Table 1.

Example search strategy syntax for databases

Database	Search strategy syntax
Scopus	(TITLE-ABS-KEY (artwork OR “art work” OR “visual art” OR “art museum” OR painting OR mural OR “works of art” OR “viewing art” OR “viewing artwork” OR “artwork viewing” OR “art gallery” OR “art galleries”) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (stress OR “blood pressure” OR anxiety OR “heart rate” OR mood OR norepinephrine OR epinephrine OR “stress hormones” OR stressor OR glucocorticoids OR cortisol OR alpha-amylase OR “stress reduction”)) AND (LIMIT TO (LANGUAGE, “English”))
ProQuest Dissertations and thesis	ab(artwork OR “art work” OR “visual art” OR “art museum” OR painting OR mural OR “works of art” OR museum OR “viewing art” OR “artistic work” OR “viewing artwork” OR “artwork viewing” OR “art gallery” OR “art galleries”) AND ab(stress OR “blood pressure” OR anxiety OR respiration OR “heart rate” OR mood OR norepinephrine OR epinephrine OR “stress hormones” OR “mental health” OR stressor OR glucocorticoids OR cortisol OR alpha-amylase OR “immune marker” OR “stress reduction”)