Umbrella review assesses creative arts therapies' impact on psychosocial outcomes in adults with oncological diseases, suggesting potential benefits for mental health.
This umbrella review will evaluate the effectiveness of creative arts therapies (CAT)—encompassing art, drama, dance/movement, and music therapies—compared to standard non-creative treatments, in enhancing psychosocial outcomes for adults with oncological diseases. Using the JBI methodology for umbrella reviews, we will conduct systematic searches across MEDLINE, Open Dissertations, ProQuest Central, Epistemonikos, and PsycINFO databases, without restrictions on publication year or language. Eligible studies will include systematic reviews of quantitative evidence assessing CAT interventions' effects on psychosocial outcomes, such as depression, anxiety, and quality of life. Screening of studies, qualitative appraisal, data extraction, and data synthesis will be conducted by two independent reviewers. The quality of evidence will be evaluated using the GRADE approach. This protocol is registered with PROSPERO (ID: CRD42023410121).
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Svozilová et al. (2025) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched one closely related paper. Consider it for comparative context: