colors on
emotions. Certain colors can produce a calm feeling in patients and nature scenes produce a
positive emotional response. This article is helpful to research, as it takes a different angle and
approach to how visual art can benefit people. Instead of looking at the benefits of engaging in
creating art, this article pertains to how art can create a better environment for those people. This
still pertains to the essential question of how art can enhance the standard of living, approaching
it from a different perspective.

Nainis, Nancy, et al. Relieving the Symptoms in Cancer: Innovative Use of Art Therapy.
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 31.2 (2006): 162-169. Web. 13 Mar. 2016.
This article explained the experiment of an hour long art therapy session on pain and
other symptoms measured through the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and the
Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Index (STAI-S) in relation to patients with cancer. According to
the ESAS, there was a reduction for 8 out of 9 of the symptoms measured. The STAI-S also
showed statistically significant differences for many of the categories measured. This study
showed the short term effects of one art therapy session, but even after just one session their
proved to be positive benefits. The article noted that art therapy is easy to implement in hospitals,
and patients personal feedback showed that by engaging in art provided distraction from their
current state, by focusing attention on something positive instead. This article addresses one of
the categories of people (cancer patients), that art could benefit. This article also addressed how

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art therapy is a complementary therapy to the traditional medical approach, but more research is
needed to measure how beneficial it can be. This study successfully attempted that.

Parkinson, Clive, and Mike White. "Inequalities, the arts and public health: Towards an
international conversation." Arts & health 5.3 (2013): 177-189. Web. 22 Mar. 2016.
This article addresses the history in the connection between art and health. It examines
different countries and their progress in the studies and promotion of the arts. This was helpful to
see the different studies the various countries have completed. It also addressed the World Health
Organizations role in implementing the arts in health. It also advocated for the expansion of art
and health conversations across the globe in order for countries to learn and share ideas. This
article serves as a good conclusion piece as it looks forward into what the arts can offer for
healthcare in general.

Reynolds, Frances, and Sarah Prior. "A lifestyle coat-hanger: a phenomenological study of the
meanings of artwork for women coping with chronic illness and disability." Disability
and rehabilitation 25.14 (2003): 785-794. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.
This article looked at how art affects women with chronic illnesses. The study was done
through interview process as well as analysis of a couple of personal narratives from the subjects.
The commonalities between the women showed that art helped their health in various ways
including, but not limited to, becoming a positive distraction, helping to maintain a positive
identity, allowing for social connections to be made. Chronic illnesses can be disabling,
mentally and physically, changing the way a person operates compared to former healthy self.
Because research has shown that those with chronic illnesses often retire early, or become
unemployed this study also looked to see how those with chronic illnesses were able to fill the
gap through creating art. The article contains scientific research justifying the personal data
found in interviews. This article is very useful because it examines one of the categories (chronic
illness) of people that art could benefit. While this study may not be very scientific, it has a lot of
individual examples and personal stories are just as valid.

State of the Field Committee. State of the Field Report: Arts in Health Care/ 2009.
Washington, DC: Society for the Arts in Healthcare. 2009. Web. 1 Mar. 2016. PDF file.
This article was an overview about the arts in healthcare. They covered a variety of arts,
their prevalence, and benefits. This article acknowledged how studies have shown that
integrating the arts into healthcare settings has positive benefits. This article was helpful in
multiple ways. First, it showed me how the prevalence of art in care facilities has grown slightly
and the challenges it presents. It also talked about how measuring the benefits of art varies from
specific tests to general statements. Then it when into greater detail about how visual arts
specifically can benefit people. It cited a study that showed how painting and drawing helps
dealing with pain and other symptoms in cancer patients. Mixed media or 3D art was used in

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another study that improved patients wellness. This article also brought up how the actual design
of the care facility can be helpful to a patients mood. Another article references this as well
which can be helpful.

Stuckey, Heather L., and Jeremy Nobel. The Connection Between Art, Healing, and Public
Health: A Review of Current Literature. American Journal of Public Health 100.2
(2010): 254263. PMC. Web. 1 Mar. 2016.
This article was a literature review on articles that deal with assessing how artistic
activities affect the psychological or biological connection of individuals health. This article
identified four main categories of therapy-- music engagement, visual arts therapy, movementbased creative expression, and expressive writing. This article did still specifically address visual
arts therapy. And while this article reviewed studies from all categories, the section on visual arts
was very useful. The section included a table of studies that told what kind of patients were
experiencing the therapy, what was measured, and the findings. Interestingly, all the findings
showed some benefit to engaging in art or viewing art in their care facility. Art was mainly able
to help with the emotions that go along with dealing with illnesses.