The effects of viewing visual artwork on patients, staff, and visitors in healthcare settings: A scoping review

Marcel W. Foster, Cris Sanhueza, Elisabeth Bahr, Jennifer Li-Sheen Kuo, Yaning Wu, Deborah Olaitan Komolafe, Victoria Blanchette, Tessa Brinza, Jane Morgan-Daniel, Yewande Oshodi, Kehinde Aniyat Sodimu, Nengi Omuku, Ebisan Akisanya, Larissa Trinder, Simon Willmoth, Nicola Simpson, Niamh White, Tim A. Shaw, Haley Moyse Fenning, Anna Runefelt, Mojca Kolnik, Marko Pokorn, Nils Fietje, Nisha Sajnani

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0328215
Published: 2025-08-20
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0328215,
  title = {The effects of viewing visual artwork on patients, staff, and visitors in healthcare settings: A scoping review},
  author = {Marcel W. Foster and Cris Sanhueza and Elisabeth Bahr and Jennifer Li-Sheen Kuo and Yaning Wu and Deborah Olaitan Komolafe and Victoria Blanchette and Tessa Brinza and Jane Morgan-Daniel and Yewande Oshodi and Kehinde Aniyat Sodimu and Nengi Omuku and Ebisan Akisanya and Larissa Trinder and Simon Willmoth and Nicola Simpson and Niamh White and Tim A. Shaw and Haley Moyse Fenning and Anna Runefelt and Mojca Kolnik and Marko Pokorn and Nils Fietje and Nisha Sajnani},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0328215},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328215}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The effects of viewing visual artwork on patients, staff, and visitors in healthcare settings: A scoping review
AU  - Marcel W. Foster
AU  - Cris Sanhueza
AU  - Elisabeth Bahr
AU  - Jennifer Li-Sheen Kuo
AU  - Yaning Wu
AU  - Deborah Olaitan Komolafe
AU  - Victoria Blanchette
AU  - Tessa Brinza
AU  - Jane Morgan-Daniel
AU  - Yewande Oshodi
AU  - Kehinde Aniyat Sodimu
AU  - Nengi Omuku
AU  - Ebisan Akisanya
AU  - Larissa Trinder
AU  - Simon Willmoth
AU  - Nicola Simpson
AU  - Niamh White
AU  - Tim A. Shaw
AU  - Haley Moyse Fenning
AU  - Anna Runefelt
AU  - Mojca Kolnik
AU  - Marko Pokorn
AU  - Nils Fietje
AU  - Nisha Sajnani
PY  - 2025
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0328215
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Foster, M. W., Sanhueza, C., Bahr, E., Kuo, J. L., Wu, Y., Komolafe, D. O., Blanchette, V., Brinza, T., Morgan-Daniel, J., Oshodi, Y., Sodimu, K. A., Omuku, N., Akisanya, E., Trinder, L., Willmoth, S., Simpson, N., White, N., Shaw, T. A., Fenning, H. M., Runefelt, A., Kolnik, M., Pokorn, M., Fietje, N., & Sajnani, N. (2025). The effects of viewing visual artwork on patients, staff, and visitors in healthcare settings: A scoping review. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328215

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