Visual art therapy

Intervention1 paper3 findings

Outcomes

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Naming ability

upin humans1High certainty

1 study

Visual art therapy improves naming ability in humans (MD = 1.74, 95% CI: 0.20-3.28).
Review
Effects of visual art therapy on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis · Frontiers in psychiatry · 19 Aug 2026

Verbal fluency

upin humans1High certainty

1 study

Visual art therapy improves verbal fluency in humans (MD = 1.21, 95% CI: 0.12-2.29).
Review
Effects of visual art therapy on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis · Frontiers in psychiatry · 19 Aug 2026

Global cognitive function

upin humans1High certainty

1 study

Visual art therapy improves global cognitive function in humans (SMD = 0.39, 95% CI: 0.23-0.54).
Reviewn = 628
Effects of visual art therapy on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis · Frontiers in psychiatry · 19 Aug 2026

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Frontiers in PsychiatryReview3 Sep

Effects of visual art therapy on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis