Publications
Research Protocol
The Effects of Viewing Visual Artwork in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review Protocol
Research Partners
Hospital Rooms
NYC H+H Arts in Medicine
Nordic Art Initiative
The Art of Healing
The design of hospitals and care settings makes a difference to the experiences of patients, staff, and visitors. In the first study of its kind, the Hospital Murals Evaluation (HoME) seeks to advance a robust understanding of the impact that murals in hospitals and other clinical settings can have on people who view these large visual artworks.
Scope
The project includes a formative evaluation in Nigeria, Slovenia, the US, and the UK, assessing possible correlations between viewing murals and workplace belonging, the perceived quality of care, and wellbeing. The chosen project sites will include murals on display in a variety of locations within hospital settings, such as waiting rooms and lobbies, patient wards, and walkways.
Studies have demonstrated that murals promote public health in neighbourhoods, and artists have been commissioned the world over to transform spaces in healthcare settings. This evaluation will lay the groundwork for future analyses, and inspire momentum and investment in transforming healthcare environments into true spaces of healing across diverse cultural contexts. The project was initiated in October 2023, with an anticipated completion date of October 2025.
Deliverables
In the first stage of HoME, researchers will complete a scoping review that draws on existing evidence about how the visual arts impact wellbeing, wellness, and belonging in healthcare settings. Researchers will also conduct an initial evaluation to identify and map key community members’ perceptions of the impact of murals in hospitals.
The second stage of HoME will draw on these learnings, and embark on a formative evaluation with data collected from patients, visitors and caretakers, and healthcare staff, with the aim of discovering what matters most about these murals in each cultural context.
Project team
Led by Marcel Foster (JA&HL, NYU Steinhardt) and Dr Nisha Sajnani (JA&HL, NYU Steinhardt), the research team consists of members from the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, the Center for Arts and Medicine at the University of Florida, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Norwich University of the Arts, the Arts in Medicine department at NYC Health + Hospitals, and the University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana.
Support for this project is provided by the Alexander and Ilse Melamid Foundation and The Arts in Medicine department at NYC Health + Hospitals.
Categories
Research Team
Marcel Foster
Lead Researcher, NYU Steinhardt
Nisha Sajnani
Lead Researcher, NYU Steinhardt
Elisabeth Bahr
Jameel Arts & Health Lab
Victoria Blanchette
University of Florida
Tessa Brinza
NYU Steinhardt
Nils Fietje
WHO Europe
Olaitan Komolafe
University of Florida
Jennifer Kuo
University of Florida
Jane Morgan Daniel
University of Florida
Haley Moyse Fenning
Hospital Rooms
Yewande Oshodi
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Varshini Oyadar
Harvard University
Mary Peng
Harvard University
Marko Pokorn
University Children’s Hospital of Ljubljana
Anna Runefelt
Nordic Art Initiative
Cris Sanhueza
University of Florida
Kehinde Sodimu
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Tim Shaw
Hospital Rooms
Nicola Simpson
Norwich University of the Arts
Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig
University of Florida
Larissa Trinder
New York City Health + Hospitals
Niamh White
Hospital Rooms
Simon Willmoth
Norwich University of the Arts
Related Research
Research Project
2019 WHO Report
This foundational publication synthesizes results from over 3000 studies, identifying a major role for the arts in the prevention of ill health, promotion of health, and management and treatment of illness across the lifespan.
Lead researchers
D Fancourt, S Finn
Status
Completed
Lead institutions
University College London, WHO Europe
Type
Scoping review
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Lead Researchers
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Status
Completed
Lead institutions
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Type
Implementation study
Research Project
Jameel Arts & Health Lab - Lancet Global Series on the Health Benefits of the Arts
A landmark series focused on non-communicable diseases. Convened by the Lab, the series connects over 50 researchers and artists to present evidence on the value of the arts in clinical and public health.
Lead Researchers
N Sajnani, N Fietje
Status
In progress
Lead institutions
NYU Steinhardt, WHO Europe
Type
Global series