Table 4.
Studies characteristics regarding art therapy.
| Study First Author, Year | Design | Study Focus | Intervention Type | Duration | Outcomes Measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattori H., 2011 [43] | Randomized controlled trial | Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease |
Art therapy and control (learning therapy using calculation) groups | Once weekly for 12 weeks | MMSE, QOL, Apathy Scale |
| Johnson K.G., 2020 [44] | Randomized controlled trial | Dementia | Visual art training | 1 h/day, 2 days/week, 8 weeks, 16 sessions | MoCA, Backward digit span task |
| Flatt, J.D., 2015 [45] | Randomized controlled trial | Early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or related cognitive disorders | Experimental group: art museum engagement activity | Four art engagement activity sessions | Satisfaction survey |
| Eekelaar, C., 2012 [46] | Exploratory study | Dementia | Art therapy | Viewing of paintings in a public art gallery, followed by an art-making visual response | MMSE, Semi-structured Interview |
| Savazzi F., 2020 [47] | Quasi-experimental design study | Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease |
Art-based intervention | 14 sessions | ADAS-Cog, QOL, NPI |
MMSE: The Mini-Mental State Examination; QOL: Quality of life; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; ADAS-Cog: The Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale; NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory.